[nfbmi-talk] SSI questions

[joe harcz Comcast]

Amen
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Robinson" <drob1946 at gmail.com>
To: "'NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List'" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 12:40 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] SSI questions


> Dear Mike,
>
>   Your are of legal age,and unless some court order is preventing you form
> being your own payee, then you should be able to open an account and have
> your check deposited into that account directly.  You do not have to have
> anyone on that account if you don't want to do so.  I believe that you 
> have
> been given bad advice form this person and you need to have someone sort
> through this issue.  If you would like you can call me at 517 775-7943 or 
> e
> mail me at (drob1946 at gmail.com).
>
> David Robinson
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf Of Mike Welty
> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 12:18 PM
> To: NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] SSI questions
>
> 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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