The Disability Thing

believe it or not, i’ve actually moved on this. i called the local DBSA chapter and got the names of two lawyers. a year or two ago Brian and i went to a meeting there where one of the attorneys gave a presentation about applying for disability, but i couldn’t remember his name. anyway, i left a message on DBSA’s machine, and someone called me back the next day.

i contacted both the lawyers, and it turns out that one of them actually practices employment discrimination law, not disability. he’s the one whose office is probably closer–it’s in the (312) area code; the other guy is in (847)?so probably 847 is the one i need to talk to, even if it’s farther away.

anyway, when i called both offices on Thursday and Friday respectively, both lawyers were on the phone and i left messages for each. i haven’t heard back yet, so i’ll call back tomorrow or Tuesday.

i also found out that you can still get disability if you have a job but make less than $830 month. my pdoc will be glad to hear that because it means that i could teach a class, maybe even two, a semester and still qualify. how sad is that? but my degree won’t go to waste. just my time.