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DON’T BE FOOL WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR ECONOMIC RECOVERY PAYMENT
By Elizabeth Wertime
Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Upstate, New York
If you’re receiving Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, don’t let anyone fool you regarding your special one-time recovery payment of $250 from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
To make sure no one does, we’ll state this as clearly as possible:
• All Social Security and SSI beneficiaries who are eligible for the special one-time recovery payment will have their payment issued in May;
• The payment is automatic; no action is required on your part; and
• There are no requests to make, no applications to complete and no fees to pay.
If you receive a visit, call or email from anyone claiming to want to help you obtain your payment, be skeptical. Do not pay anyone to help you receive your payment. And do not reveal any of your personal information to them, such as your full name, date of birth, or Social Security number. If someone requests this information for this purpose, it’s more likely they’re “out to get you” than out to get your payment for you.
In addition to people who receive Social Security and SSI benefits, people who receive benefits from Veterans Affairs and the Railroad Retirement Board will receive one-time payments of $250. Note, however, that only one payment of $250 will be made per person, regardless of any combination of benefits that may be received.
How will your recovery payment be made? The same way that your regular monthly payments are made. People with direct deposit will receive their payments electronically. Those who receive paper checks will receive their payments in the mail. People who receive regular payments through the new Direct Express debit card will receive their one-time payments through the card. We will send your one-time payment separately from your Social Security or SSI benefit.
To assist in processing the payments as efficiently as possible, please do not contact Social Security — unless you have not received your payment by June 4. More information is available at www.socialsecurity.gov/payment and will be updated as needed.
Rest assured that your special one-time recovery payment will be sent to you automatically. And if it’s not received by June 4, there’s only one place you need to contact: Social Security, at your local office, or 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-3250-0778).
To learn more about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, visit www.recovery.gov.
To learn more about Social Security, visit www.socialsecurity.gov.
Social Security Column
DON’T BE FOOL WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR ECONOMIC RECOVERY PAYMENT
By Elizabeth Wertime
Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Upstate, New York
If you’re receiving Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, don’t let anyone fool you regarding your special one-time recovery payment of $250 from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
To make sure no one does, we’ll state this as clearly as possible:
• All Social Security and SSI beneficiaries who are eligible for the special one-time recovery payment will have their payment issued in May;
• The payment is automatic; no action is required on your part; and
• There are no requests to make, no applications to complete and no fees to pay.
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If you receive a visit, call or email from anyone claiming to want to help you obtain your payment, be skeptical. Do not pay anyone to help you receive your payment. And do not reveal any of your personal information to them, such as your full name, date of birth, or Social Security number. If someone requests this information for this purpose, it’s more likely they’re “out to get you” than out to get your payment for you.
In addition to people who receive Social Security and SSI benefits, people who receive benefits from Veterans Affairs and the Railroad Retirement Board will receive one-time payments of $250. Note, however, that only one payment of $250 will be made per person, regardless of any combination of benefits that may be received.
How will your recovery payment be made? The same way that your regular monthly payments are made. People with direct deposit will receive their payments electronically. Those who receive paper checks will receive their payments in the mail. People who receive regular payments through the new Direct Express debit card will receive their one-time payments through the card. We will send your one-time payment separately from your Social Security or SSI benefit.
To assist in processing the payments as efficiently as possible, please do not contact Social Security — unless you have not received your payment by June 4. More information is available at www.socialsecurity.gov/payment and will be updated as needed.
Rest assured that your special one-time recovery payment will be sent to you automatically. And if it’s not received by June 4, there’s only one place you need to contact: Social Security, at your local office, or 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-3250-0778).
To learn more about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, visit www.recovery.gov.
To learn more about Social Security, visit www.socialsecurity.gov.
The town of Coamo is located about 10 miles east of the city of Ponce, and both places can cite the intrepid explorer, conquistador and governor in their history. Juan Ponce de Leon, of course, was the first governor of Puerto Rico. He landed on the island (called San Juan Bautista at the time) in 1508 to assume the island’s administration. Ponce de Leon is also associated intimately with the legend of the Fountain of Youth.
Many sources state that Ponce de Leon’s two exploratory expeditions in which he first discovered, then attempted to colonize Florida were motivated by rumors he had heard of a magical Fountain of Youth. While this is not technically true, the legend has a certain romantic allure that has helped maintain its popularity. What most people outside of Puerto Rico do not know, however, is that Ponce de Leon’s so-called Fountain of Youth may be found inside Puerto Rico itself!
