How to Have a Great, Disabled Life

HOW TO GET ON

A self-advocacy guide for anyone who is homebound or bedbound in the US. Special focus on folks with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (sometimes called “Chronic Fatigue Syndrome”). If you are not lucky enough to have ME or CFS, you are still welcome to use this guide. Enjoy! 💛 💚 💝 🍭

DISABILITY GUIDES

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AFFORDABLE HOUSING GUIDES

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HOME CARE GUIDES

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FINANCIAL SURVIVAL GUIDES

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HOMEBOUND GUIDES

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HOW TO GET ON . . .

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HOW TO ESCAPE . . .

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LIVE LIKE A SPOONIE

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100 thoughts on “How to Have a Great, Disabled Life”

  1. When I could barely physically and mentally function and was grasping for a way to survive and live somehow, you were the only one I found to help. Through your website howtogeton. I allot a sudden saw a way forward, that I might be able to survive and care for my children. it’s taken 2 years since finding your website but I wanted you to know I recently relocated toco,or ado where I qualify for Medicaid and will be asssesed for in home care or long term care soon. You built something so useful. So practical. So uplifting through your website. I felt so much gratitude to you I just wanted to try to share what you meant to me, what your work meant to me. 🙏

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  2. I am just about to begin this process/search for housing. This information will be invaluable to me! I have been following and reading and saving posts for several years, and have gained a much better understanding of disability rights and laws, but more important: You have given me, along with so many others, HOPE. It’s a huge gift just learning about the tools, but the tips and advice on how best to use them–and the caveats, as well–are golden. Thank you. 💞💞

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  3. BEST SITE EVER. I got my SSDI in 6 months after following all of the advice from this site. So much information in one place. NO ONE should ever even start a claim without reading all of the information found here….

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  5. Your generosity and intelligence just blow me away. What an incredible gift you have to people like me, to help us find our way thru an impossible system. Your work has been my bible for the last several years. Thank you. Thank you.

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  6. Update: I have been approved!!! I was approved during the reconsideration process, with a waiting time of 3 months. The difference this time is that I did see a Neuropsychologist as suggested here and was diagnosed with a Major Neurological Disorder. This is much more powerful than saying “brain fog”. I highly recommend this if you are having fuzzy brain issues. I was lucky I had a great Doctor who was experienced in CFS/ME/Fibro and helped me get all my paperwork in on time. The second thing is that I had to go to physical therapy for an ankle injury from a fall. I had them record my challenges relating to my illness so I could get as much documentation as possible. The only downside with my case is that I was awarded just 10 months of backpay instead of going back to 2013 like they had indicated they would. Also they initially told me I would have a higher monthly payment than I’m actually getting. This is not an easy process. Challenges at every turn. Thank you to everyone running this website. If I didn’t have this guide, I would not have had the confidence or organization to refile. I wouldn’t have known I could get my student loans forgiven. The Disability payments make a world of difference to my family and I. God bless everyone here. I hope everyone gets the support they need. Thank you again x a million.

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  7. Thank you so much for all the time you put into these. I spoke with so many people within the systems who didn’t have answers, but your blog helped me find a resource I desperately needed. And my life has definitely changed for the better because of this. Thank you.

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  8. You and your website were a wonderful resource for me when I was applying for disability. I’m certain I would not have been approved first time through without you. Can’t thank you enough!

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  9. You are amazing! I don’t know what I would do without you. Thank you so very, very much for what you do! You NEED to be paid for this! You’re an Angel 🥰

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  10. This blog helped me realize I could make a reasonable accomadation request to switch apartments so I could be in an acessible unit. I could barely leave my apartment before, and now I am in a first floor apartment, without the barrier of stairs. I cannot thank you enough for everything.

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  11. Your guide really helped me. I’m an EDSer and was railroad retirement, not SSA disability. And the RRB has NO handy links or websites to refer to (tho they use the same rules). I followed this guide and was approved first round without an attorney. I can’t thank you enough. I’m sure this has helped more people than you can imagine. I hope you are doing as well as you can today 💕

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  12. Wow! I’ve learned more here in 30 mins than I have in a year of confusion. Not knowing who to ask and really not sure what to ask. I’m going to love this site!

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  13. I wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart, I just learned this morning that my student loans ($75k+) have been discharged due to TPD, and it literally would not have happened without your article. I had no idea this was even an option, like you said, they do hide it well enough, but by simply following your guide I was able to get the application submitted and approved within a month! Amazing! I am forever grateful for you, and your desire to share your knowledge with others. You’ve helped so many, now me included!

