Knowing your rights and how to fight for them is a huge endeavor when you live with chronic illness. Out of her own experiences with illness and disability, attorney Jennifer C. Jaff set out to find answers then became the Founder of Advocacy for Patients with Chronic Illness. Visit Jaff’s website for more valuable information, advice and advocacy services. www.advocacyforpatients.org/
Audio aired in 2008 for The National Chronic Illness Awareness Week’s Online Seminars. NICIAW provides Online Seminars M-F once a year in September on BlogTalk Radio. NICIAW founded by Lisa Copen, founder of Rest Ministries. IDA has been thrilled to participate in NICIAW, help spread the word about it and/or be a guest speaker since its birth.
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Programs4People – the Invisible Disabilities Association’s page for links to help with groceries, utilities, clothing, prescriptions and more.
Common Mistakes When Social Security is Denied
Free Social Security Disability Evaluation with Allsup
Health Care Issues for Patients with Chornic Illness – Attorney Jennifer C. Jaff
Six Advantages of Representation for SSDI
Tips on How to Pay for Medical Care – Jacqueline L. Jones