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From: cas@mtdcb.att.com (Clifford A Stevens, Jr)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: Employment Issues
Summary: Once!
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Date: 4 Sep 90 02:23:02 GMT
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Index Number: 10053

In article <13732@bunker.UUCP>, Gene.Zeak@p0.f219.n137.z1.fidonet.org
(Gene Zeak) writes:
GZ> Index Number: 10015
GZ> 
GZ>  BK> Gene, I'm glad that you mentioned the benefits question.  As I receive 
GZ>  BK> SSDI, I can work at a place like Pizza Hut, and if I work part time, I 
GZ>  BK> can still keep my benefits.  It may be that this is only true 
GZ>  BK> for the blind, but that should include you.  Have you ever 
GZ>  BK> worked at a job for 
GZ>  BK> over 2 years?  If so, you should be able to get these benefits, 
GZ>  BK> assuming that you don't work now, or that you work part time or 
GZ>  BK> something.
GZ>  BK> Bill
GZ> SSA has a trial work period I can take advantage of for 9 months.  
GZ> They look at a number of things to see if you are able to perform 
GZ> "gainful and substantial work."  Part of that is your income.  For me 
GZ> that amount is $500.00 a month, for a blind person  it is $750.00.

Exactly, but you only get 1 trial work period in your lifetime!
Like in my case, I was on SSDI, went back to work and couldn't cut
it (I didn't know about the restriction when I went back, so I took
the trial.), so I was put back on disability.  When that started I
was informed one trial work period per lifetime!  I guess that is
to keep people from abusing the triaal!

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