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  14. Finding this blog is like a big day of sunshine after weeks of cloudy cold times. Thank you SO much!!
    Is that your art on the blog? I think the pictures are very very beautiful!

    All the best, sparrow

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  15. You have put together such wonderful resources. It’s been a great help to me. I’m SO GRATEFUL that I came across your website. THANK YOU!

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  16. Thank you for doing all the foot work for me first time on section 8 I understand so much more than I did an hour ago really appreciate that on your part.

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  19. Any update on CDR frequency change that was proposed? Not sure if SSA ever made it an actual policy change after the proposal and public input. It was suppose to create a 4th frequency review category. Unsure if it was scrapped after new president or delayed due to pandemic?

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    1. I read that they weren’t doing them during the pandemic, yet I have been going through one for the last year. It’s very stressful anytime and even more now!! I finally have a hearing date but it will be by phone. I’m wondering if I should wait and ask for a hearing in person or do the phone hearing??!! Anyone have any advice? Please help!

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  20. This site is great, thanks. I’m hoping for remission in the next year but if I can make the next year easier at this point, that would be a godsend. Do you know any private programs , since I’ve found public ones underfunded

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  22. Hello, Sleepygirl.

    Thank you so much for your work!

    I found something I didn’t see on your website, but I am mentally disabled and may have just been unable to find it. It’s very useful, but I haven’t had need of it yet.

    If you get registered as disabled, but aren’t able to receive disability benefits like medical care, you can still use your status as a disabled individual to buy-in to gain medicaid insurance, which (in colorado) is far more versatile and useful than medicare in my experience. The links below have more information, and I trust you can write up something magnificent that would teach me even more, or direct me to where you already have it written.

    https://hcpf.colorado.gov/medicaid-buy-program-working-adults-disabilities

    https://hcpf.colorado.gov/health-first-colorado-buy-in-programs#BUYIN-ADULT

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  23. Greetings everyone Could someone please tell me if I need to file 120 20 tax return to get my 3rd stimulus check I am on ssdi and never had to file a tax return for the other 2 stimulus checks I received I cannot get any information on the IRS site The tulip says get my payment has just been useless So if someone has any information for me I would appreciate it this is created a huge amount of anxiety.

    Please help me if you can Thank you

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  25. Thank you so much for this website. I helped my husband file for disability in September and he was approved in November. We read everything here and followed the advice. I sent in a big binder with all of his medical records, printed off one of your doctor forms and his doctor filled it out. We read here where someone sent in a copy of the part of the social security medical listings that they qualified for along with the proof, so we did that. We also read here how to compose a short but detailed personal letter and included that also.

    I am certain that the advice here is what got us approved. Thank you all so much!

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  27. Hi Sleepygirl, you are amazing for putting all this information together. Thank you a thousand times.
    I have run into a unique situation that I haven’t seen on here. The disabled person is 20 years old, out of high school, however able to and still attending the program until the he reaches 22. However, (they are trying to figure this out still) while applying for affordable living, the question whether he is a student makes him ineligible under HUD. Their application disqualifies if a full-time student (Examples: K-12, College, Trade School, etc) Though he is not in K-12, College, Trade School, but not sure what all etc could mean. His program helps students with disabilities with the following and the term “students” is what may be the issue here:
    Job placement – Recreation/Leisure activities – Life Skills etc.

    Any assistance with this would be greatly appreciated.

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    1. Hi Charles, I do not know the regulations for this. You might try asking in the Hud disability Facebook group. It’s called: disability support and self advocacy in low income housing.

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  28. So happy I came across this page you have given me a lot of information. I’m located in Northern Kentucky I have shared it on my Facebook page and also in a section a group I am involved in that has people from all over the United States in it. I hope this can help others as much as it has helped me

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  30. Thank you for seeing me through the worst years of my life and for helping me become an independent person again.

    The stress and anxiety and just pure despair of having my health and life fall apart while doctors, family etc told me my health problems we’re all in my head, honestly came close to making me want to end my own life. 10+ yrs gone down the drain because no one would listen to me… My children grew up during this time… Basically without their mother. That kind of grief is unfathomable; unless you’re familiar w some version of it.

    I just wanted to THANK YOU. There’s not another soul who helped me the way you did (& still do) through this blog.

    I just can’t thank you enough.

    I hope you and yours are well.

    Take care.

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  31. This was such a relief finding this. Thank you for taking the time out to put this much needed information out here for others to access.

