[Nfbf-l] urgent request for assistance

[Sherri]

The National Federation of the Blind passed a resolution this year that will 
start the ball rolling to force Social Security to only look at your history 
for 7 years, such as does the IRS.

Sherri
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Evans" <drevans at bellsouth.net>
To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 2:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] urgent request for assistance


>
> 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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