[Nfbmd] SSA notice

Thu Jan 7 15:51:20 UTC 2010

Hi Everyone, 

I found the following notice on the SSA website. 

Important Information

Social Security Administration
Wilkes Barre Data
Operations Center
P.O. Box 67600
Wilkes Barre, PA
18767-7600

Date: December 31, 2009

We are writing to you because our records show that you are blind or
visually impaired and you are covered by a recent court decision. The
court case, American Council of the Blind v. Astrue, recognizes that you
have the right under federal law (Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act)
to ask for notices and other information about your benefits from us in
a format in addition to print. 

This notice tells you how you can ask for your preferred format. The
information in this notice is also on our website at
www.socialsecurity.gov/notices <http://www.ssa.gov/notices/> . You can
also listen to a recording of this notice by calling toll-free at
1-877-708-1776. If you are deaf or hard of hearing, you may call our TTY
number at 1-800-325-0778. If you already have chosen to get your notices
by means of a telephone call, we will call you to read this notice to
you by February 1, 2010.

Formats We Automatically Provide Upon Request 

By law, we must always consider your request for your preferred format.
We automatically grant requests for the formats listed below: 

1.	Standard print notice by first class or certified mail; or 
2.	Standard print notice by first class mail and a follow-up
telephone call to read the notices to you within five business days of
the date you get the print notice; or 
3.	Standard print notice and Braille by first class mail (delivery
begins April 15, 2010); or 
4.	Standard print notice and a Microsoft Word compact disc by first
class mail (delivery begins April 15, 2010). The compact disc may be
used on a computer that has the software needed to access Word, but not
in an audio CD player. 

To select one of the formats we automatically provide, please contact us
through one of the following ways 

*	Visit our website at www.socialsecurity.gov/notices
<http://www.ssa.gov/notices/>  and follow the steps provided; 
*	Call us toll-free at 1-877-708-1776. If you are deaf or hard of
hearing, you may call our TTY number at 1-800-325-0778; or 
*	Write or visit your local Social Security office. 

Other Preferred Formats

If the formats listed above do not work for you, you may ask for another
format. To ask for another format, please call 1-800-772-1213 so that we
can begin processing your request. We will consider your request and
decide if we can provide it according to court approved guidelines. If
we decide against your request, we will send you the reasons in writing
and the method of appealing the decision.

Your Privacy

We collect personal information (such as your name, e-mail address,
Social Security number, or date of birth) only as necessary to
administer our programs. When you request a preferred notice format, we
will ask you for personal information to verify who you are and to
ensure that we correctly process your request. We will use the
information you provide only for those purposes or as otherwise
permitted by law. We do not ask you to send us personal information by
e-mail to request a preferred notice format. We do not ask you for
credit card information to request a preferred notice format. 

What You Need to Do

If you are satisfied with the way you currently get your notices and
other information about your benefits from us, you do not need to do
anything. If you would like an alternative to your current format for
receiving notices, please follow the procedures described above.

More Information

If you are blind or visually impaired, learn about your choices for
receiving information from Social Security <http://www.ssa.gov/notices/>
. 

Yasmin Reyazuddin 
Information & Referral unit 
Department of Health & human services 
401 Hungerford Drive (1st floor) 
Rockville MD 20850 
Phone 240-777-1245 (info line) 
240-777-1556 (personal line) 
Fax: 240-777-4636 
TTY: 240-777-1295 

Office hours 8:30 am to 5:00 pm 

Languages English, Hindi, Urdu 

This message may contain protected health information or other
information that is confidential or privileged. If you are not the
intended recipient, please contact the sender by return mail and destroy
any copies of this material. 

Thank you.

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