[nfbmi-talk] SSI questions

[Mike Welty]

if anything my mom is getting caught in the middle of this as much as i 
am. She's had to deal with a few reps that have been nothing but rude to 
her over asking questions for me dealing with SSI.
On 2/17/2012 12:43, joe harcz Comcast wrote:
> At first blush this looks like a case of parental abuse and I mean 
> that strictly speaking for you are unless otherwise  cited the 
> "controller" of your own interest.
>
> Mike give me a call at : 810-516-5262.
>
> I'll also refer you to lawywers etc.
>
> This simply doesn't make any senseon the serface of the thing. and 
> Ithink from what I know ou Mike are being screwewed illegally.
>
> That's the bottom line anand you don't need to be a lawayer to figure 
> that stuff out.definded
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Welty" <rattail4 at gmail.com>
> To: "NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 12:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] SSI questions
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>> with me being 23 years old i'm more than old enough to control my 
>> SSI, and if anything i already do. the money is put in an account my 
>> mom controls, and i, not her use it from there on. The rep yesterday 
>> didn't even look anything up, she was treating me like i knew nothing 
>> and kept ignoring everything i was saying. The only thing is, now i 
>> don't know if i can do anything as my mom isn't exactly close to me.
>> On 2/17/2012 11:17, joe harcz Comcast wrote:
>>> Huh? I don't get this sir?
>>>
>>> I think it does depend upon your age. But the disability benefits go 
>>> with the blindness and not the other way around.
>>>
>>> In addition a 504 issue and one that was adjudicated in the courts 
>>> with the American Council of the Blind in one of their good cases 
>>> denoted that all information related to such activities must be made 
>>> available under 504 in accessible formats, and the most effective 
>>> ones at that.
>>>
>>> Regardless, feel free to call me on my cell at: 810-516-5260..
>>>
>>> I've gotta dash right now though.
>>>
>>> Peace and Justice,
>>>
>>> Joe Harcz
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Welty" <rattail4 at gmail.com>
>>> To: <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 10:55 AM
>>> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] SSI questions
>>>
>>>
>>>>     Hey all,
>>>> Yesterday i stopped by Social Security as i wanted to remove  my 
>>>> mom as my payee and control the account myself. Only problem is, 
>>>> teh SSIrep tole me flat out i can not be my own payee, because of 
>>>> my disability, blindness. Is this the actual law? It seems to me 
>>>> that this flies completely against the ADA, and 4 other reps before 
>>>> hand told me i could control my own account. So does anyone here 
>>>> have the straight truth? Can I or can Inot control my own SSI, 
>>>> regardless if i'm blind.
>>>> Any help would be greatfully taken.
>>>>
>>>>
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