If you have a handicap/disability and are an adult now. never tried to get disability. can you now?

Question

A family member of mine was born with a handicap (cerebral palsy) walks with a limp. now is an adult. and now wants to try for disability. what are his chances of receiving it? and what will he have to do to get it? seeing he is an adult male now. he has worked over the years and always gets the same kind of jobs. that consists of standing in the fast food industry. please reply anyone. thanks.

Answer 1

Yes, adults can get Disability.

Depending on how a person qualify for Disability, if they worked long enough they can get Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Medicare or they can get SSDI and Medicare through a Disabled parent who is already receiving SSDI and Medicare.

If they do not meet the length of years worked requirement, then they could get Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid.

I get Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid. I was an adult when I got onto SSI and Medicaid.

My only child who is an adult gets Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid. My only child also gets Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Medicare through his Disabled father's Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) (and Medicare) claim.

Social Security Administration (SSA)

www.ssa.gov

www.socialsecurity.gov

Answer 2

adults do get disability--are you talking about supplemental security income (SSI) or actual disability (SSDI)

children get SSI

adults who work, but have limited income due to a disability get SSI

unless his disability has worsened he should not be eligible fro SSDI--that is for people that CANNOT work any job

Answer 3

absolutely yes go to your local office and apply now

Answer 4

Your family member can absolutely apply for disability at any time. They would need to contact Social Security for an application and perhaps need medical documentation. If he received any services in school he can also ask them for documentation.

I am a special education administrator and we get requests often from adults who seek social security disability. We have to complete the paperwork and send it in for them.  

Answer 5

He may be able to get approved for permanent disability as long as the person is unable to perform Any type of job as a result of the disability(s).  Perhaps he can talk with a social security disability attorney/lawyer and they usually don't get paid unless the client (your relative) gets approved by social security administration (ssa) with the proper documentation by physicians and therapists or such.  

Please don't allow your relative to sign any kind of contract without reading the fine print as not all (but most) social security attorneys will work on a contingency basis.  If the client does get approved, the lawyer would then get a portion of the client's backpay from a certain time after they completed the application.  It's not uncommon for a person to be denied disability the first two times (then one would need to file for an appeal) though not sure about if the person has a developmental disability such as cerebral palsy.

The website for ssa:  http://www.ssa.gov

Here is a site that offers info and tips for those applying for permanent disability.  I don't personally know anything about the website other than the author of the site supposedly worked for the disability-medicaid (may not be in same office or building in all regions) office and was a disability claims examiner or such.  Just an fyi that the answer about a person being able to work while receiving disability is true (on a part-time basis), however, it may be more difficult to initially get approved by ssa if one does have even a part-time job:  http://www.disabilitysecrets.com