Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability: Getting & Keeping Your Benefits

Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability is an essential book for anyone dealing with a long-term or permanent disability. Written both for first-time applicants and those who already receive Social Security Disability, Dr. David Morton's book demystifies the program in plain English, thoroughly explaining: *what Social Security disability is *what benefits are available to disabled children *how to prove a disability *how age, education and work experience affect benefits *whether or not one can work while receiving benefits *how to appeal a denial of benefits *how to respond to a Continuing Disability Review *and much more Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability also provides in-depth information on various health problems, including breathing disabilities, heart disease, mental disorders, speech impairments, cancer, immune system disorders -- and much more The 2nd edition, completely updated with the latest rules and medical listings, provides new information on handling appeals hearings, and shows how to participate in the Ticket to Work and Ticket to Hire programs. User-friendly appendices translate bureaucratic terms, provide medical-vocational rules, and list Social Security benefit publications.