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kkweiher:
I was n't exactly sure where to post this....... My employer gave me  disability papers to fill out because  I have difficulty putting in 40hrs a week still.  They have trained others to do my job where I have to confer with the customers alot.  I use to do New Accounts at a bank.   I asked my doctor to fill out his portion and he told me "You have no disability"  If you can't hear from one side which prevents me from functioning the way I use to what would you call it if not a disability.  Myself I have called it many, many things.  I am very frustrated because the ablility to draw some of the disability insurance would help me stretch my pay.  Does anyone have any suggestions of how to deal with the physician?

yardtick:
Kimbra,
I too work in the banking world.  I also sympathize with you.  I too have a difficult time at work.  I find the phones to be a problem.  I have a new General Manager and today he asked me what I need to make my job easier.  I said a hearing impaired phone and a sign at my wicket stating I'm hearing impaired.  I hate having to say pardon me, look at me and speak clearly, I'm hearing impaired.  Some people get flustered and feel having to speak louder is violating the privacy act.
Keep up your fight, much luck and keep me posted.
Anne Marie

Sue:
Hello Kimbra,

I can think of a few ways to deal with your physician, but I'm not sure if any of them are legal!!  ;D

I wish I had some good advice for you, but I don't.  I tried for Disability, because I had relatives that insisted that I should try, but it didn't go through.  I mentioned to my doctor that I couldn't work any more and he laughed and said, "You can work!".  Well, yes...I can work, but I was in a retail environment and that makes things worse, as we all know. I turn 62 on March 1 and I'll get my first social security check in April of '08, so I figured I wouldn't bother with fighting it.  I hope you have better luck and can convince your doctor that if he'd just fill out the paper work, then it's up to the state or your employer to decide if you get disability or not. It shouldn't be his call. 

Best of luck to you,

Sue in Vancouver USA

Richey:
you might want to look into some hearing help before you make a decision about your job. They make cross hearing aids and then there is the baha bone conduction system. I am using a bi-cross hearing aid and it really helps on getting what people are saying on the deaf side as the aid on that side just transmits to another aid in my good ear and with me I have some hearing loss in my good ear so the aid in it helps with that too. It ain't as good as what I used to have but it's better than missing all the sounds on the deaf side.

Dana:
Try to find a doctor who better understands your actual disability?  A hearing specialist, an ENT, a neurologist? 

Another idea is to look online for national deaf organizations, and perhaps either online information OR talking to someone at a national organization might steer you in the right direction?

Maybe call the Disabled Student (or Staff) Services office at a large university and see if they have a Coordinator for deaf students.  That person might be able to give you some resources.

Good luck.  Fight on.

Dana

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