is there a soc.sec. fund to assist handicap children (cerebral palsy?!
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United Cerebral Palsy Associations, Inc.
1660 L Street N.W., Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202)776-0406; (202) 973-7197 (TT)
(800) 872-5827 (V/TT)
E-mail: ucpanatl@ucpa.org
Web Address: http://www.ucpa.org
Independent Living Research Utilization Project (ILRU) The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research
2323 South Sheppard, Suite 1000
Houston, TX 77019
(713) 520-0232; (713) 520-5136 (TT)
E-mail: ilru@bcm.tmc.edu
Web address: http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/ilru
National Easter Seal Society, Inc.
230 West Monroe Street, Suite 1800
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 726-6200; (312) 726-4258 (TT)
(800) 221-6827
E-mail: nessinfo@seals.com
Web address: http://www.seals.com
National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)
8455 Colesville Road
Suite 935
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3319
(301) 588-9284 (TT/Voice); (800) 346-2742
Web address: http://www.naric.com/naric
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Contact your local S.S Office and apply for SSDI(Social Security Disability Insurance) I believe you have to apply as the parent if child is minor. This benifit covers alot of Mental Health Disabilities as well as Physical.
contact the ss office file out the form let the dr know what you are doing they will contact the dr get the dr reports go from there, some times you might get turned down dont give up in your area there should be attorneys who handle cases you hire one you dont pay them until they have won the case, it goes back till birth in your child case it will be till death of the child as long as the child live
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i my self had to go to a attorney i am so glad i did.
I know that if you are on disability you can apply for. Only if you are the guardian of a such person. You may want to call your local social services office and see what you are eligible for. It is highly possible that you could be eligible under this circumstance
Call your local social security office for the most accurate information.
I believe someone with a debilitating condition like cerebral palsy would be considered at least partially disabled in the legal sense. The specific disease doesn't really matter so much as the percentage of disability it causes. A doctor would most likely be required to examine the person and sign off on a disability form.
If you are not employable because of a handicap or mental condition, you should be eligible for some form of social security payment per month. It's not an easy process, but I've known people who can support themselves with this income.
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