Social Security Disability Insurance | Social Security Administration

- Many online services available in Spanish at www.segurosocial.gov. - Visit website at www.ssa.gov/pgm/reach.htm for information on free interpretative services available for various languages including: -- Arabic. -- Chinese (Traditional and Simplified). -- Farsi. -- French. -- Greek. -- Haitian Creole. -- Italian. -- Korean. -- Polish. -- Portuguese. -- Russian. -- Spanish. -- Tagalog. -- Ukrainian. -- Vietnamese.

Application process

Call the toll-free number or visit the Social Security website for more information. Apply as soon the individual becomes disabled. Schedule an appointment with a local Social Security office for assistance or file an online application. See the publication "What You Need To Know When You Get Social Security Disability Benefits" at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs for information regarding how receiving Social Security Disability reduces Social Security benefits.

Fees

No fee. NOTE: No paper checks will be issued after Tuesday September 30th, 2025.

Service area

Summit County, Ohio

Description

Provides monthly cash benefits for disabled workers who are fully and currently insured under the program, who are not capable of substantial gainful work and who have completed a five month waiting period.

Data provided by

211 Summit

What's Here

Social Security Disability Insurance Applications

Providing organization

Social Security Administration - Akron

Administers Retirement Insurance, Survivors Insurance, Disability Insurance, Supplemental Security Income, special benefits for disabled coal miners, special benefits for persons age 72 and over, and Supplemental Medical Insurance (Medicare) in Summit County.