Disability Benefits
The Alphabet Soup of SSI & SSDI
What is the difference between SSDI and SSI? Can You Get Both SSDI and SSI Disability Benefits? Who is eligible for SSI? Do I need an attorney to apply for Social Security disability benefits? How does Medicare work with Social Security disability benefits? This can be a complex system to navigate, but ASGA is here to help with an informational session to answer your questions.
Resources
- Disability Benefits | SSA – How to Apply
– Child Disability Starter Kit (ssa.gov)
– Benefits for Children (ssa.gov)
– Adult Disability Starter Kit (ssa.gov) - Ticket to Work and Project SEARCH Enable Successful Launch for Grad with Autism Spectrum Disorder | Choose Work! – Ticket to Work – Social Security
- How It Works | Choose Work! – Ticket to Work – Social Security
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- Benefits For Children With Disabilities 2025
- Disability Benefits
- What You Need To Know About Your Supplemental Security Income (SSI) When You Turn 18
- https://www.ssa.gov/disability/professionals/bluebook/
- https://autismakron.org/webinars/stable-accounts/
Meet the Speaker

Robert Fenn
Public Affairs Specialist at Social Security Administration
Robert Fenn, an Elyria, OH native, has been with the Social Security Administration since September 1999. Robert assisted the public as a Service Representative till his promotion in 2006 as Claims Representative in Canton, OH. In this position, Robert specialized in Retirement, Survivors, Disability and Medicare Insurance benefits. Robert was promoted to Public Affairs Specialist, June 2008 for the Downtown Akron Social Security office. Robert’s outreach, media relations, and public presentations cover the Stark, Summit, Mahoning, Medina, Richland, Trumbull, Tuscarawas and Wayne Counties. Robert was previously employed with the temporary staffing agency of Robert Half International. Robert has two adult daughters who have managed to redefine the term “empty nesters”. Robert majored in Interpersonal and Public Communications at the University of Akron.
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