[Blindtlk] (no subject)

[David Evans]

Dear Darryn,

SSI is for people who have never worked but are disabled.  It 
provides a certain level of income support for that person and is 
most often given to children to help their parents with their 
living expenses and once they are grown, a small steady income.
They can work, as long as they stay under the earnings cap.
If the person is physically disabled, this is about $880.00.
If this person is Blind, the cap is higher and is at $1,580.00 
this year.  The Blind are the only group that has a different and 
higher earnings cap than others disabilities.
SSDI is an insurence program that you pay into when you work and 
theyy take out Social Security from your paycheck.
You have to work 40 quarders or 10 years paying into Social 
Security, in order to collect from it if you become disabled at 
some point after you are invested in SSDI.
You can still try to go back to work and even work part time as 
long as you stay under the earnigs cap.
You would get a monthly check to support your self and after 18 
months, you could also get Medicare to help you with your medical 
coverage.
You could, after this point, go back to work and could earn up to 
the earnings limit of $1,580.00 and still keep the SSDI check and 
the Medicare coverage too.
You are even allowed to deduct work related expenses such as 
transportation, work clothes, a lunch and any special tools or 
things you need to do the job that your employer does not provide 
and pay for.

As long as you stay under the "earnings Cap" or as it is also 
called "the Substancial Gainful Income Limit," you can work and 
collect SSDI or SSI as far as I am aware.
You can check with directory assistance for the phone number for 
the local office of the State Division of Blind Services.
If you are in Florida, their main offices are in Tallahassee, but 
they have offices all over the state.
They can help you with education expenses, adaptive equipment and 
other things.They will help you with whatever you need to go back 
to work as long as you are legally blind.
They will not really find you a job.  You should do that on your 
own.  You will be happier that way believe me.
I can only tell you that you will not be able to collect SSI or 
SSDI, at this point, unlesss you are not working and are claiming 
that you can not work because of the blindness.
Once you are on SSDI you can always go back to work .
This is just the way it works.



> ----- Original Message -----
>From: Darryn Rasmussen <support at hockeyinfoworld.com
>To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:58:45 -0800 (PST)
>Subject: [Blindtlk] (no subject)

>To all that sent me a message

>I read online that SSDI helps people if they have to stop working 
year or more or permently but I have read from couple that if I 
make under certain amount when I work that I would qualify for 
this even though I work and have made 15000 this year but can't 
offord to live on what I make and not able to get another job 
that allows me to make more money.  So I am kinda confused on 
this.  If anyone can tell me the contact of the blind service 
like phone number and stuff I would preciate that.  Once again 
for the people that message me thank you for your help, hopefully 
I can figure this out.

>Darryn

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