Coamo was inhabited long before the arrival of the Spanish, and the original Taino Indians were well aware of the hot springs that bubbled up from the earth at the site. After the Spanish colonists had settled in the area, they began to partake of the mineral-rich waters at Coamo. By the early years of the 19th century, structural work had been performed at Coamo that resulted in the springs filling a series of shallow pools. Buildings were constructed and the colonists were able to enjoy the waters in the style of a traditional European spa. This was the formal birth of what is known as the Baños (in English: “baths”) de Coamo.
Banos de Coamos
In 1898, the Spanish-American War saw invading troops perform amphibious landings at nearby Guánica and penetrate inland to the Coamo area where the Battle of Coamo was fought. Approximately 3,500 American troops led by General James H. Wilson unleashed an artillery barrage on the Spanish garrison holding the town of Coamo, forcing them to retreat and causing significant damage to the Baños de Coamo that was never fully repaired.
Today, the 48-room Parador Baños de Coamo offers visitors the opportunity to enjoy the warm, healing waters of the legendary Baños - perhaps the same waters enjoyed by Ponce de Leon and, dare I say it: left him feeling “rejuvenated”.
The ADAPT Community must continue our efforts to get and keep people out of nursing homes and other institutions. At the state level, ADAPT activists advocate to change the institutional bias that has forced so many people out of their own homes and communities. At the federal level we continue our advocacy for the passage of the Community Choice Act (CCA). When the CCA passes, people will have a “Real Choice” for community long-term services and supports.
The ADAPT Community will hold a FUN*RUN for Disability Rights to “Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Olmstead decision.” FUN*RUN participants (sponsored by family and friends) roll, run, walk or jog around Upper Senate Park for one hour. It is not race, but a fun fund-raising event. The 2009 FUN*RUN will be held Sunday, April 26, at Upper Senate Park, Washington, D.C., from 1-4 p.m
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Dear Friends and Neighbors,
Over the past few weeks, I have been organizing with colleagues from around the country to ensure that Amazon's Kindle 2 is accessible to people with print disabilities. (I am a founding member of one organization (Assn on Higher Education and Disability) and president of another (International Dyslexia Association-NY Branch). The Reading Rights Coalition is engaged in a campaign to obtain access for the blind and others with print disabilities to e-books available for Amazon’s new Kindle 2 e-book reader. The new reader, which Amazon is working to make fully accessible, has the ability to use text-to-speech to read these e-books aloud; but under pressure from the Authors Guild, Amazon has announced that authors and publishers will be allowed to disable the text-to-speech function
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Dear Friends and Neighbors,
Over the past few weeks, I have been organizing with colleagues from around the country to ensure that Amazon's Kindle 2 is accessible to people with print disabilities. (I am a founding member of one organization (Assn on Higher Education and Disability) and president of another (International Dyslexia Association-NY Branch). The Reading Rights Coalition is engaged in a campaign to obtain access for the blind and others with print disabilities to e-books available for Amazon’s new Kindle 2 e-book reader. The new reader, which Amazon is working to make fully accessible, has the ability to use text-to-speech to read these e-books aloud; but under pressure from the Authors Guild, Amazon has announced that authors and publishers will be allowed to disable the text-to-speech function
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Luis Muñoz Marín
He is known as, "Father of Modern Puerto Rico” was a poet, journalist, and politician. He was the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico and is considered one of the most important political figures in Las Americas during the 20th century.
Muñoz Marín was the son of Luis Muñoz Rivera, a renowned autonomist leader from Barranquitas, Puerto Rico
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Joseph Acaba
An old Puerto Rican tune, "Boricua en la Luna," seems almost tailor-made to describe the cosmic destiny of Joseph Acaba.
The 41-year-old schoolteacher is readying to become the first astronaut of Puerto Rican heritage
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A. By Elizabeth Wertime
Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Upstate, NY
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which the President signed into law in February, provides for a one-time payment of $250 to people receiving Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits
[ Click here to read more ]
A. By Elizabeth Wertime
Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Upstate, NY
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which the President signed into law in February, provides for a one-time payment of $250 to people receiving Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits
[ Click here to read more ]
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