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Posted By Shawn

I agree 100%. There are a lot of deaf people who do abuse their SSI. However, there are some problems in the deaf community that gives deaf people no choice. For example, the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind provides mediocre education to their students and do not provide a high school diploma only a certificate of completion. No college will accept that. If we truly want to have deaf people become more dependent on themselves then we need to make sure that they are provided great education using either integrated schools with a proper certified interpreter or provide education that gives deafies stronger grammer skills and even stronger mathmatics. I am a C.O.D.A and have seen my mother struggle and I have seen her overcome her barriers and graduate college with her AA in prelaw. It all depends on the deafies commitment.

Posted By Daphne

I agree with you both about abuse SSI but you guys should not judge those Deafies getting SSI/SSDI whatever reasons for not getting jobs etc.., but I have seen many hearing parents of deaf children even even parents of teens are abusing their benefits too.come on not the deaf faults it systems and hearing parents are using their kids' benefits..thanks..

Posted By RAY

I understand about ssi or ssdi either way. I know right now deaf or hard of hearing try to find good job. Most of boss can pick 1 out of 1000 deaf get good job. I have friend who work like part time job with wage like $7.50 an hours. Can u think meet that mortage or other bill. It is possible for deaf who can do that, They would like to get ssi or ssdi better safe for payment. If u would like to work $7.50 u will refuse for that job. Right now in usa deaf people who got layoff or fired or any quit job. Now i see deaf try hard to find job with better pay. I am very lucky to get job almost 40 years. Soon I will retired still may looking for job for part time. I travel from home to company almost 1 and half hours travel to one way. now gas and toll are going higher pay for it. That is why I cant find good job where I live. My penison and ss will be better for retired. I can part time so I can work at live closer home.

Posted By Socorro

I agree with you some but some of jobs reject deaf as dibality. How can deaf support their families and some are very expensive and couldn't afford for living which some couldn't cover for the needs. For abusing whom people as deaf using money to spend for drugs or much of frauds is wrongful . Of course but for a purpose to survive like homeless whom need a food or living in a studio and thing like these. I notice a lot of people using ssi are becoming harder on their budgets as I can see. It really very hard to make an explainable for the people who uses SSI and we can't see how they using it for reason or for some none.

Posted By Teresa

i mean not want to work.. I want to work.. It is hard for me to get a job, still looking for it and voctional rehabitonal counsler trying thier best that they can help me!!