I live in Pennsylvania, United States. I'm visually impaired, to the point where I'm unable to read normal text, without a strong magnifier and a lot of time on my hands.

I'm unemployed; I lost my last job on account of my newly-acquired visual disability. It was work-from-home; at the time, I was already dealing with a partially paralyzed leg, and other issues. I now find myself having to fill out a lot of paperwork. Specifically, I'm applying for Medicaid, and I'm applying for SS disability through a law firm.

My parents have been assisting me with the paperwork. Since long before that, due to aforementioned difficulties, they've been paying many of my bills. This goes back years. The issue I'm running into now is an increasing reluctance, on their part, to provide help with the paperwork. This is manifesting directly, deliberately or otherwise, in mistakes and postponement. When I applied for food stamps, for example, my mother signed a form in lieu of my doctor, read it over several times, and mailed it that way. I had no idea until I got a phone call. While filing for Medicaid, she refused to list certain medical problems on the form. She simply refused to write them down, and I can't write myself, so I went with what she was willing to record. We were under short-term time constraints at the time.

Trying to file for disability through a law firm has been a nightmare. There is a large packet of redundant, frequently reworded, unclear, and "if yes, go to section 14; if no, go to section 38," paperwork. I would have had enough trouble with it previously, with my vision intact. My parents are having a lot of trouble with it, and it's actually been weeks since we worked on it. I'm not entirely sure that this law firm is even still willing to help me.

Is there a resource available by which I can find assistance with filling out this paperwork? These processes already take months, to years, each, and my mother is now talking about retiring. This is pulled out every time I visit. She'll start talking as follows: "I'm thinking about retiring, soon; I probably won't last past the end of this year, you need to find some way of working this out," etc. On top of other relationship issues with them, it's become very stressful. I can't talk about anything at all, without it being turned to that. Example: "I'm glad you're enjoying that audio-book. You should look into what it takes to become a voice actor; I'm thinking seriously about retirement..." and, so on.

I anticipate being told that I'll have to move back in with them. My life growing up, and when I previously required assistance, was very unpleasant. One winter, I was required to sleep in the unfinished garage, despite there being an empty bedroom. When I managed to find work (despite constantly being told that I wasn't even good enough for a gas station) I bought a car from them for $2,000. It took me months to save up for it, as I was paying most of my income in rent. My mother gave the vehicle to my brother-in-law's younger brother, and told me the money was owed to her anyway, for all the help she'd provided.

In case anyone is wondering about my lost job, I looked into filing a lawsuit, but I would not be physically capable of continuing my work for them. Having spoken to a disability advocate in Pennsylvania, that would be what I'd be able to sue for.