Released on = July 16, 2007, 1:01 pm

Press Release Author = Michelle Toole

Industry = Healthcare

Press Release Summary = Thousands of needy, truly disabled people are denied Social
Security Benefits every single day. The system is burdened with bureaucratic red
tape and it is the disabled person who suffers the consequences.

This gem of a book, recently published, is unique in that it helps guide applicants
through the process of sifting through the incredibly bureaucratic Social Security
System using a proven system. Nothing like this has ever been written before!
Created with the disabled in mind, it includes real live examples that will guide
applicants step-by-step toward the completion of their application, and with the
goal to acquire disability benefits on their first try.

With more than 60% of applicants for Social Security Disability Benefits being
denied each year, this Practical Guide to Social Security Disability Benefits is
timely indeed.


Press Release Body = A Practical Guide to Social Security Disability Benefits,
written by a young woman who went through the entire process herself when she became
seriously ill and had to apply for Social Security Disability Benefits, clearly
outlines all the pitfalls of the application process. This is her first book and
she has written it from her home since she has not totally recovered from her
condition. She wrote it because she knew the frustrations and time-consuming reams
of paperwork that a disabled person must go through in order to gain disability
benefits.

When Michelle Toole first became ill with a disabling condition of unknown causes,
she thought her whole world had come to an end, yet it took a while before she
actually accepted that she had become disabled. "Disability" is a hard word to own.
One of the hardest things she had to do was to accept that she was indeed disabled
and that she could no longer work.

To have to give up a job that she loved wasn\'t easy. Once she came to the conclusion
that she needed financial help, it was up to her advocates, her parents, to help her
through the endless bureaucratic process. She just did not have the energy and the
mental ability to sift through all the paperwork and deal with the system. It
actually took the support of her advocates and of her entire immediate family for
her to survive emotionally, physically and financially.

At that point, she and her support system were all blind to the system. They did
not know where to turn for help, how to file for Social Security Disability
Benefits, how to effectively answer the questions on the application, or what
information to send to the caseworker handling the case.

But, little by little, step-by-step, her advocates persevered and were able to walk
through the entire process and win disability benefits on her behalf in less than 6
months after she applied!

Knowing how difficult it would be for a disabled person to sift through the process,
especially if they don\'t have advocates who can help with the work, she decided to
share her experience. By publishing her book, A Practical Guide to Social Security
Disability Benefits she knew that she would be able to help many others win Social
Security Disability Benefits.

Written in an easy to read style, this book is designed to help applicants document
all aspects of their illness, such as physical and mental activity level, current
medications, proof of the disorder, and support letters from doctors, friends,
relatives and co-workers. This specific guidelines in the book help the applicant
answer the application questions in a consistent and clear way, how to communicate
effectively with the caseworkers, and how to present comprehensive supporting
information to validate their claim.

Throughout the book, Michelle stresses the fact that the Social Security caseworkers
are there to support the applicant and that it is up to each individual to enlist
their help. At the same time, she points out that "with Social Security, you are
guilty of NOT having a disability and it is YOUR JOB to prove that you do!"

With this book, applicants will cut through the bureaucracy; they won\'t have to
worry about how to fill out their application, how to deal with their caseworker,
what information to include with the application, and, most importantly, which
information to compile and forward to Social Security in advance to expedite the
process.

Michelle Toole's Practical Guide to Social Security Disability Benefits is an asset
to all applicants in their journey with Social Security.


About the Author:

Prior to her illness, Michelle Toole was Executive Director of a non-profit
organization in Prescott, AZ. Her contribution to the community was extensive where
she developed and fully implemented a multifaceted information, referral and crisis
intervention center capable of meeting the needs of both the general consumer and
non-profit agencies. She took a leadership role within the community to develop
programs that would eliminate gaps in services and ensure continuity of services for
clients amongst non-profit organizations. Michelle is also the author of
healthy-holistic-living.com, a successful web site that she designed and which
includes extensive information about how to walk back to wellness through
holistically improving your health.



Web Site = http://healthy-holistic-living.com

Contact Details = Contact Information:
Michelle Toole
Mtoole2@tampabay.rr.com
http://healthy-holistic-living.com
Books can be purchased at
http://healthty-holistic-living.com/Filing-for-Social-Security-Disability.html
727-939-1002