Can Social Security immediately pay disability benefits to children?
Yes. Under some circumstances, Social Security can immediately start Social Security disability benefits, and continue to pay benefits for up to six months, while the state agency component of Social Security makes a formal decision of whether the child is disabled. These are called “Presumptive Disability” cases.
Basically, Social Security is saying that the child is probably disabled, and as such will pay benefits, while it reviews the case to confirm the presumed disability.
Here are the conditions that may qualify:
How NOT to treat someone with deafness-severe hearing loss
I recently read this story from Dr. Mark Mostert about a major airline’s inability to deal appropriately with a person with severe hearing loss. If the Fail Blog had a corporate failure section, this would be on it.
…my wife, Deborah, has a severe hearing impairment – both ears. Deborah wears state-of-the-art hearing aids that are only somewhat helpful.
Last week my wife turned up at the United counter in Norfolk, Virginia, to check in for her flight.
United Airlines employee: Says here you have a disability. Do you need assistance?
Deb: Yes, I’m deaf.
Puzzled silence.
United Airlines employee (somewhat sullenly): Do you need assistance?
Deb: Yes, I have a severe hearing impairment.
United Airlines employee (now a little irritated): Do you need assistance?
Deb (sighing): Yes, it’s very difficult for me to hear anything. . .
United Airlines employee (obviously ready to move on): Do you need a wheelchair?
