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Looking for advice (self.Blind)
submitted by Pato602
Looking for advice on where to start what to do. Recently (year and a half). Had had lots of vision issues and tried my best to to believe my life would return to normal and it's to to accept the fact it's not.
Just wanted to know what I should start doing preparing for I'll list some info.
31/m/az
Still hold my current job of 9 years. And prior top that had 3 smaller jobs highschool and schooling to be a mechanic.
I've been on short term but was told I need tom
ove to long term disability that's also part of my work
I'm currently blind, completely in one eye and count fingers in the other with barely any peripheral,night vision and bad photophobia. Have had around 15 surguries on my eyes with more most likely coming ng.
Do I still apply for gov disability whole trying to get long term? And do I apply for SSI or SSDI?
Sorry for the run ons and if there any mistakes, thanks!
This is cross posted didn't see this sun until after
Just wanted to know what I should start doing preparing for I'll list some info.
31/m/az
Still hold my current job of 9 years. And prior top that had 3 smaller jobs highschool and schooling to be a mechanic.
I've been on short term but was told I need tom
ove to long term disability that's also part of my work
I'm currently blind, completely in one eye and count fingers in the other with barely any peripheral,night vision and bad photophobia. Have had around 15 surguries on my eyes with more most likely coming ng.
Do I still apply for gov disability whole trying to get long term? And do I apply for SSI or SSDI?
Sorry for the run ons and if there any mistakes, thanks!
This is cross posted didn't see this sun until after
B-dub31 4 points 1y ago
What do you do for a living? Is your current career something you could do with accommodations? If not, then you can decide to apply for disability benefits or to pursue training for another field. If the vision in your better eye is 20/200 or worse when corrected or you have less than a 20% field of vision, you should automatically qualify for SSDI benefits. If you apply for long-term disability benefits through your job, you should go ahead and apply for SSDI as well. Most long-term disability will only cover you for 2 years before they require you to apply.
Have you seen a low vision specialist yet? They can help with assistive products and referring you to additional resources.
Have you seen a low vision specialist yet? They can help with assistive products and referring you to additional resources.
gunfart 3 points 1y ago
as a resident of arizona as well, i'd suggest looking into getting some resources from whichever facility for the blind that is closest to you. it doesn't hurt to start getting those things lined up earlier than later.
matt_may 1 points 1y ago
Do you have a supplemental long term disability policy with your employer? If you don't, it's up to your employer how long they pay for long term. If you have a policy, they are usually written to cover a percent of your prior earnings after SSDI has kicked in. So it would be SSDI + LTD = 50 or 60% of your former salary.
It can be very complicated and no one makes it easy to understand. But you can get through it. Your state probably has a blind services that can help.
It can be very complicated and no one makes it easy to understand. But you can get through it. Your state probably has a blind services that can help.
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