Gather your care history
List your doctors, clinics, medicines, tests, and treatment dates.
Simple help. Clear next steps.
You do not have to figure it all out at once.
Start with plain-language information for an adult SSI/SSDI claim or a child SSI claim. Gather what you need, learn what comes next, and get guided help when you are ready.
Written in everyday language Adult and child help kept separate
Start here
Which claim are you working on?
Choose one path. Each section has its own facts, checklist, and next step.
Adult SSI/SSDI
Build a clear picture of how your health affects work.
Social Security needs more than the name of a condition. Your forms should explain what you can and cannot do on a regular basis.
Open the adult checklistDescribe your daily limits
Use real examples of problems with standing, lifting, focus, memory, and other tasks.
Review before you send
Make sure your work, medical, and daily-life answers tell the same clear story.
Child SSI
Show how the child's condition affects everyday life.
A child claim can include medical care, school records, behavior, learning, and the help the child needs each day.
Medical recordsSchool supportDaily-life examples
Open the child checklist
Free guides of the week
Two paths. Two helpful downloads.
Each week includes one guide for Adult SSI/SSDI and one guide for Child SSI.
Adult guide
Adult SSI/SSDI Starter Guide
A short guide to help you gather basic medical, work, and daily-life information before you begin.
Download the adult guideChild guide
Child SSI Starter Guide
A short guide for parents and caregivers gathering medical, school, and daily-life information.
Download the child guideApplication checklists
Get organized before you start.
Check each item as you gather it. Your progress stays on this device.
Adult SSI/SSDI application starter checklist
These are starting items, not the full application.
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Child SSI application starter checklist
These are starting items, not the full application.
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A checklist gets you started
The Disability Command Center App helps you keep moving.
Use guided questions, warnings, reminders, and organized next steps as you work through the full process.
Good to know
Free information explains the road. The app helps you travel it.
Here on the Hub
- Plain-language overviews
- Starter checklists
- Two featured guides each week
- Links to official Social Security sources
Inside the Disability Command Center App
- Step-by-step application support
- Warnings about risky or incomplete answers
- Progress tracking and reminders
- One organized place for your next steps
Use official sources, too.
This site gives general education. It is not part of the Social Security Administration and does not give legal advice or promise approval. For official forms and current rules, visit SSA.gov.