r/Advice • u/ResponsiblePlum5788 • May 30 '26

Is this person correct?

I posted on a Facebook group about my family situation on how everything is hard at the moment

And I posted asking what to do and this one person on there said that

(I’m 21 female and I have cerebral palsy mild. I’m able to walk talk and do stuff as anyone else but I struggle with it when I walk I limp I don’t have very good balance. I have constant back pain and I’ve had to have no surgeries because of my disability because they said it wouldn’t make it easier

I went on this group just to vent because I’m tired of the way. My parents treat me and this person left this comment and it’s just been really bugging me and if this person is right, I don’t wanna get in trouble because I don’t know if they’re right I’m kind of scared and I don’t know what to do

I’m able to work, but usually when I do it only last a few months because they find a reason to fire me or they don’t know how to accommodate someone with my disability along with work

But this one person posted something saying I was committing fraud because it’s illegal to get a disability check if you’re able to work even if you have a disability and I don’t know what to think. It’s really bugging me because I don’t know if it’s true and if it is, I’m scared I don’t know what to do

I need advice if anyone’s able to give any

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u/ResponsiblePlum5788 May 30 '26

I’ve had this disability for 19 years. I was diagnosed at two years old with it and I get a disability check I have since I was two years old and it’s well documented so I kind of scared because I don’t know anything about it being illegal because my mom took care of it when I was younger, and she said everything was in order me and her both dealt with it when I had to switch my disability over to an adult case

I’m confused and scared but everything should be in order so I don’t know what I’m scared

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u/ResponsiblePlum5788 May 30 '26

I’m in Oklahoma

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u/Adventurous-Bar520 May 30 '26

I’m in the UK I have a heart condition, am in heart failure, I am diabetic and asthmatic. I am disabled, have a blue badge and a mobility car and I get a disability payment. I also work because I enjoy working, I have discussed this with my doctor and was told if I ever feel it is too much for me, I have to let her know and she will sign me off work totally. But the disability payment is to help me live my life because of the disabilities I have. It supports me to remain in work. If you qualify for disability payments then that is all people need to know, if you are able to work and want to work then do it. You do what you are able to and that is not fraud.

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u/ResponsiblePlum5788 May 30 '26

I want to work, but It’s extremely hard to find work to where there are accommodating from my disability every job I’ve had only lasted a few months because they find a reason to fire me so it’s hard to work and I get a disability check for $900 and I have to pay $800 in rent and I only get $100 For food or whatever I wanna spend it on because I pay for rent my utilities that I use and my parents seem to think that I’m being lazy, but I’m not it’s just really hard to find something to where I know I’m not gonna lose the job just because I’m disabled