My son is 36 and has gout in several joints which makes it impossible for him to work during each episode. (His joints swell up and are extremely painful.)He has no health insurance since he just started working at a new job. This job requires him to do repetitive and physically demanding work as a furniture technician.
He has a learning disability but has some college education and no degree. He has tried so many different direction as far as employment but usually he finds he can't do the work for health reasons.
Does anyone know if he would qualify for disability or some program so that he could go back to college and get his degree.
2006-09-02 09:40:47 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
He lives in Ill but parents are in WI. He is smart and does well in college level courses, but really bad in math and science.
2006-09-02 09:57:48 · update #1
Talk to the department of health and social services, they will be able to determine if he is eligible for medicaid, medicare, disability or social security
2006-09-02 09:46:24 · answer #1 · answered by Yauna P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't mention which state you reside in, but in Ohio there is a gov't group called the MRDD (Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities) which helps both children and adults with disabilities to qualify for services, including medicaid. I am attaching the link to the Ohio page, and you can go from there to see what's available in your state. I hope you and your son get this set up for him, so he can start living life to the fullest! Good luck! Also we have the Bureau of Vocational Rehab which helps pay for school, and anything that will help a person with disabilities in their workplace.
2006-09-02 09:51:34 · answer #2 · answered by Lys 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are pills for gout if that is what it is he will have to take, then there are diet considerations he will have to live by. If he is going to file for disability he will need to see a doctor, other wise Medicaid is where he should look in the short time
2006-09-02 09:48:55 · answer #3 · answered by Ibredd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He could probably get some help with college, but the qualifications for social security disability are pretty strict. You'd want to consult with them direct, but I think it's a long shot.
2006-09-02 09:52:03 · answer #4 · answered by MEL T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contact the state employment office where you live. There are retraining programs or Vocational Rehabilitation programs to transitiion into another area. I don't know about paying for college, but they work with him to give him a new set of skills that won't aggrevate his condition.
2006-09-02 09:47:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about social security? I think you can get it for health reasons but I don't know the particulars.
2006-09-02 09:50:41 · answer #6 · answered by John16 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would consult your son's doctor to see if he can be eligible for disablility. Then I would consult Social Services and see if he could get some help for his schooling.
2006-09-02 09:43:54 · answer #7 · answered by goodbye 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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