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Video: taking a wheelchair to a skate park


Video: living and overcoming life with a disability


Blog: Conversations In My Head


Chica, of Conversations in My Head, has a great site discussing her ups and downs (no pun intended) dealing with bi-polar disorder.
My symptoms are constant and unpredictable. There are stretches of time where I find myself uninterested in hobbies, the kids, days where I want to sleep all day and days when I can’t sleep. [...]

Are You Disabled?


The Bipolar Blog has a great series of posts on applying for Social Security benefits. The first article presents this situation:
My wife feels disabled. She used to teach junior high school Spanish full time for over $60,000 per year. She can no longer work as a full-time teacher, because the stress triggers mania. Believe [...]

Living with Social Phobia


Touching video about what it is like to live with social anxiety / social phobia.

VA Ratings in Social Security Claims


CT Blue talks about the often unspoken cost of war: veterans coming home with disabilities.
According to a new report from the Pentagaon “1 in 5 American servicemen and women who have been in Iraq are coming back with brain injuries.” The same report says that “17 percent of the soldiers returning to war could [...]

Living With Depression


The Pink Report has an revealing article on the gradual descent into depression:
Depression isn’t just feeling sad, or discouraged. It is a deeply penetrating darkness. Every fibre of my body feels hopeless. Nothing brings a smile to my face– not my children, not the sun, not a windfall of money, not even Jude Law. I [...]

Video: Social Anxiety Disorder


bishi4me video blogs about her daily life and how she deals with social phobia:

MS and Social Security Disability


Bob Kraft’s P.I.S.S.D. site discusses the difficulties faced by individuals with MS when trying to obtain Social Security disability benefits:
MS can be hard for doctors to diagnose. Its symptoms can include fatigue, pain, cognitive problems like memory loss, weakness, blurred vision, dizziness, and bladder or bowel problems. A person with Multiple Sclerosis will often look [...]

Surviving a Social Security Audit for Children’s SSI Benefits


California Blogging has a story about surviving a four year Social Security Audit(!)
During the audit they inspect every account, every dime I make and spend.   I am allowed some money from some sources. Services from other government or social programs are not counted against Zachary.  Even though it’s immaterial it’s still audited.  Child support is [...]