Hi! Welcome to the sparkled life podcast, where today I’m chatting about disability and medicare on a basic level. To start out, I share a little bit about my own journey with disability and medicare, having been on it for 7 years. What that looked like for me and how the application process went. Then I jump in to the basics: The difference between SSI and SSDI How SSA (ssa.gov) defines the application requirements and disability Where to find the application https://www.ssa.gov/planners/disability/ The checklist for application (https://www.ssa.gov/hlp/radr/10/ovw001-checklist.pdf) Some hopefully helpful tips on how to maneuver the process Medicare - how it doesnt start till 24 months after accepted on to Social Security A medigap and the need of And most important: how disability is a resource for those that need it, and it is needed! But it is not a luxury. It is not something cute. Respect for this and any stigmas thinking otherwise needs to be taken away. As always you can reach out with any questions, comments or love on Instagram @thesparkledlife or in the contact section of my website at www.thesparkledlife.org. Have a gentle and good day and thank you for listening!