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  33. Hello,

    We had such a hard time finding housing for a relative that her voucher expired; I miraculously found your site, and used the advice here to write a request for an extension. This worked, and incredibly the next week a unit we’d been waiting on approved her for move in. Thank you so very much for setting up this website. We truly appreciate it.

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  34. Hi,

    I just received disability and have been on a real ride because of major injury. ATM I am trying to find an apartment amidst all of the people driven into bankruptcy by the lockdowns so getting an apt has become almost impossible. Your site has become a real boon though. The last time I was on disability was right after the first accident that caused all of this and I had no need for housing.

    Anyway, I wanted to thank you for this wonderful document. I have only been reading into it for a few days now but I can tell it is really going to help me because no one else has been giving me any kind of info on how to proceed. 🙂

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  35. This has been a treasure trove of information! I am sorting through an STD denial and thank you so much for this blog. Am wondering if you can share a redacted copy of neuropsych report from Eli Solomon? I am in his neck of woods.

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  36. Social Security is giving me a hard time. Long story short, my wife is my paid caregiver here in Kentucky under the Home Based Waiver. Social Security states I must provide legal documentation showing she’s my paid caregiver (not pay stubs or my plan of care) in order for her payments to not impact my check. What can I do?

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  37. I thank you with all my respect because it has been so hard to find information on NYC welfare such as housing, but I know it has to be online somewhere. I found the EID by snooping out related information on your website first (for other states) and then miraculously finding the NYC equivalent. Thank you for making this site!!! Saving lives over here!

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  39. This is hands down one of the informative sites that I have come across. I wish I had found it three years ago when I first became disabled, fortunately I found most of it on my own. Thanks. Keep up the great tips.

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  40. Hello
    Thank you so much for these amazing resources, I wish we had only found sooner! I wanted to ask your advice – we transferred our section 8 voucher to a different city and due to the pandemic we have had extreme difficulties finding housing but are close, as we are near approval finally at a senior property. However they are taking a very long time to process our paperwork and in the process our voucher expired; I have been trying in vain to reach the housing authority to request an extension without any success reaching anybody so far. Please let me know if you had any advice on being able to do so. Thank you again for your amazing information.

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    1. If someone in the household is disabled and this made searching take longer, you can request a reasonable accommodation for voucher extension and/or reinstatement. Many seniors meet the HUD definition of disabled, even if they haven’t formally been declared disabled. Hope this helps. More info is here: howtogeton.wordpress.com/sample-disability-accommodation-letters-housing/

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    2. J P: If the place has already approved you and contacted the Housing Authority to let them know which unit they are planning on giving you, the clock was stopped! I went through this same thing when I preferred a unit that wasn’t going to be available until a couple of weeks past my voucher expiration date. I was stressing thinking I would have to beg for an exception (which my housing case worker there said she would support it), then it turned out that the paperwork had been started (never finished) by the Leasing Office and that had stopped the clock already. All they had to do was change the unit number, then schedule the Sec 8 inspection (which dragged it out some more) and I finally signed the lease a month after my voucher would have expired!

      Document everything. Contact your Housing Authority via email so there’s a record you were trying to reach them. Email the manager of the property to inquire if they started the paperwork with the Housing Authority and find out what’s taking so long. (I had to make a pest of myself, but it was a good thing I did, because the ball got dropped multiple times in both offices.) Make sure everyone involved knows you are waiting desperately for this to wrap up.

      Finally, get the name and email the Sec 8 head at the Housing Authority if needed. Tell them you are at-risk of homelessness or are desperate not to lose your Sec 8. Good luck!

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  41. I’m currently homeless living in a shelter with my infant in Massachusetts. I have called so many housing authorities and I’m told they don’t have any public housing or vouchers available. How can I get housing please public housing or a voucher. I would prefer a voucher so I can eventually port it out of state and start over but anything to get out of the shelter during this pandemic. My anxiety is through the roof that my baby might get sick from all the different people here.

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  42. I don’t know who is running this website but your information is amazing. I haven’t found anything like this out there. Please keep it up. People who want to do something to help people in need should take you as a prime example.

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  43. Who created this site? I want to thank you with every platitude I can imagine for this incredible effort. This is the most important resource I’ve ever found to help my two daughters with ME/CFS. I’m amazed at how quickly you provide uptodate info especially in the midst of this crisis. Heroic, magnificent, more appreciated than I can tell you.

