{"id":7525,"date":"2020-01-15T17:47:37","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T22:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dsavannah.com\/blog\/?p=7525"},"modified":"2020-01-27T15:33:58","modified_gmt":"2020-01-27T20:33:58","slug":"us-disability-action-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dsavannah.com\/blog\/index.php\/us-disability-action-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Important US disability issue needs your action NOW!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #77287b;\"><b>dSavannah note:<\/b><\/span> (I have updated this post on Jan 16, due to new information I found by <a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-1loqt21 r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs r-1ny4l3l\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattbc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-haspopup=\"false\" data-focusable=\"true\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Matthew Cortland, Esq.<\/span><\/a>, who is, in his own words, &#8220;a disabled, chronically ill, healthcare and disability rights lawyer.&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p>This is not the full post I planned to publish for January; I was going to include this information in my regular missive. But I am very very, well, not good today, and I was very not good yesterday, when I felt even worse. One of those days when the pain was so great, I was desperate, absolutely desperate for relief. I would really really like to pinch my head off. And I&#8217;m so exhausted, I don&#8217;t have brain fog, I have brain smog!<\/p>\n<p>But this action has an <strong>updated<\/strong> deadline of <strong>January 31, 2020. <\/strong>(Per <a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-1loqt21 r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs r-1ny4l3l\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattbc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-haspopup=\"false\" data-focusable=\"true\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Matthew Cortland, Esq.<\/span><\/a>, a<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">s required by law,\u00a0 <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">Social Security <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> has opened the new rule for comments until 1\/31)<\/span>. So it&#8217;s important I publish, and it&#8217;s even more important that you, my readers, submit comments against this heinous and punishing new rule.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>[Note: copied from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MEActNet\/posts\/2553986368217087?__xts__[0]=68.ARDz0NfIvk-fhGvm0pK6ZsbjujyJZZ_-XDcTeACadYpLwQqP_ASe89hWNoeRuIlOfYLYV54VIfriChiQI9F5NyN-pWx5t_IRwV2wFdERwYammhLWPrK6iVwXql-XSOyQWFKILzpHoUVn78gl2EEIWEOcDb9a-r8TVIIaJqzc95iNKgo0YsCbe9prctPSiqE29P4MaeU0OZIMh3cQCKCcyb_weMeXwT5XDAzbp47VDi3jbCkDC1X9YSj9e71OoeW6AMrJ2FnQjL9Nni0Lu6PlT6brIdo8PAMmgsi_HXkY-wkRwXpWC_xnTCLg5C8xQ-hotwzjcQE2PCg4_OkFALluFyj_8TSa&amp;__tn__=-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The #MEAction Network<\/a>; mine and other comments are indicated]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #77287b;\"><b>The Social Security Administration has announced that it wants to change its rules f<span class=\"text_exposed_show\"><strong>or people who get disability benefits.<\/strong> Right now, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regulations.gov\/comment?D=SSA-2018-0026-0001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the federal government is accepting public comments on this issue<\/a>. <\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"profileLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/clsphila\/?__tn__=%2CdKH-R-R&amp;eid=ARAKHSMlq1lpxdUJolKG-fzaZQgN_45f_wmOxNPyU4unob8h-imHKIfML-qiRjXXv9OpKyuYKxFFor23&amp;fref=mentions&amp;hc_location=group\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-hovercard=\"\/ajax\/hovercard\/page.php?id=71908731871&amp;extragetparams=%7B%22__tn__%22%3A%22%2CdKH-R-R%22%2C%22eid%22%3A%22ARAKHSMlq1lpxdUJolKG-fzaZQgN_45f_wmOxNPyU4unob8h-imHKIfML-qiRjXXv9OpKyuYKxFFor23%22%2C%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%2C%22hc_location%22%3A%22group%22%7D\" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show=\"1\">Community Legal Services of Philadelphia<\/a> (CLS) has shared a guide to help understand the proposed change and what we can do: <a href=\"https:\/\/clsphila.org\/public-benefits\/nonewburdens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tell Social Security Not to Create Additional Burdens for People with Disabilities!<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7528\" style=\"width: 293px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7528\" data-attachment-id=\"7528\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/dsavannah.com\/blog\/index.php\/us-disability-action-now\/liz_ssa_paperwork\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/dsavannah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Liz_SSA_paperwork.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1206,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Liz_SSA_paperwork\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Liz Burlingame, one of my #MEeps here in Georgia, allowed me to share this photo of her recent social security disability review.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/dsavannah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Liz_SSA_paperwork-283x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/dsavannah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Liz_SSA_paperwork-965x1024.jpeg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7528\" src=\"https:\/\/dsavannah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Liz_SSA_paperwork-283x300.jpeg\" alt=\"An arrangement of many pieces of paper from the Social Security Administration and offices of Disability Adjudication Services.\" width=\"283\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dsavannah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Liz_SSA_paperwork-283x300.jpeg 283w, https:\/\/dsavannah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Liz_SSA_paperwork-965x1024.jpeg 965w, https:\/\/dsavannah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Liz_SSA_paperwork-768x815.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dsavannah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Liz_SSA_paperwork.jpeg 1206w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7528\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Liz Burlingame, one of my #MEeps here in Georgia, allowed me to share this photo of her recent social security disability review. See below for her comments about the process.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>CLS says, &#8220;Most people would have to prove disability every two years. If Social Security moves forward with this proposal more than two million people will be at risk of losing benefits over the next ten years. These are people with severe disabilities who can\u2019t work.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The main request for action is to submit a comment. <strong>Social Security is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regulations.gov\/comment?D=SSA-2018-0026-0001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">collecting comments<\/a> on the new rules until January 17th, 2020. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CLS provides <a href=\"https:\/\/clsphila.org\/public-benefits\/nonewburdens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sample language<\/a> on their page about this (scroll down; it&#8217;s just below the video), but you are encouraged to PERSONALIZE it for maximum effect.