f2fhic - LA Family to Family Health Information Center

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SOCIAL SECURITY & Disabilities

[LaDisabilityTalk] How Social Security Decides if you are disabled! (FOA MEDICAID and others too!)

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Social Security is not the only program that uses Social Security criteria to
determine disability for qualifying.

The Family Opportunity Act Medicaid Buy-in program and others also use the
Social Security criteria. 

Therefore, it's important for us to know how that works...

THIS IS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS alike so families need to be informed.
 Karen Scallan
Program Director
Louisiana Family to Family Health Information Center
A Statewide Program of Bayou Land Families Helping Families
204 East Bayou Road
Thibodaux, Louisiana 70301
Phone: 1-800-331-5570
Fax: 1-985-447-7988
Email: f2fhic@bellsouth.net
WebPage: www.blfhf.org/f2fhic/index

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From: Disability.gov <disability.gov@service.govdelivery.com>
To: f2fhic@bellsouth.net
Sent: Tue, May 10, 2011 6:23:30 AM
Subject: Disability.gov Eligibility for Benefits Update: Who Decides if I Am
Disabled?

Explains how the Social Security Administration decides if you are disabled and
the five-step process to determine if you are eligible to receive disability
benefits. Decisions about whether or not a person is considered disabled for
Social Security purposes are made by state Disability Determination Services.
For more information visit
http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTEzNDY2MzAmbWVzc2FnZWlkPVBSRC1CVUwtMTM0NjYzMCZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTEyNzY2MjIxMTgmZW1haWxpZD1mMmZoaWNAYmVsbHNvdXRoLm5ldCZ1c2VyaWQ9ZjJmaGljQGJlbGxzb3V0aC5uZXQmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&101&&&https://www.disability.gov/benefits/social_security_disability_benefits/how_social_security_decides_if_you_are_disabled.

October is Disablity Emplyment Awareness Month - FYI-SSA

Hi-5!

Today, we highlight the Social Security Administration and Disability Benefits for children with disabilities.  This includes adult children with disabilities. 

There are different benefits, criteria and definitions for adults with disabilities.  (http://www.ssa.gov/)

Individuals may have medical, academic or employee-based appraisals for a disability.  This disability status does not automatically extend to the governmental entity of  the Social Security Administration.

The Social Security Administration follows strict guidelines for determining benefit eligibility for individuals with developmental disabilities(i.e., autism, asperger syndrome, pdd.nos).  The same holds true for people with intellectual, physical, emotional and mental disabilities (i.e., Down Syndrome, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, quadriplegic, muscular distrophy, degenerative diseases,etc...).

Here is the most recent info. and links we found on the Social Security Administration online site.

I. Benefits for disabled children.

Updated 09/27/2010 12:58 PM
Answer ID156

Do disabled children qualify for benefits?  Yes.
There are two Social Security disability programs children can qualify for:
1. The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program
2. The Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program (an adult child, age 18 or older)
http://ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/156

II. Definition of disability for children filing for SSI.

Updated 09/20/2010 01:23 PM

Answer ID1381

What is the definition of disability for children filing for Supplemental Security Income (SSI)?

Social Security has a strict definition of disability for children under the SSI program.

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http://ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/1381

Go to http://www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10026.html  for additional information on how we decide if a child under age 18 is disabled.

The Child Disability Starter Kit can help you to get ready to complete the report or prepare for the disability interview. Call 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778) or visit your local Social Security Office.

Know your Social Security Disability Rights.

ENJOY!

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