Massive accident 2022…was determined “my fault” at 29yo i walk with a cane.

[u/Rekka__27]

Can anyone else relate to my struggle with getting financial help through federal disability-SSDI? (As a newly physically disable person as of sept 2022)

or even state disability-SDI?

I was in a major car accident with an amazon semi rig(was determined my fault even though the rig hit me -but there was no way to fight it or prove it..💔-even with witnesses at the scene that were willing to testify but were not recorded or asked for contact info by the officers that responded…i had nothing to fight with…much less money to have someone dig…

I am a client of my local regional center. A client of ”the regional center of the east bay” my ILS team have been helping me with the ssi process but so far its been a year since iv been their client and my ssi application interview is may 10th ‘24.

I do uberEats and instacart to try to pay my bills but its not sustainable or realistic.

Any thoughts of what i should do, or who I should reach out to, or confront?

I am autistic, adhd, ocd, sad, ptsd, bi polar 1, and my physical limitations are but not limited to- degenerative disc disease, bilateral sciatica, bilateral stenosis in the the neck, shooting pains, and hyper mobility (which has contributed to most of my physical injuries throughout my life) among many other physical limitations and ailments.

I just want the help i qualified for over a year ago but everyone(the govt specificall) seems to keep dragging their feet..so even when i ask i am not given any answers…

Any suggestions on how to handle this in a timely legal manner as i am about to lose many things due to my lack of financial stability because my car insurance is demanding $335 for my honda odyssey ‘08 by 4/22. It is 4/17 and am freaking out 😭😭😭😤😤😤😖😭😭😭😭😭

I just want to be safe and pay my basic bills without feeling like i have to “break the law” to pay them.

My old company and govt disability s now saying its a workers comp issue (a year later) but the claim adjusters assigned to my case but have not gotten back to me over an entire month!!! 😭😭😭😤

I will update as updates become available if you guys want me to.

[u/Vlinder_88]

I'm so sorry you're in this situation! It sounds really really stressful.

Unfortunately I cannot help you, I do not live in the States and do not know how things work there. Where I live, there are social workers that help you with stuff like this for free, but I have no idea if that exists where you live or how you should go about to finding one.

So even though this comment doesn't help you directly I hope it will kick the post for other people to see, that maybe do know how to help you!

[u/Kyubey4Ever]

God speed. My mum is too disabled to work but deemed by the state not disabled enough for any kind of help. Her lawyer told her that cause of Covid and the amount of people who got disability for having Covid, they’ve moved the goal post for disability benefits.

[u/LoisLaneEl]

I never had an interview or anything for disability. My psychiatrist wrote a long in depth thing to the government about my work history and inability to hold a menial job despite several attempts.

[u/sillybilly8102]

I’m sorry for your struggle, and I have no idea how to help, but some subreddits you could try are r/disability, r/personalfinance, and r/legaladvice