I don’t know how to word this but I’m just gonna say this is not meant to be a negative comment. The answer to your question is yes but if you haven’t worked much at all or at all then you’re not gonna get much out of Social Security disability you’re going to get the bare minimum. Whether or not you can survive on that depends on a lot of factors. Not to get into a terrible amount of detail here but you have been blind since birth so you’re kicking ass at the whole being blind thing. You would make a lot more money if you just get a job as a blind person instead of relying solely on Social Security disability. Your state and or your local lighthouse for the blind have services to help you for free to get back into the workforce and such you up for a proper future as a working blind individual and let you live a proper quality of life. They have many counselors and programs in schools that you can jump into and get trained to work as a blind adult and they do all this for free.

From what I've read, the answer is yes. The Social Security Administration has good info, but it's kind of hard to parse. Call them, and asking or going in if you can might be a good idea. You don't have to apply until you're ready.

Have you worked 40 quarters? If not I think it's SSI you apply for.

Are you able to collect from a parent’s income? I don’t know. Both my brothers are blind and I think one was able to collect based on my fathers income.

My mother went legally blind at 17. She’s 66 now and has never been able to collect social security or disability for “lack of credits”. So basically they said she didn’t work enough to earn social security. Just make sure you find out how many are needed I guess so you don’t fall into that category.

I think so. Call your local Social Security office.

Yes you can apply and qualify. You only have to have a disability. When it occured doesn't matter.

If you don’t work enough it would be ssi but make sure that you can’t work first. If you are working as you say keep working.

I am on it myself but want to get off it as soon as I can. I am in school and can’t work school takes up all my time, so it’s kind of my way out for the moment.

You don’t get a lot regardless then there’s a cap on how much you can earn or work so not roses and daisies. But it has been helpful for now.

I rather work myself but sometimes it can be justified. But often even deaf blind people can work. But with ssdi it’s the more you work the better. If you don’t work enough you can still get some help but it would be ssi. I. Don’t have enough work or haven’t done that much so I get ssi.

You'll have better luck counting as a "disabled adult child" aka someone who became disabled before age 22. Make sure you gather medical records asserting such, for example from the doctors your parents took you to as a child.

When one/both your parents retire/become disabled/die, as an adult disabled child you can collect off their SSDI record. This is much better than SSI which is less money, has lots of restrictions for how many assets you may have, as well as gets reduced if you work even a little bit, or even if someone gives you a free place to live.