<\/p>\n<p>CLS has made a short <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Q_VeUHxKGkA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video<\/a> (posted on their page an on youtube) to help explain the issue and ways you can take action.<\/p>\n<p>(Update on 1\/16): <a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-1loqt21 r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs r-1ny4l3l\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattbc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-haspopup=\"false\" data-focusable=\"true\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Matthew Cortland, Esq.<\/span><\/a> has written a very good post (far more edifying than my own!) on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/nosocialsecurity-32360088?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=postshare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patreon<\/a> summarizing the suggested changes, and offering a very good guide about submitting your own comments.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #77287b;\"><b>dSavannah notes:<\/b><\/span>I know from personal experience that the process of applying for social security disability is inhumane, demoralizing, unfair, horrible, and makes you feel like a criminal. And it&#8217;s NOT easy. At. All. And it&#8217;s not a great payout, either. (I&#8217;m still in limbo in this process. And it&#8217;s been five years.)<\/p>\n<p>You know the phrase \u201cinnocent until proven guilty\u201d, which our justice system is supposedly founded on? Well, this system is the opposite &#8211; it says you are guilty of being well. And it ignores evidence of you being sick if it feels like it.<\/p>\n<p>Trust me. No one wants to be disabled. No one wants to need the help.<\/p>\n<p>I would rather scrub toilets in the men&#8217;s restroom at a truck stop than be this sick and deal with this nonsense.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #77287b;\"><b>Please comment and let the administration know that these new rules are ridiculous, onerous, and horrible!<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #77287b;\"><b>Fellow MEep <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LizMEActGA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Liz Burlingame<\/a><\/b><\/span> shared these thoughts along with her photo (above), and said I could use them:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"365\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/dsavannah.com\/blog\/index.php\/esdon-on-teamorange\/openquote4-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/dsavannah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/openquote41.gif\" data-orig-size=\"65,96\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"openquote4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/dsavannah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/openquote41.gif\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/dsavannah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/openquote41.gif\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-365\" src=\"https:\/\/dsavannah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/openquote41.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"65\" height=\"96\" \/>The Social Security Administration just announced that it wants to change its rules for people who get disability benefits, including SSI. Most people would have to prove disability every two years.<\/p>\n<p>This is an inordinately bad idea. Here\u2019s why.<\/p>\n<p>On September 5, 2018 I received the notification that my SSA disability case was subject to a review. Over the next 13 months, I would receive more than half a dozen pieces of correspondence from three separate offices including the SSA and 2 offices of Disability Adjudication Services, or DAS.<\/p>\n<p>The review included multiple forms requesting information \u2013 some 2 dozen pages for me to complete, sign and send back. There were follow-up requests for additional information. I was notified that I would be required to submit to an exam by one of SSA\u2019s own physicians. I was given 10 days to sign and return the Appointment Reply Form, make arrangements for transportation (I am too sick to drive) and show up at that doctor\u2019s office, (a doctor I had never met and knew nothing about).<\/p>\n<p>I collected testimony from my physician, testimony from my mother and primary caregiver. I wrote my own appeal and sent a picture of myself because I\u2019m human and I wanted them to see my face.<\/p>\n<p>In October of 2019, I was notified that my disability claim is continuing. The very notion that I might be forced to endure this process again in a mere 2 years is untenable.<\/p>\n<p>Make no mistake, I am one of the lucky ones. I am disabled with a chronic illness that has no cure, but I am extraordinarily blessed for what I have got. I have a family that took me in when I could no longer live independently, I have friends that supply encouragement and practical help like transportation. I have an internet connection and a computer to access information. I have met social media friends who provide invaluable support, not to mention advice on how to maneuver through a process that feels outright menacing.<\/p>\n<p>If any of these advantages were missing, the review would be almost impossible to complete. People who are totally eligible for benefits are being routinely denied due to flaws in the review process.<\/p>\n<p>The demands of a disability review not only make people sicker, it is a de-humanizing process. It\u2019s de-humanizing not just for the patients but also for the SSA and DAS staff who are forced to contend with a truly broken system.<\/p>\n<p>Change is needed but increasing the frequency of reviews benefits no one.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>So what can you do?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Read the proposed rule on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2019\/11\/18\/2019-24700\/rules-regarding-the-frequency-and-notice-of-continuing-disability-reviews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Federal Register<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Read <a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-1loqt21 r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs r-1ny4l3l\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattbc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-haspopup=\"false\" data-focusable=\"true\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Matthew Cortland, Esq.<\/span><\/a>&#8216;s guide to this issue on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/nosocialsecurity-32360088?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=postshare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patreon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2019\/11\/18\/2019-24700\/rules-regarding-the-frequency-and-notice-of-continuing-disability-reviews#open-comment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #77287b;\"><b>Submit your comments<\/b><\/span><\/a> against the new rules.<\/p>\n<p>Share this post with the hashtag <strong><span class=\"sc-1di2uql-1 coocnO\" data-tag=\"post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nosocialsecuritycuts?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Ehashtag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NoSocialSecurityCuts<\/a>! 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