Comments on: Scoop Essentials: The Dollars And Cents Of Disability http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2009/04/07/dollars-cents-disability/2792/ Developmental Disability News Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:18:17 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: hl2112 http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2009/04/07/dollars-cents-disability/2792/comment-page-1/#comment-327 hl2112 Wed, 27 May 2009 20:45:24 +0000 http://www.disabilityscoop.com/?p=2792#comment-327 First, if you are on SSDI you can have a limitless amount of resources anywhere in the USA. It's SSI that has a limit of $2000.00. That is, you can be a milioniare and be eligible for SSDI. Alsdo, you are able to work on ssdi. The SGA for 2009 is $980.00 First, if you are on SSDI you can have a limitless amount of resources anywhere in the USA. It’s SSI that has a limit of $2000.00.

That is, you can be a milioniare and be eligible for SSDI.

Alsdo, you are able to work on ssdi. The SGA for 2009 is $980.00

]]> By: Carol S http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2009/04/07/dollars-cents-disability/2792/comment-page-1/#comment-210 Carol S Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:51:02 +0000 http://www.disabilityscoop.com/?p=2792#comment-210 As a high school special ed teacher and as a parent of a student with special needs, I think this article provides great information and is worth sharing with other parents of special needs students. As a high school special ed teacher and as a parent of a student with special needs, I think this article provides great information and is worth sharing with other parents of special needs students.

]]> By: BenefitStudio http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2009/04/07/dollars-cents-disability/2792/comment-page-1/#comment-207 BenefitStudio Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:06:00 +0000 http://www.disabilityscoop.com/?p=2792#comment-207 As a client of Diedre Wachbrit, I was delighted when I came across this article. Diedre set up a special needs trust for my daughter in 2003 and has been a great resource to our family since we met her. As a client of Diedre Wachbrit, I was delighted when I came across this article. Diedre set up a special needs trust for my daughter in 2003 and has been a great resource to our family since we met her.

]]> By: Matt Toohey http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2009/04/07/dollars-cents-disability/2792/comment-page-1/#comment-206 Matt Toohey Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:46:43 +0000 http://www.disabilityscoop.com/?p=2792#comment-206 The author speaks of conservatorship or guardianship as a necessity if someone is cognitively disabled. I would respectfully disagree that this is a necessity as their are other alternatives for legal representation that do not result in what can be seen as giving up one's rights to make decisions. Guardianship is used far too often when other alternatives can assist one to make informed decisions yet still maintain their legal rights. The author speaks of conservatorship or guardianship as a necessity if someone is cognitively disabled. I would respectfully disagree that this is a necessity as their are other alternatives for legal representation that do not result in what can be seen as giving up one’s rights to make decisions. Guardianship is used far too often when other alternatives can assist one to make informed decisions yet still maintain their legal rights.

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