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  44. Whoever runs this website/guide deserves major kudos. This is by far the most helpful and competent resource for the disabled at a time when the concerns of the disabled seem to be largely neglected. Thank you.

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  47. Currently, I’m at a women’s shelter in NYC. We’ve been moved to a hotel because of covid, but we’re still 2 to a room, and many women, including my roommate, don’t wear masks in the rooms. Our beds are 3 feet apart, it’s impossible to follow social distancing protocol this way.

    Yesterday my outside advocate told me he made some calls and found out I was approved for a Section 8 unit, which is amazing, especially in New York City, and I thank this site for giving me the confidence to continue to pursue it after being told no one in NYC was getting Section 8 anymore.

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    1. Wow! Just wow! And congratulations! Now make sure you USE that Sec 8. (Is it a subsidized unit or a voucher?) Many people get the opportunity and lose it because they don’t follow through, can’t find help moving or paying move-in fees (there are programs to help with the fees), etc. Whatever you do, DO NOT lose this opportunity. It may be your GOLDEN TICKET to keep housing and never become homeless again. (From someone who has BTDT & watched others fall back through the cracks in the system.)

      Do you know HOW they were able to fast-track you into a Sec 8 unit? (I do homeless advocacy and am always trying to gather real-life stories of what programs and actions “work” and what doesn’t, to try to advise the funders in my area in how to make our system better.) You can contact me directly at nodo (dot) boho at gmail

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  48. it is 3am my mind is racing as usual lol and am trying to qualify for disability your site was the first one that had useful information broken down into a way which i could understand and trust me I will be refering back to this web page because right now my case is in the hands of my father who has hired me a lawyer i have never spoken to so i dont know what is going on

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    1. Thank you for this lovely comment. We don’t accept any payment, but if you come across someone else who is disabled and in need someday, and you can share resources or help with them, that would be wonderful.

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      1. Suggestions: Set up a nonprofit org. There are DIY books, even some NPOs that teach how to start & manage an NPO…you’re good at research, I know you could do it. You could set up a Patreon account or do some direct payment app on this site. The money could go to help some other disabled folks that have web, researching, writing, etc. skills to lift the burden on you, expand your “reach”, “advertise” your platforms to get this info to more people*, etc. There may be times when you need a break or health issues get in the way…having a little extra “cushion” might make it easier to get help keeping this going while you recuperate.

        * Share the info. Toot your own horn. Speaking as a former President of a large metropolitan Housing Authority region-wide Residents Council, there are tens of thousands of disabled and low income people who need and are looking for a resource like this. Also, their case workers, homeless advocates, “faith-based” (church/temple/mosque) homeless support groups, Tent Cities, etc. could use it to help the people they are trying to support. Not all Housing Authorities have Resident Councils, but the ones that do exist would surely welcome knowing about your websites. (Quarterly Press Releases?)

        There’s also newspapers affiliated with Housing Authorities, or NPOs that publish & distribute newspapers serving low-income housing residents. I would love to see you write some simplified articles (maybe just lifted from your website) and sent out to all the “street papers” (“syndicate” it if you can). Here’s a start https://www.realchangenews.org/ (While you’re there, sample some of my friend’s columns: “Adventures in Irony”. He and his wife have been writing for years, both disabled and absolutely brilliant, and very funny writers.) Include a little promo about you with your URLs. (Info + advertising!) You might even pick up a little money for it as a paid writer.

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  50. I cannot thank you enough for making the lists of sample housing letters.
    It’s hard to put this stuff into words when you have no prior knowledge. I’m sure you know that, otherwise this list wouldn’t have even been made!
    Thank you. 💓

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  51. I have problems with my housing coordinator with the same issues there have been several errors made on my rent calculations through the years by the same person ,I’ve literally have had to ask for a meeting with a supervisor present to get my rent calculations corrected .Every year it becomes a extremely stressful time for me having to even ask any questions.

    I find not only solice from your publications on section 8 housing laws and example letters ect. but I realize I have the right to be heard without fear of loosing my housing by simply stating the truth.
    Thank you so much.

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    2. You’re not the only one! I Kudos to you for checking your rent calculations and going over her head to get justice.

      I had a Leasing Assistant Manager who did the recertifications and insisted she had 18 yrs with the Housing Authority and “got training regularly” insist on unneeded documents, etc. holding up my recert. The second year she did it, they told me I’d be doing my recert with someone else. We went into a private side room & I met an experienced, smart Manager from another building. I asked “Are you taking over the recerts…or are you here just for me ?” She tried to hide a wry grin and confirmed, “Just for you.”

