[Nfbf-l] Social Security

Tue Dec 9 18:13:30 UTC 2008

David,
    There are ways that an informed person can tell the difference between a 
legitimate and a fishing email, as well as ways to protect oneself no matter 
which. For instance, Pay Pal is one service in which many try to fish 
information. If the message does not contain identifying information, such 
as the registered name and uses some generic greeting like "Dear pay pal 
Member" or Dear Social Security Recipient", it is not legitimate. If a 
message asks you to clikc on a link to access the information, don't do it! 
Rather, open a new browser and type the URL into the window so you know you 
are really going to the appropriate site. Nonetheless, I still disagree that 
the blind are systematically denied meaningful access to the information 
from SSA and hope the suit is thrown out!

Fraternally,
Marion


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Evans" <drevans at bellsouth.net>
To: "NFB of Florida Listserv" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 10:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Social Security


> '
> Dear All,
> Federal law requires the Social Security Administration to communicate in 
> writing and is very leery of e-mail as hackers and fishing artist already 
> try to use real looking e-mails to try to get your personal info, like 
> your name, address and social security number and birth date with real 
> looking fake e-mails.  How will you tell the fakes from the real?
> Think about the can of worms you are opening?
>
> David Evans, NFBF
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Anspach" <danspach at tampabay.rr.com>
> To: "'NFB of Florida Listserv'" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 9:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Social Security
>
>
>> Hello John,
>> Like you, I have not heard of any legal action etc. against the SSA 
>> because
>> of their non-use of accessible materials for blind beneficiaries. Well
>> apparently, the ACB has filed a class action lawsuit against the SSA for
>> their failure to provide communications etc. from the SSA to blind
>> beneficiaries. The suit claims the rehabilitation act  passed in the 
>> early
>> 70's, I think, is the law being violated.
>>
>> To find more about the lawsuit, You have to really dig on the internet 
>> via a
>> Google search to find it, but here is a link that describes this class
>> action lawsuit:
>> http://www.ssa.gov/pgm/classaction.htm
>>
>> Personally speaking, it would be nice to receive communications from the 
>> SSA
>> in electronic format, but I'm not going to go out and sue them over it. I
>> have no problem using my scanner and OCR software to scan and then read 
>> any
>> documents I receive from the SSA. SSA is in enough financial uncertainty
>> without forcing them to now retain legal counsel to fend off another
>> lawsuit. I'm sure they have lawyers on staff for suits like this, but I
>> would like to think that money spent on this lawsuit might be better 
>> spent
>> elsewhere. This is just my opinion, however.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>> Behalf
>> Of John
>> Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 11:42 AM
>> To: 'NFB of Florida Listserv'
>> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Social Security
>>
>> Hello Sheila,
>> I am not sure what law you are under the impression is being violated by 
>> you
>> receiving a standard form letter in the mail. I am not aware of any such
>> law. It would surely take some imagination to shoehorn the kind of mail 
>> that
>> all recipients of mailings that the social security administration sends 
>> out
>> under the ADA. Please clarify.
>> Cordially,
>> John
>>
>> John A. Ramsey Jr., Esq.
>>
>> Gainesville, FL 32609
>>
>> Phone: (352) 505-6642
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>> Behalf
>> Of sheila
>> Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 11:26 AM
>> To: NFB of Florida Listserv
>> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Social Security
>>
>>
>> This letter is not a scam, as we are getting a raise. It is just terrible
>> that the Social Security Administration is not more compliant with the 
>> law,
>> as to not offer their correspondence in a more accessible format.
>>
>>
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