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Fact vs. Fiction: SSI, SSDI, and DAC

The SSI application is overwhelming. The list of documents and information required before you even submit is long.

And most families still get denied.

That’s not a reflection of how hard you worked or how prepared you thought you were. 

It’s a reflection of a process most families have to figure out completely alone.

There are things you need to know before you apply – and things you need to know if the eligibility determination doesn’t go your way.

Most families don’t know:

o   Which benefit applies to their child – SSI, SSDI, or Disabled Adult Child (DAC)

o   What triggers a denial – and how to avoid it

o   What happens when a back payment exceeds the $2,000 asset limit

o   That a denial isn’t the end – and how to appeal

That’s why we asked David Mervis, Esq. – Staff Attorney at Project HEAL, who worked for 10 years at the Social Security Administration, to join us live and answer your questions directly.

Join us for free:

📅 June 16, 2026

12pm EST

📍 Live on Zoom

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Facilitated By

David Mervis is a Staff Attorney at Project HEAL (Health, Education, Advocacy, and Law), a community-based program of the Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities at Kennedy Krieger Institute.

Before joining Project HEAL, he spent more than a decade at the Social Security Administration.

He brings both sides of this process to the conversation – and he’s here to answer your questions directly.