Social Security and Disability Resource Center

One of our readers recommended that we include a link to the Social Security and Disability Resource Center. We checked it out, and it seems to contain some valuable content. Here’s a description of the site from our reader: The Social Security and Disability Resource Center website provides answers to questions concerning how to apply [...]

Posted on February 18, 2011 Filed Under Disability, Social Security | 1 Comment

What Can an Occupational Therapist Do for You?

When you have bipolar disorder, you hear a lot about what a psychiatrist and psychotherapist can do for you, but you rarely hear about and may never even consider consulting an occupational therapist (OT). And why would you? OTs are trained to assist people with physical disabilities, right? People who are visually or hearing impaired, [...]

Posted on November 3, 2008 Filed Under Career, Disability | 4 Comments

Bipolar Work-Related Issues

We’re currently working on a post about bipolar work-related issues. In the meantime, I’d like to gather input from consumers, attorneys, occupational therapists, and others who’ve dealt with these issues or counseled others on how to deal with them. Specifically, we are seeking the following input: If you’ve resigned from a job due to the symptoms [...]

Posted on October 15, 2008 Filed Under Career, Disability, Opinions, Social Security | 12 Comments

Need a Social Security Disability Attorney?

I’m currently trying to track down a Social Security disability attorney who has experience filing for people who have bipolar disorder. (They’re like cops – there’s never one around when you need one.) I plan on interviewing the attorney and posting a Q&A here on strategies and tips. Here are some of the questions I [...]

Posted on March 26, 2008 Filed Under Career, Disability, Social Security | 8 Comments

Filing for Disability Benefits

An intense period of mania or depression can make you feel like you’ve been hit by a truck. You may feel exhausted. You may be unable to concentrate or remember certain details. You may become intolerant of colleagues and others you must deal with on the job. Your family life is also very likely to [...]

Posted on March 17, 2008 Filed Under Career, Disability, Social Security | 2 Comments

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