As many of our Fresno and Oakland readers know, getting access to disability benefits starts with a diagnosis of a debilitating illness, disease or health condition. Without this diagnosis, applications for benefits are left in limbo or even denied because the Social...
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Month: September 2015
The prosthetic arm that promises the sense of touch to amputees
Imagine for a moment that you have lost one of your arms because of a serious injury. Without your arm, you have lost the ability to perform certain tasks as well as your ability to feel the world around you. Though you may have a prosthetic arm that helps you regain...
Overcoming ignorance about what disability should ‘look like’
Despite how far America has come in the past few decades, disability is still very misunderstood. And sadly, ignorance about what it means to be disabled often leads to insults, insensitivity and lack of empathy for those struggling to live as others do.Perhaps the...
Don’t fall for these disability myths
There are many myths out there about disability benefits. As a law firm that helps people secure Social Security Disability benefits, our clients ask about these myths from time to time, so we’d like to address a few of them today.Myth: It is not worth applying for...