msbrooks

I am so sorry i am going strong on here but i am going through so much and i have been through so much while working. I am 27 years old and i expericence so much racisim and discrimination due to me being african american and being hard of hearing. I have been picked on, bullied, got things thrown at me, got fired for no real reasons,.. I have tried to put myself to college and everyday i was in a meeting reporting my professors that would mistreat me because my disablity and it get so tiresome. All this can take a toll on a person. So one time i got so fed up with life and all the stuff i have deal with being that i am black and hard of hearing. I almost ended my life. I ended up at a mental insitution and had to take depression medicine and see a counselor. So my counselor told me that i should try applying for ssi and disablity and i did. I got denied twice and i went to a court hearing and they still denied me because they said i could a list of work that i tried doing but i would go through so much on the job u know. So they even brought up my grades in school and college and said i must be alright if i could go to school and go to college ( i only got a certificate from college cuz i couldnt take all the meetings and reporting my professors all the time ) so they felt like i was able to go back to work again, so i was denied. So i did that i took my butt back to work and ended up expericening the same crap i was experiencing before, it getting worst because my hearing is getting worst. and yes my boss superviors and coworkers all know i am hard of hearing but they still pick on me and treat me unfairly. I want to reapply for ssi and disablity cuz i am tired of working for other people and getting mistreaded. i am only 27 years old and i done went through enough i had enough.

What should i do? i am always depressed and thinking of commiting suicide because i cannot take the pain anymore. my nerves is so bad i am too young for bad nerves. but these peole wont give it to me. i have bills just like everybody else to pay for.

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Phillips

Don't hurt yourself ... You hear me ! Or read my post! ok

Its not end the world! I do unhappy of jobs and pay bills before but its wont longer! You will better in few weeks sooner ok believe me..

I suggest you find an another job! Or you can get court to argue about your job who bullies on you! Or speaking to manager or owner about that too..

Long time ago...

I worked at Data Entry Computer office.. One of my asst. manager refused read the note that I wrote because He met Old Nun ladies at Bus .. They told him that All deafies can talking and not nessery to write notes ! I went biggest bossy in the building. I explain to him about my asst. manager did to me.. He immediate fired him!

please stay with us till you gettting better ok

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sillycat

If you are discriminated at the job, get a lawyer. Ask your deaf services agency for a referral to a ADA lawyer and file for discrimination. You can see the lawyer for 30 to 1 hour for free (depends on the lawyer) and explain your situation. Then the lawyer will tell you if she/he will sue them. Make sure you have plenty of evidence of discrimination--the lawyer will tell you what kind of proof needed.

Or find another job, maybe in the deaf community might be a better choice if possible. Hang in there and good luck.

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Phillips

[QUOTE=sillycat;760437] Then the lawyer will tell you if she/he will sue them. Make sure you have plenty of evidence of discrimination--the lawyer will tell you what kind of proof needed.

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Yes also bring your own notebook and write talking with your employers who bullies on you.. example

You write the note...

Why you bullies or hurt me at my job blah blah.. then If they write note with negative. and get evidences .. bring notebook home and show lawyer

Good luck

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highlands

I am sorry to hear that . I still feel same from time to time and I experienced the same sh*t when I got my job.Sometimes, people were abusing my hoh and making 'fun' of my disability,as well
still continues at times .

I cannot do anything for you since I'm not American ,sorry but hope a lot of members will do it for you but perhaps you should seek and apply for some jobs that don't require hearing ability and what is your majoring or abilities ? I am sure everyone has an ability about something .

Good luck

horselover61

I am so lucky that my job is wonderful and I have a wonderful co worker and my boss. I am so sorry to hear that you have been going thru. I understand that it happened to me long time ago just before I was pregnant with my son. Thanks goodness I am no longer there since I moved out of the state.

Anyway Like sillycat said get a lawyer and file ADA. Also bring the evidence to the lawyer. That I would do. I wish I have done that long time ago. Oh well. But at least I will be praying for you and good luck. Go easy girl!!

msbrooks

Ada lawyer and deaf services referral agency i dont know where i can find these places at in GA?? that why i am asking if anybody on here from ga know where i can locate these places
and best believe i am writing all these things down what they are doing to me.

Thanks for the luck

Angel

SSI denied you because they think you can work, is that what you're trying to say?...IF you're having a hard time finding a job etc, there has to be something out there that can help you pay your bills...I dunno much of other services out there, maybe some members may know...

I'm sorry to hear you're going through this...I know it's hard

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VamPyroX

Did you try applying for SSDI? SSDI and SSI are two different things.

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SxyPorkie

in order to be eligible for SSDI... one must work more than 10 yrs.. he can prove if he has worked no matter how many jobs he worked.. it has to be all together over 10 yrs...i wish him bestest luck...

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SxyPorkie

SSI you cannot be denied if you prove you are deaf...

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spainmale

I understand you get through all pain... you dont have to go to college i think you should study courses online through degree program. If your employee or employers make fun of your disablity you will have to see human resource or deaf lawyer that you have notebook to proof. you have to stand up for yourself. Just do it..

SxySpicyGrrl

Believe or NOT!? SSI is so SUCKS! because it doesnt give you much what you need.

sillycat

Another suggestion is try go to Human Resources and explain your problem to them. Hopefully they will support you and tell the bullies to stop it --because the company do not want to be sued for discrimination and lose $$. I did that couple of years ago when my bitch boss hassled me and HR told her to knock it off--it worked.

You can look up google for "deaf services Georgia". If that fails, then call social services agency, hearing aids places, colleges that have deaf services can give you that info. Good luck.

