I am a New Jersey resident for the past 12yrs. I received Disability since 2005 for bipolar disorder.
I assigned my ticket under the Ticket to Work Program within weeks of hearing about the program. I had hoped to take an Excel course which I thought would assist me in reentering the workplace. I met with The Department of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR)’s caseworker Margaret Barry (Barry). She asked me to sign releases to obtain information from my psychiatrist and my psychologist, which I did.
I had listed my disabilities as Bipolar Disorder, for which I receive SSI for, and since I have a hearing challenge which had affected my ability to participate in conferences, I listed that as well. My casework Barry, wanted me to list endometrial cancer as a disability. I informed Barry at that moment that I do not receive any type of disability income because I underwent treatment for that disease. I informed her that my treatment, which rendered me sterile, did not effect by ability to work as a CPA.
I informed her that that was not disabling to me. I did not inform Barry, but the decision to have medical treatment which would taken away my ability to have children was extremely painful.
Barry took the liberty to include as a disability “endometrial cancer” on the release form, without my knowledge or consent.