This may be the case if your vision problems alone or combined with other health problems prevent you from working. There are several special rules for people who are blind that recognize the severe impact of blindness on a person's ability to work.
For example, the monthly earnings limit for people who are blind is generally higher than the limit that applies to non-blind workers with disabilities. If something happens to a worker, benefits may be payable to their widow, widower, or surviving divorced spouse with a disability if the following conditions are met:.
Widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses cannot apply online for survivors benefits. If they want to apply for these benefits, they should contact Social Security immediately at TTY to request an appointment. To speed up the application process, complete an Adult Disability Report and have it available at the time of your appointment. We use the same definition of disability for widows and widowers as we do for workers. A child under age 18 may have a disability, but we don't need to consider the child's disability when deciding if he or she qualifies for benefits as a dependent.
The child's benefits normally stop at age 18 unless they are a full-time student in an elementary or high school benefits can continue until age 19 or have a qualifying disability. An adult who has a disability that began before age 22 may be eligible for benefits if their parent is deceased or starts receiving retirement or disability benefits. We consider this a "child's" benefit because it is paid on a parent's Social Security earnings record. The Disabled Adult Child DAC — who may be an adopted child, or, in some cases, a stepchild, grandchild, or step grandchild — must be unmarried, age 18 or older, have a qualified disability that started before age 22, and meet the definition of disability for adults.
It is not necessary that the DAC ever worked. Benefits are paid based on the parent's earnings record. A child already receiving SSI benefits or disability benefits on his or her own record should check to see if DAC benefits may be payable on a parent's earnings record when they reach age Higher benefits might be payable and entitlement to Medicare may be possible.
If a child is age 18 or older, we will evaluate his or her disability the same way we would evaluate the disability for any adult. People who are deaf or hard of hearing may call our toll-free "TTY" number, , between a. The Disability Starter Kit will help you get ready for your disability interview or online application.
Kits are available for adults and for children under age You must be at least 61 years and 9 months old and want your benefits to start no more than four months in the future. If you are eligible for a spouse's benefit and your own retirement benefit. You can apply online for disability benefits or continue an application you already started. If your application for disability benefits was denied recently for medical reasons, you can request an appeal online or continue working on an appeal you already started.
You can check the status of your application online using your personal my Social Security account. If you are unable to check your status online, you can call us TTY from a.
You must request an appeal in writing within 60 days of receiving our decision. There are four levels of appeal:. Check Application or Appeal Status. Before applying, be ready to provide information about yourself, your medical condition, and your work. We recommend you print and review the Adult Disability Checklist. It will help you gather the information you need to complete the application.
Along with the information listed above, we may ask you to provide documents to show that you are eligible, such as:. We accept photocopies of W-2 forms, self-employment tax returns, or medical documents, but we must see the original of most other documents, such as your birth certificate. We will return them to you.
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