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Alamo Head Injury has several resource areas for you to get help with medical care, food, transit, houseing, education, legal, work and more.
We also are connected with Brain Injury Associaiton of America. They offer a handy downloadable resource pamplet on how to care for those with Brain Injuries.
If you cannot find what you are looking for, AHIA has an intenal network. Just email us and ask.
AUSTIN, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- The Texas Department of Public Safety announced updates to driver licenses and identification cards under the state’s Texas Driving with Disability Program aimed at improving communication between law enforcement and Texans with certain disabilities or medical conditions.
According to DPS, drivers participating in the program can now have either “Communication Impediment” or the new “Deaf/Hard of Hearing” designation displayed on the front of their driver license or ID card.
Applying for VIA-trans, a service of the Via Bus System.
An application must be completed and approved by VIA before VIA-trans service is provided. Applicants will be notified of their application status by mail within 30 days. Questions about application status can be directed to VIA Accessible Services Department at 210-362-2140 on weekdays between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. More information on bus service in Bexar County can be found HERE
Learn how Your Texas Benefits can help you
This site provides a self-screener that helps Texans identify the human services benefits you may be eligible to receive and has been developed by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). You can learn about benefit programs, apply for new benefits and manage your account. To connect with Texas Health and Human Services, click HERE.
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
You should apply as soon as you become disabled.
- Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits have a five month waiting period, which means that benefit payments will not begin before the sixth full month of disability. The SSDI waiting period begins the first full month after the date we decide your disability began.
- There is no waiting period if your disability results from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and you are approved for SSDI benefits on or after July 23, 2020.
- We pay Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability benefits for the first full month after the date you filed your claim, or, if later, the date you become eligible for SSI.
How To Apply
You can apply for Disability benefits online, or if you are unable to complete the application online, you can apply by calling our toll-free number, 1-800-772-1213, between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Our representatives can make an appointment for you to apply.
We will now accept specific forms, including disability benefit applications, with signatures applied using a commercial product (e.g. Adobe, DocuSign). For more information about the requirements for this process, select this link.
People who are deaf or hard of hearing may call our toll-free "TTY" number, 1-800-325-0778, between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday.
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