tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512974252421215566.post6767028398023593830..comments2024-03-25T10:23:36.615-05:00Comments on Smart Ass Cripple: Crippled in the Eyes of the StateSmart Ass Cripplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13017074589165581514noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512974252421215566.post-67369363019894974632011-11-18T21:20:49.750-06:002011-11-18T21:20:49.750-06:00I helped my sister fill out her are-you-still-disa...I helped my sister fill out her are-you-still-disabled paperwork once (she has difficulty concentrating, plus paranoia and a tremor which makes it hard to write on top of her other diagnoses)... we got super silly & slap-happy. Hers is for mental health issues, and one of the questions--no kidding--was "why are you filling out this paperwork?" And I half-jokingly said to my sister, "We should put 'Because the voices in my head told me to.'" Completely ridiculous.kadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09508178733709115530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512974252421215566.post-43060863399034840112011-11-07T23:21:18.446-06:002011-11-07T23:21:18.446-06:00These annual evaluations aren't just to determ...These annual evaluations aren't just to determine if you're still crippled, they're also used to determine whether they can cut your hours or toss you into a nursing home if you step out of line. In my state, in addition to the already intrusive and unpleasant questions, they recently added questions about bathroom habits that no able-bodied person would ever put up with. I asked the nurse why they were getting so specific, and she told me it was so they could "get people on a schedule" and consolidate their bathroom visits. I was horrified at this attempt at micromanagement by the government, and told her, "Write this down. I'll go to the bathroom whenever and however I feel like it!"Disabled NYChttp://www.disablednyc.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512974252421215566.post-51954235936959101852011-11-07T00:18:27.840-06:002011-11-07T00:18:27.840-06:00During my Mental Evaluation for SSDI the doctor as...During my Mental Evaluation for SSDI the doctor asked me some math questions. If I get them right does that mean I am sane and do not get my disability?<br /><br />Pondering over here too.Emily Cullenhttp://www.mamasick.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512974252421215566.post-38455687653916687022011-11-06T16:56:54.465-06:002011-11-06T16:56:54.465-06:00Maybe "Cook County Out Of My Cortex!"Maybe "Cook County Out Of My Cortex!"mat_defilerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05558559345118106920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512974252421215566.post-17761414894916085292011-11-06T16:55:14.607-06:002011-11-06T16:55:14.607-06:00"Illinois Out Of My Cortex!" It has alm..."Illinois Out Of My Cortex!" It has almost as nice a ring as "U.S. Out Of My Uterus!" Of course, it would sound better if you lived in Connecticut. But, for both of our sakes, I'm glad you don't live in Connecticut.mat_defilerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05558559345118106920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512974252421215566.post-24837273899232717772011-11-06T14:22:17.676-06:002011-11-06T14:22:17.676-06:00I too have to have a cripple assessment done, howe...I too have to have a cripple assessment done, however mine is done every 5 years... the first time they made me take this horrific and long 'mental' test to determine my 'status'....I spent the whole time trying to impress upon the examiner that today might be a good day and I might be all here and tomorrow might be shitzola. They wrote down I was 'probably' exaggerating...had a new test, new doc saw the truth, diff day, same brain, but diff cells working. <br />Anyway, 5 years later I get out of the blue "its time to see if your still mentally crippled" letter. Very dehumanizing affair, have to go in and justify my existence again...but I learned from my mistake, this time I spent the entire 2 hours trying to convince the state that I was perfectly fine....6 days later(incredibly fast in government time) I got a letter stating, ya...your still apeshit crazy....see you in 5 years. <br />My blind cousin has to go in as well every 5 years, and he goes...yup, I'm still F*ing blind dumbass government, he's got some other issues too...but the being blind, I can't figure out why they won't just figure that one isn't going to just spontaneously get better.Heathernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512974252421215566.post-41291308584679310622011-11-06T12:58:03.050-06:002011-11-06T12:58:03.050-06:00kittens not kids said what I wanted to, only much ...kittens not kids said what I wanted to, only much better than I could have.<br /><br />But now I need to know how to shut my cortex...*deirrow*GirlWithTheCanehttp://www.girlwiththecane.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512974252421215566.post-28263786861802779002011-11-05T17:46:44.740-05:002011-11-05T17:46:44.740-05:00repparc...repparc...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512974252421215566.post-32796507525251018792011-11-05T17:14:41.886-05:002011-11-05T17:14:41.886-05:00who grows up and wants to be an official state &qu...who grows up and wants to be an official state "cripple inspector"? I can't imagine the job satisfaction on that is especially good, although maybe you get to meet some awesome people.<br /><br />I can't help feeling that those cripple inspectors would be put to better use checking on all those kids who will be beaten and/or killed by Mom's New Boyfriend before too long.kittens not kidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01687718497473389899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512974252421215566.post-90934876051791039902011-11-05T16:58:22.295-05:002011-11-05T16:58:22.295-05:00!drieW!drieWOlden Bittermannnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512974252421215566.post-56184389245547038332011-11-05T16:38:56.133-05:002011-11-05T16:38:56.133-05:00I don't want anyone rifling through my cortex ...I don't want anyone rifling through my cortex either! Hell, even I don't want to look in there.<br /><br />This review seems costly and pointless and and could easily be adequately serviced on a five year cycle (assuming your condition is/has been fixed)... Do we wonder why government agencies struggle with budgets? If we could remove the stupid things they do there would be so much more money to spend actually helping people.Displacedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935138415726176103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512974252421215566.post-55752021372670662422011-11-05T14:55:43.954-05:002011-11-05T14:55:43.954-05:00I suspect that the city applies a different cost l...I suspect that the city applies a different cost line to people with impaired cognitive function as opposed to those with physical disabilities. Or perhaps they are being proactive and assessing cognitive function in case people with physical disabilities develop some kind of dementia and are unable to advocate on their own behalf? But I suspect it's the former. (There's usually money behind these things.)Wordfiendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11953425796249652505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512974252421215566.post-85453838096973138912011-11-05T14:08:45.900-05:002011-11-05T14:08:45.900-05:00Somebody probably saw it on House and figured '...Somebody probably saw it on House and figured 'hey, why not add it to the questionnaire?'J_Brisbyhttp://www.vanden-eykel.com/photographynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512974252421215566.post-24981595118786855182011-11-05T13:50:50.444-05:002011-11-05T13:50:50.444-05:00Spelling the word "WORLD" backwards is u...Spelling the word "WORLD" backwards is usually part of a mental status examination. It helps test concentration and the ability to stay on task - it's easier than performing serial 7s (subtract 7 from 100 and do that 5 times). I usually perform it to assess my dementia patients; I have no idea why the inspector asked you to do it.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08175894138510047787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512974252421215566.post-19371182295897276352011-11-05T12:18:28.499-05:002011-11-05T12:18:28.499-05:00Wow, that does seem like an utter bizarre waste of...Wow, that does seem like an utter bizarre waste of resources to have to keep proving you are crippled. I can understand one time, but annually?esbbostonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09946279220170973147noreply@blogger.com