Lawyer I know worked at a nonprofit. Sought benefits for a severely mentally ill person well-known to every car commuter because they were constantly in traffic. Two cops and an ER doctor *voluntarily appeared* to support the claim. Denied, could work as a page boy, a job that doesn't exist.

Oh yeah that's the other thing, there's a list of jobs disabled people supposedly can do that was last updated a century ago and if you can't find work as a nut picker or hall boy that's your fault

My son is low-functioning autistic, and I am about to start the SSI application for him. This is not going to be fun.

Ugh the anger I feel in my body right now. It’s incredible how long so many of us were brainwashed to punch down about this shit instead of where it belongs