[nabs-l] Disclosing disability

[Arielle Silverman]

Hi Jim,

First, you can apply for SSI without a job, as Serena mentioned.

Do you think there's any possibility of getting a voucher for a driver
through your voc rehab counselor, especially if this is a temporary
job  designed to train you for higher levels of work? Since VR often
pays for readers for school, I would think this might be justifiable
along similar lines.

When you are full-time employed the employer should pay for a driver
as a reasonable accommodation, but for summer and other temporary
jobs, it's much harder to negotiate this. I think since this is an
important step on the ladder toward getting a full-time job at which
the employer will be able to provide a driver, or driving might not
even be necessary, you  should at least investigate  the idea of
getting driver funding through VR.

Arielle

On 4/20/09, Serena <serenacucco at verizon.net> wrote:
> Hi Jim
>
> You don't actually have to wait to apply for SSI until you're working, only
> till you're 18.  I don't know anything about SSDI, but SSI and SSDI are
> different.
>
> Serena
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Reed" <jim275_2 at yahoo.com>
> To: <loneblindjedi at samobile.net>; "NABS mail list" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 8:36 PM
> Subject: [nabs-l] Disclosing disability
>
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I asked my VR councelor about SSDI/SSI disability related work expense and
>>
>> the PASS program. He told me I did not qualify to apply for either of
>> those programs until I was already working.
>>
>> Here is an area of SSI lawe that can and should be fixed.
>>
>> In my case, the job I interviewed for pays $10/hour. I would not make any
>> money if I have to pay a driver out of pocket, theirfore, I could not
>> commit ahead of time to hiring a driver Yet I am unable to pursue the
>> disability expenses or PASS until I have a job. Kind of a cath-22. A
>> program that could help us get a job can't be applied for until we already
>>
>> have a job. This is especially relevant to college students with their
>> annual summer job searches.
>>
>> "Ignorance killed the cat; curiosity was framed."
>>
>>
>>
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