[Nfbf-l] urgent request for assistance

[David Evans]

Dear Cathy,

Contact your local Congressman's office right away and get them involved to 
help you.
This does not make sense as it sounds as if it was their mistake and cutting 
you off from your benefits while they investigate is wrong.
How do they expect you to live?  I have helped two other blind people get 
their benefits restored, after Social Security cut off their benefits by 
mistake and it still took 8 to 11 months to get them back even with two 
congressmen's offices involved.
These people did get their benefits restored and back payments for what they 
missed, but it hurt them and their families, who had to step in and support 
them in the meantime.
It is not right the way Social Security handles these issues.
They cause a train wreck in your life and then treat you
Like it is your fault and as if you don't matter or you are a criminal or 
something.
You have to not only prove that they are wrong, at suffer for such a long 
time until they feel like fixing it or not.
I have seen it happen that if you forget to dot an "I" or cross a "T", they 
kick back your paper work and make you start all over again, even if it is 
their mistake.  You are the one made to suffer and if you get a lawyer 
involved, they get a cut of whatever the government sends you.
They commonly try to tell you that you are not disabled or not really blind.
They did this to both the people I mentioned before.  I told the one girl to 
go to their office and place both of her glass eyes on their desk and then 
ask them what part of "blind" they don't understand.
It will take at least 6 months of an "expedited reinstatement."
Get a lawyer from your local Center for Independent Living to help you free 
graduss if you can.  Other wise they get anywhere from 30 to 40% of what you 
get including the back payments.

David Evans, NFBF and GD Jack.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kathy Roskos" <kroskos at cox.net>
To: "NFB of Florida Listserv" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 4:53 PM
Subject: [Nfbf-l] urgent request for assistance


> Dear list,
>
> I am urgently in need of an attorney to assist with a Social Security 
> issue.  I had an appointment with Social security today, and although they 
> admit that they have been judging my work income on the wrong code, one 
> that does not take into account my blindness, they say that while they are 
> reviewing the case, they have suspended my benefits indefinitely, 
> effective immediately.  This causes me a very critical financial crisis.
>
> Does anyone know of an attorney that could help that is in or around the 
> Gainesville area?
>
> Any advice would be deeply appreciated.
>
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