FundMECFSResearchM to Chronic Illness@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago3 year waiting period, have to hire a lawyer, a million forms to fill out, it's a nightmare!imagemessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1372
arrow-up1372image3 year waiting period, have to hire a lawyer, a million forms to fill out, it's a nightmare!FundMECFSResearchM to Chronic Illness@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square20fedilink
minus-squareNorah (pup/it/she)linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 month agoWait, seriously? I had a lawyer help with mine here in Aus, but she was a disability advocate and the service was free, it was a charity…
minus-squaredisguy_ovahea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·edit-21 month agoWe have a Social Services office that will provide all of the forms and explain the process. That’s 100% of the free support available in the US.
minus-squareNorah (pup/it/she)linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoI mean this wasn’t a government service, don’t get me wrong. So it’s kind of really gross to me that lawyer’s take a cut rather than doing the work pro bono. She only worked with the charity 3-4 days a fortnight.
Wait, seriously? I had a lawyer help with mine here in Aus, but she was a disability advocate and the service was free, it was a charity…
We have a Social Services office that will provide all of the forms and explain the process. That’s 100% of the free support available in the US.
I mean this wasn’t a government service, don’t get me wrong. So it’s kind of really gross to me that lawyer’s take a cut rather than doing the work pro bono. She only worked with the charity 3-4 days a fortnight.
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