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Home :: FAQ :: Issues - Social Security Disability Hearing

Will the ALJ ask me about my Daily Activities?

Yes, The ALJ will most likely ask you about how you live and what kind of home you have, an apartment, house, mobile home, trailer, camper, tent, homeless, etc.  The ALJ will ask you to describe how you spend a typical day.

The ALJ will ask if you are able to dress yourself?  Are you able to bathe yourself and check into activities you do daily like reading or watching television or listening to the radio or to music.  The ALJ will also ask you about the housework you can do like if you can make beds, wash dishes, cook, dust, sweep, vacuum, do laundry, take trash out, why you cannot do these things or who helps with the housework?