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Originally Posted by RKCole  Hello, Daquan13.
I do not receive Social Security Disability, but I do receive SSI on account of my blindness. Unfortunately, however, my situation is more of a struggle than not...
I have been legally partially blind since birth (about twenty-four years ago). I have been married for a little over four years now. My wife is unable to carry a job because of health issues, although Social Security and MediCal (here in California) do not qualify her as disabled.
I am a student, and I have been looking for work for years now, but to no avail. Employers all have blatantly told me that I would slow them down if I was "on the job" because of my vision. It's quite a struggle for my wife and I, but thankfully God is good to us. In any case, neither of us can make even $10 without having to report it (if there is a paper trail); we are supposed to technically report anything monetary that comes in...And in some cases, they will deduct the extra income from a future check...so it can be tough.
In any case, I am really glad to hear that things are going well for you in your situation with Disability. I am not sure why I do not qualify for Social Security Disability, but they have told me that I am ineligible for it. I'm just praying that I can find a job this Summer and begin to chip away at the debt piling up. Maybe the Rapture'll come soon. 
Anyhow, take care. |
Hi!
Thank you for your kind words!
Sounds like you and your wife are in the same unfortunate boat that I was in last winter. Financial hardship.
I thought that blindness qualified people to receive disability paymants. Strange how that works, hey?! Incidently, I was approved for disability payments but was turned down for SSI.
I also was turned down for a countless amount of jobs. Sucks because when you're on SSI, you can't make a dime extra, or they'll make you pay it back!!
I have a friend who is in the same boat. He's on SSI, and he once told me that he worked and Social Security found out about it and they made him pay back every penny of the money he was getting for working on the side!!
What it is is that if you're not getting paid under the table, and taxes are being deducted from your money, that's how they find out. It's called the Two-Step Boogie. You try to get ahead one step and they drag you back two steps!! It's a damn shame though!
Your wife should be able to get disability, since she has health issues and can't work. It has to be verified by your doc and hers as well. Or maybe just hers, unless you both have the same doc.
You say that you live in California. You should look into getting a job through the state - a rehabilitation program that helps you find a job that will accommodate your impairment with being able to see properly. It is supposed to work for people like yourself, your wife and myself, you know, people like us who are physically challenged.
Also, there's no doubt in my mind that you both qualify for food stamps and health coverage from the state.
I'm on disability, but I'm also getting two small pensions from two previous jobs as well as working a volunteer job tutoring children at a public school. I get a monthly stipend from it, but it's under the table. No taxes are deducted from it.
Try getting into every hook and cranny. Leave no stone unturned. Get what you feel is rightfully yours. If your wife has filed for disability and was turned down, she has the right to an appeal.
Let me know how you make out. Good luck and God bless!