Disability Starter Kits

The Disability Starter Kit will help you get ready for your disability interview or online application. Kits are available for adults and for children under age 18.

The starter kits provide information about the specific documents and the information that we will request from you. We will ask for more details during your interview.

The kits also provide general information about the disability programs and our decision-making process that can help take some of the mystery out of applying for disability benefits.

Each Disability Starter Kit contains a:
  • Fact sheet that answers questions most people ask about applying for disability benefits,
  • Checklist of documents and information we will request, and
  • Worksheet to help you gather and organize the information you will need.

Click on one of the following links to view or print a kit:
Adult Disability Starter Kit Adult Disability Starter Kit – English
Conjunto de materiales para iniciar la solicitud de incapacidad de un adulto - Español

SSI disability benefits for a child under age 18:
SSI Child Disability Starter Kit SSI Child Disability Starter Kit – English
Conjunto de materiales para iniciar la solicitud de SSI por incapacidad de un niño - Espa?ol

If you are more comfortable speaking in a language other than English, we provide free interpreter service upon request to conduct your Social Security business. This service is available when you talk to us by phone or in a Social Security office. Log on to:

https://www.ssa.gov/multilanguage/langlist1.htm