WHAT TO EXPECT AT YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY HEARING GREAT ADVICE FROM OUR PARTNERS AT DISABILITY JUDGES
If you have a Social Security Disability hearing coming up, you might be feeling a little nervous. If you’ve witnessed a court hearing firsthand, or just watched them on your favorite “Law and Order” episodes, then you probably have hundreds of questions regarding what to expect when your day with the judge comes up. Due to our experiences helping thousands of people just like you get their claims approved, our advocates here at the Disability Help Center understand your concerns. That’s why this month, we want to turn to our friends and new resource partners over at Disability Judges for some great advice. Disability Judges is a website dedicated to offering up-to-date administrative law and judge case statistics. The innovative thinkers behind DisabilityJudges.com gather information from the Office of Disability Adjudication (ODAR), an organization that publishes the most recent data regarding hearing wait times, processing times, and the results of all hearing decisions, to give Social Security benefits claimants a picture of what to expect in their state that month. If you go to their homepage, you can select “California” from their map to find all the information pertinent to your case. You can also see comments from previous claimants regarding their experience with a specific judge. Armed with this helpful information, you can start to adequately plan for your hearing. Prepare to walk into a smaller and more informal conference room rather than a big courtroom for your Social Security hearing. Since these types of cases aren’t open to the public, they tend to foster a more relaxed environment. On the conference table, you will likely find audio recorders and microphones, and situated around the table, you will see your attorney, the judge, a hearing assistant and expert medical witnesses.
While these hearings are certainly more informal than the intense courtroom scenarios you might have dredged up in your mind, you’ll still want to present yourself professionally. Our partners at Disability Judges encourage men to wear khaki or dark colored slacks and a button-down or polo shirt. They encourage women to wear a casual suit or a simple dress.
While these hearings are never as frightening you anticipate they will be, you still want to be as prepared as possible. For more helpful advice, be sure to go to DisabilityJudges.com!
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INGREDIENTS • 1 package melting chocolate • Assorted dried fruit, including apricots and mangoes This super easy and fun way to create homemade treats provides your kids with a healthier and more delicious alternative to packaged industrial candy. As a bonus, making it is an awesome Halloween activity for your family to enjoy.
INSTRUCTIONS 1. In a large saucepan, bring 1 inch of water to a boil. 2. Place a large, heatproof mixing bowl on top of saucepan so that no steam can escape. Place melting chocolate in mixing bowl and double boil until melted. 3. Dip half of each piece of fruit in chocolate before transferring to a parchment-lined baking sheet to rest. 4. Let cool for 10 minutes until chocolate solidifies. 5. Place in school lunches, serve at parties, and indulge in a few for yourself.
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