tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619104197849134525.post3065500187617250365..comments2023-10-03T14:30:22.234-04:00Comments on Story of My Service Dog: $159Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12148829637378959413noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619104197849134525.post-26621678900517305672015-05-24T08:31:24.907-04:002015-05-24T08:31:24.907-04:00The people at my county office are pretty nice but...The people at my county office are pretty nice but they often don't know they answers to pretty basic questions I have. and it sure is a lot of work filling out all the forms and saving all the receipts and stuff.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12148829637378959413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619104197849134525.post-25063751260101811172015-05-24T08:06:05.935-04:002015-05-24T08:06:05.935-04:00Just went through a SNAP benefit review/renew a co...Just went through a SNAP benefit review/renew a couple of months back, what a joke. My only source of income is SSD. I have a lot of medical expenses that I have to pay for out of pocket that health insurance either does not pay for or have to pay for various co-pays. Also, just general meager living expenses such as rent, utilities etc. I can honestly say from personal experience, I hate these reviews. Having to save receipts etc and keeping them organized alone can be a daunting task. The public welfare office that I have to deal with is a joke. They employ people who are not knowledgeable and only get training on the basic general guidelines. Moreover, sadly the negative and humiliating way / manner that I have been treated by staff creates further anxiety and trauma. Before discovering / reaching out to others, I dealt with this process on my own. However by reaching out to various non profit agencies and advocacy groups. I have found the process to be somewhat less traumatic. As a disabled person, if one is unable to handle or represent him/herself in a given scenario that depicts discriminatory practices by any governing agency. Then it is time to call in the troops (so I call it). If its a scenario such as SNAP benefits, there is help out there. However there are a lot of discriminatory/traumatic scenarios where if one is not him/her self their own self advocate, when it involves disability rights, benefits etc. Its not easy being a self advocate, it can be traumatizing depending on the scenario. How ever sadly, there are those who are disabled that either don't know and or can't speak for him/her self that are getting what I call the raw end and still continue to not receive the benefits or services they need and require on a daily / monthly basis. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com