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This is me three years ago. A lot has happened since I wrote that post. My brother got on disability, I had access to medical and psychiatric care for the first time in my life, and while I was still mostly homebound I had hope that our lives would eventually get better. Then my brother died quickly after a cancer diagnosis, I had a horrible, god-awful experience in a psychiatric hospital, stopped seeing my psychiatrist, rationalized not taking my medication because I would soon be without insurance anyway, and I pushed the only people willing and able to help me away. I've been trying and failing and giving up for almost a year. This is me three years later trying again. [more inside]
posted by Cdr Sara Bellum on May 21, 2013 - 20 answers

A relative of mine is on SSI (and has been for a decade). He has always lived with family members until recently. He just moved to a different state (WA) and rented a room in a house occupied by a couple. The rental house owners put him on the lease. Of the couple, only the female is on the lease. When he went to the SSA office to change address, the worker wants the couples income and expense information before they will approve his SSI transfer. Is this normal? [more inside]
posted by batikrose on Apr 5, 2013 - 6 answers

I went to a temp agency. Their paperwork included some questions to see if an employer would qualify for a Work Opportunity Tax Credit by hiring me. I answered yes, because I have received SSI within the last 60 days. Could I have chosen not to reveal my disability status without being accused of giving false information? [more inside]
posted by aphorist on Dec 23, 2012 - 4 answers

My fiancée and I are thinking of getting married in a few months and we're both still in school, I work part time and make about $20,000 a year. She does not work but receives vocational rehab and Social Security (SSI) for her permeant disability she was born with. [more inside]
posted by snow_mac on Oct 9, 2012 - 7 answers

I can't keep living on disability. I can't go back to school. I'm not good with people. How do I find a part-time job that I can do? Are there no very-part-time CS jobs aside from freelancing? [more inside]
posted by mock muppet on Aug 8, 2012 - 5 answers

How likely is it that my Social Security disability claim was denied because my case worker was a jerk? [more inside]
posted by Evilspork on Jul 13, 2012 - 13 answers

Please help me find a purpose in life. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 16, 2011 - 15 answers

What are some good part-time jobs for a person on an SSI disability who doesn't want to make more than $720 per month? [more inside]
posted by aphorist on Jun 14, 2011 - 9 answers

Help me figure out whether my mom qualifies for disability, and how to get it if she does. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 13, 2011 - 8 answers

I live in Middlesex County in New Jersey. I have begun the application for disabilty due to anxiety and depression. I am worried I might need a lawyer, I have no money, and I don't know where to start. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 28, 2011 - 5 answers

My supplier is providing data at the promised frequency. I'm fetching it, and it's changing as expected, but the rendering of the data on my website does not reflect the changes. Any ideas what's going on? Details inside... [more inside]
posted by Fred Mars on Nov 6, 2010 - 5 answers

How do I navigate Social Security to qualify for Medicaid, SSI and disability for mental health services? How do I find an advocate to guide me through the walls of paperwork and decisions? Sub-question: what are current mental health institutions like for in-patient treatment? [more inside]
posted by loquacious on Nov 5, 2009 - 13 answers

Does anyone have experience with someone who is 21 applying for permanent disability benefits? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 14, 2009 - 13 answers

How do I get Server Side Includes working in pages with a .htm extension on IIS? [more inside]
posted by Mr. Anthropomorphism on Jun 29, 2009 - 5 answers

What is the best way to include the same content on multiple web pages? (e.g. SSI, PHP, Javascript...) [more inside]
posted by Fluffy654 on Aug 30, 2008 - 9 answers

Hello all. Building a new website for a company and would very much like to incorporate a navigational system such as exists on the left hand side of this site. [more inside]
posted by j.p. Hung on Jun 25, 2008 - 8 answers

A friend who is severely disabled and volunteers at our school is hoping to get the Economic Stimulus Payment. According to the IRS he is totally eligible, but there's a catch. [more inside]
posted by snsranch on May 12, 2008 - 9 answers

What can I do to continue recieivng SSI and Medicaid benefits if I received a lump sum insurance proceeds? [more inside]
posted by pikaboy202 on Mar 6, 2007 - 11 answers

Regarding this previous MeFi thread, how did I get server side includes to work? [more inside]
posted by IndigoRain on May 10, 2006 - 9 answers

What are the negative consequences of placing Web page HTML code into multiple SSI files? [more inside]
posted by chase on Feb 6, 2006 - 15 answers

htaccess, SSI, and PHP parsing. Can one file get both php and ssi parsing? if yes, how, if not, help! [*]
posted by gramcracker on Aug 11, 2004 - 10 answers