Disaboom General Resources - All Comments

Re: SSDI/SSI Employment Supports

Anonymous — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:15:05 GMT

I am missing a full left leg. I have a prosethic. I am slow to learn much of the time. I also know that I am not a vegetable. I graduated from highschool and have had some college. I can drive and have a valid drivers license. I love to study subjects of various fields, especially geography. I love to travel and explore. I love to study about people and things of all various regions of the world. I love to see the day that I could contribute to society beyond anything that I have ever previously done with consistant productive employment. What opportunities are out there for me in the Springfield, MO area or west central TX, Salt Lake City, UT, or the Traverse City/Northern Michigan areas. All these places I have family. Opportunities anywhere else in our nation outside of those areas might be fine as well. Please help me. I have been trying with all my might, soul, and strength. I need help with my lifelong desired quest. Send me blogs of how others were helped and the tools that were used. I would greatly appreciate any and all inspiration. Thanks.

David.

Re: SSI (Supplemental Security Income) Employment Supports

Anonymous — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:15:26 GMT

Dear Sir/Madam:

I have in my position the ss number of and american friend who died here in our country last Oct. of 1986. Before he died, he left me his other documents which may have claims for his burial expenses and others. Herewith is his ss# 150-184787A.

Please kindly acknowledge this mail so that i may be able to send it back to your good office whatever you advice for me to do with those documents.

Thanks a lot! hoping for your response soon!

Respectfully,

Mr.Enrique S. Alcantara

Re: SSDI/SSI Employment Supports

Anonymous — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:36:54 GMT

Thanks for the down and dirty on working while on benefits. It would be nice if you would mention the monetary limits of what you can make.

Re: The Ticket To Work Program

DL — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 03:53:44 GMT

I have been told if I do go and use he ticket to work my disability income will cease and I will be in the same situation before: struggling to find work, no place to live, etc. Is this true?

Re: General Resource Guide

jafearnot — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:54:19 GMT

I have recently had to quit my job due to my disabilities. I have severe degenerative joint disease in all of my joints and have had one hip replacement.

I am currently on SSI which only pays $425 a month. Out of that money I am making my car payment and insurance payment. My disability payments will not start until October.

At this time I am pretty much stuck at home because I have no way to load my power chair into my vehicle. I have been trying to locate someone who can help me find someone to donate a ramp because I have no money to pay for one and they are very expensive.

I also have fibromyalgia and spinal stenosis. I am unable to lift anything, so a ramp would need to be permanently installed in my vehicle. I have a 1998 Ford Explorer and have no credit to get a loan for an accessible vehicle or to pay for a ramp.

Can anyone help me with this? I live in Taylor, Texas (Austin) and would appreciate any help or suggestions.

Please feel free to contact me (512-352-1647.) Thank you in advance for your help!

Judy Alexander

re: General Resource Guide

handyman9099 — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 08:57:26 GMT

These people listed on this page are a big joke they help no one but themselfs. I maybe homeless soon but there's no help my wife and I fall in the cracks of the Government.

I am disable because of my back hearing and heart atack but I'm looking for work cause I can keep living like this Maybe my life Ins is still good

re: General Resource Guide

injuredinmilitaryhospital — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:54:51 GMT

Excellent comments, both of you. This is America and money talks. Those who have the gold make the rules.

Does anyone know how we could start our own lobby or if a lobby exists in DC for the disabled? I think large corporations would donate to a lobby with this cause just so they look good to the ADA, and we would finally have a powerful voice.

re: General Resource Guide

Jazzed4U — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:57:56 GMT

My name is Jessica Irving . I think this article is a lot of nothing. these agencies are basically name only. when i needed them no one could or would help me.

I was having serious problems with a wheelchair vendor who manufactured a chair that honestly was a lemon. I was also treated very rude by the vendor .

Where do we have to go to get the help we truly need . The Moon!!!!!!!!!

re: General Resource Guide

advocateBEMC — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:42:15 GMT

Why aren't non profit organizations and homeless shelters required to post disability access information and posters and comply with the ADA laws and policies established. I was recently denied shelter access by S.A. Shelter Program. The reason given was that I was not able bodied enough to participate in their program. The reason given for not allowing the emergency overnight sheltered, who come in at 9 pm and sleep on floors on mats and shower, to store luggage during the day so that job search and library use etc. is possible was liability issues!

After being forced to drag my luggage around my herniated cervical disc and left shoulder became irritated and inflamed, spasms started down the left side and caused a severe migraine, the spasticity then caused the sciatic nerve to become inflamed which created difficulty walking and I became unable to drag the luggage more than a couple of feet without stopping , breaking down in tears. I was barely able to ambulate the block to the hospital when I got off the transit bus, which also violated my disability access rights and human rights on frequent occasions, in Fort Worth Texas.

The ER physician refused to order xrays or any tests but gave an

RX for 6 days of medical/ bed rest which meant stay off the sciatic nerve, rest and relax muscles, do nothing to aggravate the problem.

Now since he discharged me with no place to go but the shelter, the administrator overwrote the physicians order, refusing to accomodate the order for more than 3 days of sleep/ rest on a mat on a floor which I had to strain to get up off of and was placed in room farthest away from rest room. I needed the rest and to heal more than medication. Before the 3rd day I had people harassing me to get up at 5:30 a.m. to remove mat and blankets and luggage from the room just to have to put them back. So when I was put out on day 3 I limped around looking for disability right posters, posters stating the organizations rules and policies posted anywhere in view for particiating clients to view for accuracy and enforcement.

This non-profit organization is huge, their is no excuse, I was able to come up with low cost plans to address almost every issue. Their is no excuse for any organization in the USA with the right to conduct fundraisers to treat human beings this way. This is the United States of America and they hide behind God's name in this matter.

While they do a great deal of good and provide much help to a share of homeless people each month, that should include the homeless disabled to and these issues must be addressed. I am volunteering to be an advocate and liason in this matter for my rights were not the only being violated, I was not the only human whose rights were seriously violated not by one entity once by by three entities frequently. Issues must be addressed and changes must be made in order to be within God's will and to meet the disability rights laws

and protect rather than cause injury to people like myself.

Pro Bono Attorneys are invited to respond if you wish to take up the gauntlet with me. I don't want to make money on this I want headlines which bring change to protect the helpless!

Barbara E. Marshall Campbell, A New Disability Advocate for the Homeless Population

re: Guide to Employment

mattiam — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:22:28 GMT

Check out JobEnable.com. Its a national job Search site geared for people with disabilities.

re: Guide to Employment

WheelBindependant — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:48:55 GMT

The links at the bottom are not working for me.