Little or No Field Experience  

Training programs for Disability Advocates are popping up all over the Internet.  Many are created by folks with appropriate-sounding backgrounds, but they actually have no real experience representing disability claims.  Simply having worked for the Social Security Administration in some capacity and for some period of time does not qualify a person to either practice advocacy or to teach this complex subject.  

Field experience is the key to success in Disability Advocacy.  Only after you have represented thousands of cases, can you consider yourself an expert.  We've represented over 14,000 cases - more than all other trainers combined.  Don't place the success of your service in the hands of a novice.  No matter how you look at it, there is absolutely no substitute for our more than two decades of representation, business and training experience.      

Irrelevant Experience

There an Internet training Guru offering Advocate training based on his experience as a Social Security Examiner.  Examiners and other Social Security clerks are not qualified to offer training in this field.  In many states you can become an Examiner with little more than a high school diploma.  A Social Security Examiner is not allowed to make an independent decision in a disability claim.  All cases handled by Examiners must be reviewed by a medical and vocational specialist.  Disability Examiners lack the critical outside Advocate experience needed to help you create a viable advocacy service.  Disability Advocacy is not just about Social Security Administration procedures.  It’s also about business - which is why our program is your best choice!

Recommendations from Associations

Claims of support and/or recommendations from nursing, paralegal, social work and other professional organizations should be viewed with skepticism.  We contacted the head of several of these associations.  We did this not to disprove the claims of others, but to see if they would be willing to recommend our course.  We were told that these professional organizations do not recommend any course produced or sold by non-affiliated businesses, even if the company is a non-profit. We were also told that if a course is offered from their association websites, it's as a result of paid advertising, and is not a recommendation.


Trade Schools/Community Colleges

The processing and operational procedures within Disability Advocacy are continually changing.  Classroom instruction is perhaps the worse method of acquiring knowledge of this service.  Trade schools, including non-profit community colleges, offer a number of subjects and do not specialize in the business of disability representation.  These training sources usually provide no continuing education and have little or no incentive to update their materials.  The curricula from these training sources may be outdated before you complete the course!


Industry Specialization 

Make sure that the company you choose for training is actively involved in the representation of disability claims.  The firm should also specialize exclusively in the field of Social Security disability representation.  Many fly-by-night training companies are nothing more than financial services or business opportunity sites presenting themselves as experts in this field.  Read the company's website carefully and note the following:  Does the company use similar language or offer similar products as those described on our website?  If they're mimicking our products and services, you can rest assured that they have nothing unique to offer.   

Protected Territories  

Offering Advocacy services with protected territories is another misleading sales gimmick used by scammers on the Internet.  The nature of Disability Advocacy makes it impossible to offer or maintain protected territories.  In fact, protected territories are completely unnecessary and offer no advantage to an Advocate.  If the training source you're considering offers protected territories as a benefit of its service, look for another training source!

Franchised Training  

The biggest misconception about purchasing a franchise is that it can't fail.  Purchasers of franchises put up tens of thousands of dollars, foolishly believing that the expense will somehow protect them from failure.  Regardless of what you pay for a franchise, there is absolutely no greater chance of success than that acquired from our Professional Training program.  Not only will you pay far more for a franchise, you'll also open yourself up to a world of unseen problems.  The legal disadvantages to both the franchiser and franchisee are too numerous to mention.

Outside of the U.S  

Avoid purchasing from any company selling Disability Advocacy training outside the U.S.

Business Opportunities:  

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Avoid any company offering multiple business opportunities, either online or off!  If a company is offering training in multiple fields, common sense tells us that they are experts at none!  If they are not experts focusing exclusively on the challenging field of Disability Advocacy, they should not be offering training in this field.  If honesty, integrity, experience, creativity, innovation and financial results are important to you, then you need look no further for training than Disability Associates!

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Checking a Companies' Reputation

Given the nature of the Internet, it's important that you use objective and unbiased sources when checking out a company's reputation.  We provide both active student and professional references covering a period of more than two decades. 

Professional references like the Better Business Bureau are not about trusting a company or its products.  It's about having a reputable third-party arbitrator available to protect your interest in case the buyer - seller relationship goes wrong.  Be sure to check out a company's membership status and complaint history with that company's local BBB or the State Attorney General's office. 

If there are legitimate complaints logged against a company, the company's local BBB will have a record of those complaints.  A company's complaint history with the BBB directly reflects that company's quality of service over the long term.  You should also request a company's BBB membership status, years of membership and arbitration history. 

To acquire a BBB reliability report on Disability Associates, click on the BBB link below.  For a BBB member report by phone, call 303-758-2100 and press one.  Then enter our main company phone number: 303-766-1111. 

A website can be easily replicated.  For verification that you're doing business with the intended company, make sure that the company's website contains an active secure socket layer from a verified licensing source.  If a company does not have a secure socket layer, they cannot protect your personal information from hackers.  If a company is only using Pay-Pal or some other third-party ordering platform, your personal information may be vulnerable.  A secure socket certificate is the only way to know for sure who you're dealing with.  Click the security logo below to verify this site.  For a fee-based Dun & Bradstreet report, click D&B sign.

 
SSL Certificate

Disability Associates is also the only advocate training company in the United States that is SBA Certified to provide training, software and support services in this industry. 

To become SBA Certified, a Corporation and its officers must submit to an extensive financial, legal and personal background investigation by the Small Business Administration.  The SBA qualification process is extensive and the majority of applicants are not accepted for certification.  SBA Certified companies have proven themselves to be admirable and capable of handling complex government contracts for the Military, Government agencies and of course the Social Security Administration.  With our active and current SBA certification, you can rest assured that you’re dealing with an exemplary firm with products and services that really work.

BBB Scam Review

Fight back against fraud, extortionist and home-based business scams by visiting the BBB scam buster page at http://www.bbb.org/us/article/work-at-home-schemes-408.  This BBB segment highlights some of the most common work-at-home rackets and how to avoid them.

Oh yes, did we mention that Disability Associates is also a fully authorized Social Security Employment Network partner, offering SSA sanctioned training and employment support services directly to those on SSA disability benefits.

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