Social Security Benefits

don’t know about SS but in the state of PA, $500 is now available for parents to hire tutprs, check with your state and see if anything like this is available, libby m

How do we begin our search for these funds for our ld children ?

I think the bar is very high. That is, a child has to be *very* disabled to qualify.

Mary

MN is not correct, in PA ,23 million has already been allocated, and the law specifically states that the application process be easy and quick,

and as far as searching for this in your state, you will have to do that for yourself, start by calling your district and then contact your lawmakers and ask them, etc,

ask your Spec Ed supervisor if money is available to hire a tutor, you have to ask, i had one mother get money for her child by simply asking, libby

The original poster was asking specifically about Social Security benefits for disabled children. This is a federally funded program, and my understanding is that the bar is set quite high. Having an LD and IEP is not enough to qualify a child for SS benefits. The child has to be fairly severely disabled for life, and SS probably would require a medical diagnosis as well as an educational one.

State-funded programs such as that in PA are a completely different kettle of fish. They can have completely different funding and applications processing. I have not heard of funds for tutoring being available from any other state, however. If the poster does not live in PA, she may be out of luck.

Sometimes a school district will provide funds for a tutor, but typically that is only after lengthy negotiation, in very severe cases, and/or after the school district is convinced it cannot provide appropriate remediation (another high bar to clear).

Mary

In order to receive SSI for your LD child they need to have a medical diagnosis that would qualify them for disability. CP, SB, Profound MR, AU are all qualifying disabilities, although not the only ones. LD’s like dyslexia and ADD/ADHD are not viewed to be disabling, and will not qualify for SSI benefits.

Additionally, these benefits are not based solely upon the child’s needs, but also on the parents’ ability to pay, so people who make more than an arbitrary amount will not qualify for benefits regardless of how disabled their child is.

For more complete information contact your local SSA office. Good luck!