      As soon as she starting turning the pages of my recert packet and I explained the clash I’d been having, she saw that I was not a “problem tenant”, just a smart, informed one. She immediately said, “We don’t need that…the HUD regulations say…” I was so relieved…I told the Manager, “Tell HER that!” I’d been citing those same HUD regs and trying to reason with the other gal to no avail–she wasn’t understanding them or logical enough to see that she was asking for redundant documents, that would be a lot of extra work to get. I don’t know how many other residents were put through that by her and other incompetent staff, or even if she was set straight and stopped doing it.

      Teach your fellow residents! If they’re messing up with YOUR rent, chances are they’re doing it to others.

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  54. I have been reading your articles since I first found out that I would be more than likely homeless in October. I know it may sound repetitive but seriously thank you for writing the articles and putting the information out there because before finding your website/ articles I was feeling very devastated and hopeless and I just didn’t know what to do. It seemed like there was no way to get more information but reading them has given me some hope and definitely has provide me with more information than anywhere else. I hope you keep writing the articles because You are making an impact on people’s lives especially mine. So from the bottom of my heart thank you and I appreciate what you are doing.

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    1. DO NOT give up and do not rely on the social service or homeless system to get you out of your situation. They may, but you cannot count on it. Even you get help, double and triple-check what they do as the ball can get dropped, communication crossed, deadlines missed, and YOU will be the one paying the price! Become an expert in “the system”–housing, benefits, whatever it is you need–so you will know the proper procedures, agencies, programs, qualifications to get help, etc. You may quickly find you know more than the overworked, undertrained, underpaid case workers who are supposed to be helping you.

      If you can, double up to share rent, rent a room, get creative…avoid homelessness if you possibly can. And DON’T get evicted. Don’t let them FILE for eviction. Get out voluntarily, throw your stuff into storage if you can. Eviction (even just an initial filing) can keep you from renting regular housing for YEARS! If you become homeless, try to find a 24/7 shelter or Tent City. Night-only shelters will wear you out, keep you sleep-deprived and schlepping your stuff with you all the time. Your physical and mental health will suffer. Make it your mission to work every day on income (getting benefits, working temp, selling your replaceable stuff, whatever) and housing (get on ALL the subsidized housing lists–nonprofit-run, public housing, Sec 8 if available, etc.). If you don’t, homelessness will quickly become quicksand pulling you in and keeping you there, while the days turn to months to years. (I’ve seen it happen….) Please don’t let that happen to you.

      Good luck! My thoughts are with you.

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  55. God is indeed good! Just by chance and entering the correct wording on google this page came up. I have saved this blog in my bookmark. I myself am going through the process, through my employer of trying to get on LTD. My STD just stopped and now I am waiting patiently for the review for my case. I am blessed to have this through my employer, as most companies don’t offer LTD. On Oct-2019 I was rushed to the hospital and found out my lungs collapsed, and was then given my painful diagnosis of LAM. It is a very rare lung disease that effects mostly women. There is no cure and there is only a few treatments, one being a lung transplant. I am alive so I am blessed! The information on this blog is so helpful during this time. It gives so much information. Thank you for doing this and I thank God for the technology to be able to read this. I still have so much to read but wanted to say thanks! 🙂

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  56. I just want to say thank you. I got my reasonable accommodation approved because of this site. It helped me a lot, people in my family wouldn’t help me. I did exactly what was told on the website that was include for reasonable accommodation for kids with disabilities. thanks for creating this. it’s a blessing.

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  57. This site has just been so inspiring and overall, super helpful. I just wanted to thank you! It has such a kind tone and is simply informative, which is really nice when you are going through the stress of the SSDI application process. Thank you!

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  58. This website is a GREAT RESOURCE!!!
    It is my go to place for everything disability. If you or someone ya care about is thinking about applying for Disability, please go wander around and read the numerous articles.

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  59. My main resource for getting my student loans discharged and so many other things related to my illness has been “How to get on”. Invaluable

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  61. Hi there – Hope that you are hanging in there!  This is such a great resource, I direct people here when ever possible. Given my claim took 6 years & was overturned by the Federal Court, my attorney is making a substantial amount of $, which he deserves (approx 10x what the usual fee if it just goes to the ALJ level).  I am also asking him this – will get back to you – but wondering if you have ever heard of SS reimbursing me for this fee since it was such a prolonged mess bc of them.  I know that I get an extra $6,000 b/c of this delay, maybe that is in place of being given the opportunity to go after the big fees.  A most sincere thanks & all the best!

