LA Disability Conference Workshops

NOSSCR's next conference is in Los Angeles.

Smog: Mother's Milk or Step-Mother's Curse

Before Beijing and Mexico City, there was Los Angeles. This workshop addresses the relationship between smog and asthma, including whether there is good smog and bad smog. Free inhalers for all attendees.

Southern Cal Psychosis: Reality Testing for Claimants' Representatives

Don't know whether Entourage is a scripted drama or a scripted reality show? Don't know whether your life is scripted? Don't know whether cell-phone implants exist? This workshop explains whether Southern Cal reality is real and how to tell the difference.

Gotcha: What TMZ Teaches Claimants' Representatives

You see it every evening. TMZ takes video of an inebriated B-list celebrity waiting for a valet to bring his or her car. This workshop explains what TMZ teaches claimants' representatives about proving disability claims, including the importance of the walk through the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review parking lot before and after a hearing.

Busted: Disability and Cosmetic Surgery Gone Wrong

Cosmetic surgery is often not. In this workshop, leading cosmetic surgeons and psychiatrists discuss the disabling effects of the absence of beauty after cosmetic surgery. Required attire: sunglasses and head scarves.

Screenwriting for Claimants' Representatives

Every claimant has a story. You have retold thousands of stories to ALJs. The problem: NO ROYALTIES!. This workshop explains how to convert claimant case histories into a marketable screen play.

Earthquakes, Fires, and Mud Slides: What You need to Know

You always wanted to move to California. Your mother and grandmother told you that you would not want to live there given the earthquakes, fires, and mud slides. This workshop addresses your anxiety about those natural events. Earthquake and fire drills included.

Same-Sex Marriage Before Armageddon: Selected Issues

Is Armageddon certain given same-sex marriage? In this workshop, panelists address, among other issues, whether Armageddon can be averted by amending the Social Security Act to recognize same-sex partnerships without using language God would find inflammatory.