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ANONYMOUS
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, May 01, 2001 - 9:59 pm: | 
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ALTHOUGH YOU HAVE SOMEWHAT ANSWERED MY QUESTION ABOUT TAKING SOME "PERSONAL INTEREST/FUN" COURSES AT A COMMUNITY COLLEGE, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT I MADE MYSELF CLEAR THAT I ALREADY HAVE A COLLEGE EDUCATION BEHIND ME, BUT HAVE BEEN ON FULL/PERMANENT DISABILITY IN THE STATE OF NC FOR 5 YEARS NOW DUE TO A RARE HEALTH CONDITION WHICH IS LIFE THREATENING AT TIMES AND HAS NO HOPE OF EVER BEING MEDICALLY CORRECTED. I AM ONLY WANTING TO TAKE A COURSE OR TWO FOR PERSONAL INTEREST NOT FOR AN EDUCATION OR "EDUCATING MYSELF OUT OF DISABILITY". COULD THIS STILL AFFECT MY DISABILITY BENEFITS IN ANY WAY? |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, May 02, 2001 - 5:28 am: |
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The short answer is, yes.
The long answer: Any activity that engaged in in a regular way tends to show that one might be able to work. Thus, depending on your pattern of activity when you are going to school, that activity might invite review, and might cause some to say that you could work.
On the other hand, if your pattern of activity is erratic because of your disability, that might tend to prove that you cannot work.
If the classes you take impose little by way of time demands, the Administration might ultimately rule that you still cannot work. But it might trigger a review if they find out, anyway. |
JRVIDMAN
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, June 27, 2001 - 9:26 am: |
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MY SON'S MOTHER IS ON SSI. SHE WANT TO CONTRIBUTE TO HIS COLLEGE EDUCATION. IS THERE ANY WAY FOR HER TO OBTAIN MONIES TO CONTRIBUTE TO HIS COLLEGE EDUCATION?
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That is not my area of expertise, but I invite anyone else who knows of any programs to respond. |
ANONYMOUS
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, April 28, 2001 - 10:46 pm: |
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I HAVE A RARE HEALTH/INTERNAL BLEEDING DISORDER. HAVE BEEN ON DISABILITY FOR NEARLY 5 YEARS WITH NO HOPE OF DISORDER BEING MEDICALLY CORRECTED. I WANT TO KNOW IF TAKING A COURSE OR 2 AT A COMMUNITY COLLEGE JUST "FOR FUN/SOMETHING TO DO" AS A PERSONAL INTEREST WOULD BE ANYTHING THAT MIGHT JEPORDIZE MY DISABILITY.???
IN NORTH CAROLINA |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, April 30, 2001 - 5:29 am: |
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Anonymous, any activity that you can engage in on a regular basis tends to prove that you might be able to do some work. So attending college does involve some risk in that regard.
While there is a risk, there is often an argument that you should try to go to school. If you can qualify yourself in a high demand, high pay, low exertion field, you can sometimes educate yourself out of your disability.
You must balance this risk and benefit. |
G. Carberry
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, January 08, 2002 - 9:12 pm: |
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I am 41 years old and have severe osteoarthritis in the hips. I had a hip replacement on the right hip at age 35. I need another hip replacement on the left side. I am in pain and have difficulty walking or standing for long periods of time. I cannot kneel or bend for any lenght of time. I have had employment problems on and off due to this condition for years now. I had the replacement in 1995 and tried to work in early 1996 and lasted only 3 months. I got back to work in 1997, but again had problems. I got work in 1998, but only for 6 months. These jobs have been in the service industry. I worked for nearly 20 years in the forestry industry, but due to my leg problems, I cannot work in that field. I was working part-time from September to December of this year at a pizza restaurant making pizza. I could not tolerate standing so have quit. I do not have the education at this time to do less strenous work, but am attending school for mechanical engineering/Cad. I do not know what if this will hurt my chance of disability or not. I am trying to educate myself in to a position that I could work from a wheel chair if necessary. I was told by my surgeon that it is not a good idea to do a hip replacement on someone as young as I was, but there was no other choice. My hip was completely destroyed. He also stated that I could wear the hip out, if I continued in normal activities and if I did, at this point my hip could only be replaced once more. Any help or suggestions. should I try to apply for disability or is the fact that I am trying to get retrained going to impede my efforts? |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, January 11, 2002 - 6:01 am: |
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For those who can travel that difficult road, education is the highest and best way out of a disability. I would think long and hard before concluding that I would avoid education because it might hurt my disability claim.
I have had one judge suggest that surely if someone can go to school they can work, so that approach is not without risk.
I have convinced many judges that the pattern of physical performance required by most schools is very different from that required by employers. Teachers will accommodate breaks, absences, and all sorts of other irregularities for a good student. When you go to your hearing, have statements from your school showing such accommodations that would be inconsistent with work. Your teachers might have observed patterns of performance that actually strengthen your claim that you are disabled; and more often than being a problem, your efforts and their witness will be a help.
I would try both a disability claim and education.
I would get a good lawyer if I were doing that. |
rhonda johnson
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 12:12 am: |
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i have an son with an learnong disability and he wants to go to college this is his last year of school. is there an school that will help him farther his education. if so who do i talk to and how do i begin to help him |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 26, 2003 - 8:52 pm: |
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That is a good question. I do not know a lot about what might be available, but I do encourage you to continue your search. Anyone with a disability should get as much education as possible, to make them more employable. |
