[Blindtlk] Question about SSI

[Jude DaShiell]

You can't apply for S.S.I. online, that's an interview in the Social 
Security Office and why the office waits any amount of time to set this 
appointment up is beyond me.  When I was born, a note to the effect of 
permanent blindness got attached to my social security number and I'm 
wondering why S.S.A. doesn't trust its own records in your case if such 
a note or similar note got attached to your social security record.  I 
suggest you discuss this problem with staff at your blindness training 
center since I think what will happen is you will be provided door to 
door transportation to and from that appointment.

On Mon, 16 May 2016, Sami Osborne via blindtlk wrote:

> Date: Mon, 16 May 2016 08:15:57
> From: Sami Osborne via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org, blindtlk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Sami Osborne <ligne14 at verizon.net>
> Subject: [Blindtlk] Question about SSI
> 
> Hi all,
>
> I'm having a rather frustrating issue with Social Security here in NY, who 
> are providing me my SSI benefits.  A few weeks ago, I received a letter in 
> the mail from Social Security telling me that I need to show up in person at 
> their office because they wanted to prove that I'm actually blind even though 
> I provided them with all the documentation and was approved almost six months 
> ago.  What bothers me is that as I said, they asked me to show up in person 
> at their office.  My mom thought that we could just talk to them on the 
> phone, and she called and spoke with them (I couldn't because I'm at my 
> blindness training center for the week and only go home on weekends).  My mom 
> said that she even spoke with them two or three times.  The first time they 
> said that they would call me personally at home to set up the appointment for 
> showing up in person, but obviously I wouldn't have been able to speak with 
> them since I'm not home during the week.  My mom gave them my cell phone 
> number, but they haven't called me that way either.  This is a very 
> frustrating issue in my opinion.  I have asked other friends of mine at the 
> training center that I'm at if they had to show up at their Social Security 
> office six months after they were approved for SSI benefits, and they said 
> no.  My mom thinks that it depends on the state, and that the reason they do 
> that is probably because they want to make sure that you're not cheating in 
> getting SSI (by the way, the people at the training center that I'm at come 
> from all over the country).
>
> So I'd like to know if you guys have gone through a similar experience, and 
> if so, have you had to show up in person at the office or just talk with them 
> on the phone?
>
> Hope to hear from you soon, and for those of you who just finished with 
> college, I hope you're enjoying the end as your semester!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sami
>
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