The Inability to Speak English Shouldn’t Qualify as ‘Disability’ for Social Security. Yes, folks. If you “no hablo Ingles” you can by considered disabled and can rape Social Security.
As a former administrative law judge described it, if a claimant were 45 years or older, limited to sedentary work, and claimed an inability to communicate in English, they were a “slam-dunk for benefits.”
That is true even if those applying for benefits reside in an area, such a Puerto Rico, where English is not the predominant language.
The new rule, set to take effect April 27, will end that by eliminating the inability to communicate in English as a qualifying factor in Disability Insurance benefit determinations.