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deafaussie

Sheezh. I do feel your pain but dont let your hopes fade away. I once worked at IBM Australia for 9 years as an analyst and it was the best working career for me. I left IBM to establish my residency in United States and has found myself impossible to get a job for the next 12 months due to discrimination, excuses, bullshitting and the like.

I charged through with grit and determination of course with the loving help of my wife. i signed up with the Deaf employment agency and they had helped me to find a job.

Now, Im working as an Senior Analyst working for Kaiser Permanente and is loving it every minute but working in graveyard shift sucks big time

I am not sure which state youre living in and I encourage you to apply for State unemployment insurance benefits from your state agency, food stamps and emergency fund from your local county welfare office and get some food and some assistance with bill payment from your local welfare groups such as the salvation army.

Think outside of the box, build up some encouragement and move forward get some help from outside sources than depending on the SSDI.

youre so young man, sooner or later. You will land on a new job

webexplorer

Go to EECO department. Not the ADA - it's for employees' needs that meet their desire for their work such as better lights, better chairs, TDD, etc.

The EECO is for someone who complaint about his/her job such as harassment, race, sex, handicapped, rejected jobs, etc. You need to proof something to show the EEO agent so that the agent will investigate it.

A lot of deaf people are still confused the difference between ADA and EEO. Here are the information for you guys to understand about them.

Here are two websites:

ADA (American Disabilities Act) - ADA Home Page - ada.gov - Information and Technical Assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act

EEO or EECO (Equal Employement Opportunity) - U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)


Off the subject - By the way, you could try to improve your Karma energy to get rid of negative energy. It might work for you. (You can look up more about it on a Google or a http://goodsearch.com). Goodsearch is a new search website recently.

webexplorer

So what! It's better than no money.

webexplorer

SSDI - I think that - in a general - if her husband is a handicapped and his wife is deaf. Then, they are eligible to get a SSDI. If he/she is single and less salary, then he/she can receive a SSI. Now, you said working for 10 years. That's something new to me.

jazzy

I am surprised they turned u down because of your mental status. They do give SSI to people who have mental problems. I hope u get it next time. Good luck.

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shel90

I am sorry to read about your rough times. I have known a few hoh people who got denied SSI. Depends on how much u can hear. I dont know what is are the criteria for qualifying for SSI.

Hang in there and hope u will find a solution to your problems.

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Serendipity

My old classmate from high school was disqualified due to not too deaf enough.

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Angel

^^ good suggestion there, I haven't throught of EEO until you brought that up

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SxyPorkie

Excuse me!!!..... you misunderstood.... anyone must work for over 10 yrs then one can apply for SSDI.. with doctor s order...

I did worked until my health went down.. i worked for long time... dr ordered me to apply for SSDI... It took me one year before i finally was approved.... i was on SSDI.... then later on i got married to hearing man... i reported to SSDI.... and found out i still keep on SSDI because I did worked... so i keep it...

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webexplorer

I understand you. I didn't know that anyone who worked for 10 years can receive the SSDI. I was thinking that a husband's health is bad, and his wife is deaf so that she could get SSDI, but I was wrong because I forgot that a deaf friend of mine told me that she worked for a company for more than 20 years and she was layoff. She did not mention it to me that it has nothing to do with her husband in order to get SSDI. She got her SSDI since two years.

I am just wondering about SSDI that could take your house away if you dies. I recalled that Medicaid can do that. That is pretty scary. Uh.

SxyPorkie

With SSDI cannot take your house.. since you worked for long time... SSDI is where you worked and earned....... it is your money...

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Cowpuppy

For the SSDI and the 10 years mentioned. It is actually similar to 10 years but not such. You recieve quarterly credits for working about 100 hours in a particlar 3 month period. Jan-March....April-June....July-Sept.....Oct-Dec.
Each period you work 100 hours (may have changed) you get a quarterly credit. YOu need to earn 40 of these period credits to be eligible. It does not require an entire full ten year work period. Scattered/part time work, etc.
Adding more monies and time increases your amount to recieve.
YOu can get a print out of your earnings so far and quarterly credits earned etc or talk to someone.
The S.S.I. is a different ballgame. Supplemental Security Income and is not really Social Security.
You can talk to someone about mental debillatations, fitting into society, etc. Having a mental history is taken under consideration. Mental disability of hoh as opposed to only trying for deafness S.S.I.

Cowpuppy

if you are 55 or older and you get really sick and have big medical bills.....then they can auction off your house to pay those bills after you die. The remaining monies go to your family or whoever inherits your estate.
for this reason some pass on thier estate to a family member or other loved one two years before reaching 55. The medicare can lien your home for two years after exchange hands to other.

Brian

Hi msbrooks... I don't know where in Georgia you are located, but I would advise you to contact Georgia Council for the Hearing Impaired (GACHI.org) at (404) 292-5312 (Voice/TTY) but if you are located outside the 404/470/678/762/770 area codes, contact toll-free 1 (800) 541-0710 (Voice/TTY). They will probably transfer you to the branch office that is closest to you. They usually will refer you to the right people to contact.

Best luck.

lizzardhere

No offense but ssi and disability should be used for people who are disabled

Depression is not a disability it is a state of mind.

Welcome to the real world at 27 years old.

Your going to get picked on your going to get mistreated and people are going to pick on you... but guess what...

I'm hearing and it happens to.

My advise.. get a better shrink.

If all your is going to do if give you medication then its a waste of time. Get a shrink that is actually going to help you deal with the problems without medication.

And stop whining. If they are mistreating you that bad you have a law suit... so get a job go to work and make money the real way.

goldpony

Maybe it's different in most state. I know Texas would denied you as much as they can.