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Free seminar on understanding employment issues for people with psychiatric and/or developmental disabilities
The People with Disabilities Foundation will be sponsoring a free seminar on understanding employment issues for people with psychiatric/and or developmental disabilities. The panel lecture
Can I get Social Security Disability if I have carpal tunnel syndrome?
As I was driving back from Novato after seeing my doctor I was wondering if I would qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance. Today my
What holds up the processing of your disability case?
I was recently reading some other blogs and came across a website and blog by Tim Moore, a former disability adjudicator who used to work
Six tips to prepare for your Social Security disability hearing
I would like to give you some of the tips I use in preparing my clients for their Social Security hearings in front of Administrative
Update on immigration issues for Social Security practitioners
Last weekend I gave a presentation along with my colleague, David Wright, at a conference of Social Security practitioners. The conference was geared towards experienced
California’s 2009 budget reduces SSI cost of living adjustment
On February 20, Governor Schwarzenegger signed into law a much-debated budget plan. You may find the budget documents on the website of the California Department
Romania is now included in the Visa Waiver Program
It is difficult for people from some countries to travel to the United States because they need to obtain a visa before traveling. Most Europeans
How to Get a Faster Social Security Disability Hearing
At the Law Office of Geri N. Kahn we have been helping clients get faster social security disability hearings for more than 30 years. Today
It is now easier to apply for SSI
It has been difficult in the past to apply for SSI because you had to call the field office or the 1-800 customer service number
Can I be found guilty of a false claim to U.S. citizenship when my statement was not made to an immigration official?
I am currently working on a case for a client who applied for a Social Security card claiming that he was a U.S. citizen.
Rally to End Title 42 Expulsions and Welcome Asylum Seekers With Dignity
There will be an Immigration Rally today at the federal building in San Francisco! Several immigrants’ rights groups together with Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity
Five tips to prepare for your telephone disability hearing
I do many telephonic disability hearings with my clients in the San Francisco Bay Area. While it is better to appear in person, the Social
