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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Good Sunday morning Andrew and blind S.S.D.I. Wage Earners. I know firsthand what happens to a blind S.S.D.I. Wage Earner when they proudly give-up their S.S.D.I. for employment and they unfortunately need to have their S.S.D.I. re-instated due to a job lay-off and/or other reasons since I made the mistake of my life when I gave-up my S.S.D.I. for my employment I was layed-off from a few years ago. When I needed to have my S.S.D.I. re-instated I ended up having to ask my United States Congressman for help with my very legitimate reinstatement of my S.S.D.I. after me proving I was still blind to an approved S.S.D.I. Eye Dr. who didn’t know a thing about me or my rare hereditary eye disease. My Wife and I could have very easily lost everything we had during the long and very stressful re-instatement process of my S.S.D.I.. I learned my working while blind and receiving/giving-up my S.S.D.I. lesson the hard way and I hope no blind person ever has to go through what I went through because of my foolish decision/honest mistake of giving -up my S.S.D.I. for employment. But, I will be the happiest proud blind person ever who gave-up their S.S.D.I. for employment if I land myself a job paying me $100,000.00 or more a year so I’m able to afford to experience the horrific process of S.S.D.I. re-instatement. I’m enjoying having the best attitude of my life right now and I hope the stress I experienced during my S.S.D.I. re-instatement doesn’t take too many years off my life longevity!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Job-Discussions [mailto:job-discussions-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>ajharmon26 via Job-Discussions<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, February 06, 2021 10:48 PM<br><b>To:</b> Job-discussions@nfbnet.org<br><b>Cc:</b> ajharmon26<br><b>Subject:</b> [Job-Discussions] Pros and Cons of SSDI?<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Potentially unpopular opinion which would like counter-facts please: SSDI takes too much work to get on to and is far too easy to lose. Ergo, is it really desirable to be on SSDI? On paper it seems not. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I would be especially interested in knowing what happens if you get onto SSDI, and then either lose the job that allowed you to activate SSDI, or if one is a gig worker who has their season end? What happens to the SSDI per the rules?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Many thanks in advance<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Andrew Harmon<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>