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    2. What I have always read (and experienced) is this:

      – lawyers who work “on contingency” don’t get anything unless you win, then they get paid from the “lump-sum” of your back benefits.
      – they can collect 25% (I think) UP TO a cap of $6000. I have never heard of SSA paying it or compensating YOU, but if you have this from a good source, perhaps it’s true.
      – if you have been on “welfare” (state “DSHS” benefits for people who can’t work) AND you end up on SSI, your DSHS/welfare provider can take back all the money they gave you during the time covered by your back benefits. If, however, you get SSDI, they won’t touch your money! (SSI is considered a sort of Federal welfare support for long-term/permanent disabled so it would be “double-dipping” if you got both. SSDI, on the other hand, is considered EARNED, and is treated like Social Security Retirement, with much better rules and protections.)
      – SSA fights most claims and drags it out. Many people give up or miss a deadline and have to start over. A six year old claim should net you a substantial sum, if DSHS isn’t taking a chunk and if your lawyers fees are capped.
      – Whatever you get will be given to you in chunks if you get SSI, but in one lump sum if you get SSDI. That money will be exempt from your benefit and housing calculations, but only for one year. After that, it is considered “Assets” and could disqualify you from Food Stamps, Medicaid, and make for a lot of extra paperwork if you’re in subsidized housing. People are often told to just spend it, which they are only too happy to do.

      My advice: keep it as your Emergency Fund, use it for things that will really change your life–a possible down payment on a home you can afford (mobile home or manufactured home, house in a cheaper area), etc. There are ways to do this…complicated (legal trust, trusted family members holding it for you) or simple (be creative cashier’s checks good for seven years, in a safe deposit box…for instance; buy something that doesn’t depreciate and can be “liquified” when you need the money). Consider this your personal lottery–this kind of money is not going to fall into our lap again. Use it wisely.

      Good luck!

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  62. Has anyone applied for disability through the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT (FERS) and also through the SOCIAL SECURITY disability office? They have different legal standards. Thank you, KH

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  63. Love your artwork! I also followed your guide and after losing my 1st case, I reapplied and won using the advice. It was hard work, but worth it. Thank you.

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  66. I just found your site today and it is an amazing wealth of information… Something I needed for years and never found when researching. I am trying to help my daughter with disabilities. Not sure where to submit a question… Thanks!

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  67. I wanted to thank you for your website, and posting on facebook as well. The images on your website are awesome. Color therapy! The resources are a Godsend.

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  68. Hello,
    I’m a disability rights lawyer and just found your list. Many more people need to see it. Have you made any efforts to spread the word?
    Here are the types of organizations that could use it:
    — organizations that provide free legal help for people with disabilities
    –organizations that provide free lawyers for low-income people
    –Independent Living Centers
    –Public Libraries (and also public law libraries)
    –Fair Housing organizations
    –Colleges with Housing Offices that help students find/keep housing
    –nonprofits that help people with disabilities find housing
    –local governments that provide
    –colleges/universities that provide classes/clinics about disability rights
    –law schools that have disability rights classes or clinics
    –associations for tenant lawyers
    If haven’t tried spreading the word yet, I’d like to help you. I also suggest you place a sentence on your website home page that reads: “If you find these resources helpful, please spread the word to organizations in your community that help people with disabilities.”

    Finally, THANK YOU for the many hours it must have taken to compile your list — it’s fabulous!
    — Michele

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      1. Hello sleepy girl I am on social security disability I am 50 years old my mother claims me as a dependent on her taxes I want to know about stimulus payments being sent to her and how I qualify for them

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  69. Thank you so much for creating this website! I’m helping my son apply for SSI and came upon this. You’ve answered all my questions and then some! And with beautiful art, and kind words. Thank you thank you thank you.
    Marian

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  71. OMG I stumbled on this today and am blown away at the wealth of information you have provided. I am not, personally, disabled but encounter people who are daily. There are so many things in here that are useful. YOU ROCK!!!!!!

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  72. Thank you to everyone here for all your hard work in putting this information together, It has been super helpful for me and others. I know what it takes to keep things like this up, and when you are ill, its even harder. You have blessed many and we are greatful.

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  73. I’ve been reading your blogs over and over daily learning so much and thanks to you, just found out I got approved for SNAP after many failed attempts. There are a few benefits that I am attempting to now conquer as I am studying as much as I can from all of the posts, comments, etc on your wordpress.

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