Your rights
. if den i e d dis ab iii t y
TlU:nJmm of pplyin for
urity disability
Or re you di
benefici ry ho
come up for re
lf you ould be
of your p al right
de . 'on' m de that
you re not di bled.
Briefly, there are four
ppeal tep hi h mu be
t en in order. You ha e
60 day after receivin
ritten notice you di ee
ith to reque t an appeal
t any ial curity of-
fi e.
The fir pp al ep i
II d recon ider tion. A
complete independent re-
vi of your i m de
by per n ho did not
e p t in the original
deci ion. lf you don't
ith the re onsidered
you n requ t
hearing before admin-
istr ti e judg (AU
o had no part in the
origin or re on idered de
ci ion. You will have
opportunity to t te your
ca in person pre nt n
evidenc nd que ion any
itne ho may be pre-
nt.
If you di gree ith the
U s deci 'on you may
for revie by the
Appeal Council. nd final-
ly, you may brin civil
ction in Federal court
if you aren't ti led with
the ppeal Council's dec
on.
temporary provision
m y affect you if you are
di bility beneficiary and
you receive notice dated
J nuary 12 through Septem
ber 30, 1983 that you are
no longer di bled. It I
pplies if you have a re
consider tion or hearing
pending over this issue.
However the provision does
not apply if a decision i
m de to top your beneifts
becau of wor ctivity.
Under this provi ion you
can elect to have your
monthly payment, nd
edic re if you have it
continue through the first
two appeal teps (but to
later than June 30 1984.
You must request this with
in 10 days. after receiving
the notice for each de i .
ion. If you lose your
appe 1 however you may
have to rep y p yrnents
recei ed during your ap
pee
For more information
bout your right to ppeal
cont ct any Social Security
office.
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PAGE 13
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By rri Sco
The Berrien County Department of In ichigan today, 467 Black childr n
So ial Service (DSS) will hold a min r ar waiting for doption.
on Blac doption Tuesday ay 10 --------------------------
t 7 p.m. t the Benton Harbor High
School Performing Arts Center.
Gue speaker will be Father George
Clement of Chicago Illinoi .
Father Clements i the pa tor of
Holy Angels Catholic Church in Chica
go. He is nationally known for his
One-Church - One-Child program.
That program was initiated to aid
the placement of Blac children into
Black doptive home .
ccording to uree cRaee Adopt-
ive Supervisor- for DSS, 'There are a
shortage of Black families in the te
to adopt children. n
Father Clement's peech ill con-
centrate on an effort to regulate adoption
of Blac children. There are no ap
proximently 1 000 children in the te
v: ilable for adoption, 467 of the
children are Blac , 68 are handicapped
DSS repo� .
DSS i looking especially for families
ho ould like to adopt older children.
To be eligible to be n adoptive
parent, a penon must be 18 years of ge,
single or married. A family doe n't
have to have a high income according
to DSS. Familie receivin public
. ance are eligible to adopt children.
ny per ns questioning the dopt
ion procedures can call their local DSS
offi e.
Children ilable for doption are
located throughout the tate ith the
m iority of the children no in foster
and group home ,private gencie nd
residental center .
Are familie and ministers are en-
I
cou ed' to ttend the y lOon
with Father Clements. Admission is free.
•
o
I Ca n Cope program
If you or a member of your family
would like to learn mor bout living
with cancer, how to communicate well
ith your doctor and others learn ho
to manage the 'de effects from radiation
nd chemotherapy treatment learn ne
ways to actively particpate in your 0 n
treatment then the I Can Cope program
i for you said Joan Sitti of the Ameri
can Cancer Society.
I Can Cope i an four wee educat
ional program for cancer patient and
family mem ers and is onsored by the
American Cancer Society and ercy
Hospital.
Medical professionals and other per-
nel will instruct the participant in the
following areas: Learnin bout Your
Disease E plaining Body Organ Cop
ing ith Daily Health Probl ms, E -
pressing Your F eelings Learning to
Like Yourself Le rning to Liv ith
limitation and Utilizin Community
Resources.
Cl es ill be held at ercy Hospit-
I on Tuesday and ednesday evenin
from 7-9 p.m. beginning ay 3. Dead
line for regi tration i ay 2. There is
no charge for the program. For regi -
tr tion and more information ple
call the unit office at 983-7305 or phon
471-2587.
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