[Blindtlk] Question about SSI

[Mike Freeman]

Sami:

Are you in touch with your state affiliate president? This would be a
worthwhile step in that many shoulders behind the wheel makes its turning
easier!

Mike Freeman


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From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sami
Osborne via blindtlk
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 5:35 PM
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Cc: Sami Osborne
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Question about SSI

Hi Jude,

That's very interesting.  I have a very different eye condition from you
called Retinal Displasia.  I got it while I was born though so hasn't been
added to my birth certificate and guess it would be too hard to change it.
Very interesting, though.

Sami

 ----- Original Message -----
From: Jude DaShiell via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
To: Sami Osborne via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org Date sent: Mon, 16 May
2016 08:35:49 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Question about SSI

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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