En español | Yes. If you are collecting Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), your spouse can draw a benefit on that basis if you have been married for at least one continuous year and he or she is either age 62 or older or any age and caring for a child of yours who is younger than 16 or disabled.
Can you be fired for not disclosing disability?
Disclosing Is Your Right However, if you choose not to disclose your disability at the time you determine that you need an accommodation, and you are unable to perform the essential functions of your job, your employer can take disciplinary action, or fire you if you can’t otherwise do your job.
How are women coping with a disabled husband?
It was then I talked to other women whose husbands had become disabled. Grace’s husband had developed a brain tumor. Mattie’s husband had suffered a stroke, and Betty’s husband’s personality had changed due to a cerebral hemorrhage.
Why was my disabled husband late for dinner?
A couple of years later while we were on vacation driving cross country, we stopped at a campground for the night. Lee took our two 11-year-old daughters with him to get hamburgers for dinner. They were two hours late getting back because Lee couldn’t remember where the campground was located.
Why did my disabled husband lose his driver’s license?
“He has some type of brain disease, and I don’t believe he should drive.” Lee did lose his driver’s license. I cried for this man who had always loved to drive. While I could tell he felt humiliated and angry, I also sensed he was relieved because he no longer had to fear getting lost.
Can a person still work if they are disabled?
For example, you may not be able to do the lifting required by your past work as an automobile mechanic. However, you may have the ability to adjust to other less strenuous work based on your residual functional capacity, age, education and past work experience.
