The first reason you need to read my SSD and SSI website is because the information is free. Whether you have a lawyer or you are handling your disability claim on your own you will want to understand the entire Social Security process. I have worked very hard to include as much information and helpful tips as I can so that the general public has this information available. I am a Social Security disability lawyer and represent clients across the country, but I have been very careful when writing the ultimate disability guide to not make it about promoting myself but rather about providing information you will have a difficult time finding anywhere else for free. If you take a little time to read through my site you will quickly realize this. If you are still not convinced bookmark my site and then look around the web to see if you can find any website out there that provides as much useful information as mine does. I am pretty confident that if you do this, and you are serious about researching your claim, you will come back and spend a good deal of your time on my website. Also feel free to take a look at my testimonial page and see what others are saying about my website. I do get clients from the readers of the site, so I am not claiming this is not part of my business. However, the main purpose of this SSD website is to provide free information. I know from my e-mails that there are lawyers, non-attorney representatives, doctors, SSA employees, people with lawyers, and people handling their own claims that use my website to learn about Social Security Disability or to find a specific answer to a specific question. Many SSD lawyers think I am crazy for giving away all this information for free, but I believe that is what the Internet was intended to be and that the general public has a right to know this information without having to pay for it. The information in this website is free for anyone to read including lawyers and the only thing I ask is that the information not be copied without permission. If you are trying to get your Social Security disability benefits or SSI benefits use the information in this website and I believe it will give you a better chance of winning your claim. Happy Holidays to all.

This is the time of year when the stresses of waiting for a Social Security disability decision can be even more stressful than normal. I know from my practice that many of you waiting for a decision from Social Security get particularly anxious at this time of year because it can also be expensive time of year especially for those with kids. The bad news is I have also found that this time a year is particularly slow in the processing of claims. I think this is probably because SSA employees like everyone else this time of year have many things on their mind and shopping to do and this perhaps results in a little less work being done until the Holidays are over. Work does certainly not stop at SSA it just seems to slow down a little as far as the number of decisions that get out and the number of hearings that are held. I sincerely hope that those of you waiting for a decision get a favorable decision before the holidays to help ease your stress. But if you do not get a decision or hearing date before the holidays, I have also found in my practice, that the pace picks up considerably at the beginning of the new year. I have no statistics to back this up and I am just going on my experience with my dealings with the Social Security Administration over the years. Do your best to try and put the stresses of applying for disability benefits and waiting for a decision on hold for a while so you can enjoy your Holidays whichever ones you celebrate. Many of you reading this may receive a nice holiday gifts of winning your benefits, but for those who don't hopefully the new year will bring you the benefits you deserve. Good luck to all of you and I wish you all a Happy Holiday Season.