{"id":592,"date":"2026-01-24T14:02:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T14:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brandonwhahn.ca\/?page_id=592"},"modified":"2026-02-01T21:07:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T21:07:26","slug":"why-people-get-denied","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brandonwhahn.ca\/index.php\/why-people-get-denied\/","title":{"rendered":"Why people get denied"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"592\" class=\"elementor elementor-592\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52ecd98 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"52ecd98\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-407ca95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"407ca95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A denial doesn\u2019t always mean you don\u2019t qualify<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5021480 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5021480\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Many people are denied the first time \u2014 often because of paperwork, wording, or missing details, not because their disability isn\u2019t real.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37df11c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37df11c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"730\" data-end=\"1156\">Getting denied can feel personal \u2014 like you weren\u2019t believed. But ODSP decisions are often based on how information is presented on paper, not how difficult life actually is day to day. This page explains common reasons applications are denied, what those reasons usually mean, and what people often do next.<br data-start=\"1038\" data-end=\"1041\" \/>This isn\u2019t legal advice \u2014 just plain-language guidance to help you understand the process and feel less blindsided.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cf7aa7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9cf7aa7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b047abb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b047abb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Common reasons ODSP applications get denied<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72e1037 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"72e1037\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1200\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1200\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> 1. The medical evidence doesn\u2019t clearly match ODSP\u2019s test <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1200\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4c95c9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b4c95c9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa7fa51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa7fa51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1277\" data-end=\"1403\">Sometimes the diagnosis is clear, but the paperwork doesn\u2019t explain <strong data-start=\"1345\" data-end=\"1377\">how it limits daily function<\/strong> in a way ODSP recognizes.<\/p><p data-start=\"1405\" data-end=\"1474\"><strong data-start=\"1405\" data-end=\"1420\">What helps:<\/strong> specific examples of limitations (not just symptoms).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1201\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1201\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> 2. The forms are too general <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1201\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c970be1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c970be1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fda381 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fda381\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1518\" data-end=\"1636\">\u201cSome difficulty\u201d or \u201cvaries\u201d can be true \u2014 but ODSP often needs clearer detail about frequency, severity, and impact.<\/p><p data-start=\"1638\" data-end=\"1708\"><strong data-start=\"1638\" data-end=\"1653\">What helps:<\/strong> concrete language (how often, how long, what happens).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1202\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1202\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> 3. Important information is missing or inconsistent <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1202\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fad197 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8fad197\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-995d11b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"995d11b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1775\" data-end=\"1895\">Missing pages, incomplete sections, or details that don\u2019t line up across forms can slow things down or lead to a denial.<\/p><p data-start=\"1897\" data-end=\"1979\"><strong data-start=\"1897\" data-end=\"1912\">What helps:<\/strong> double-checking everything before submitting (and keeping copies).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1203\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1203\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> 4. The condition is seen as temporary or expected to improve <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1203\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4578330 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4578330\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39dcc0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39dcc0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2055\" data-end=\"2147\">Sometimes ODSP interprets the information as short-term, even when the reality is long-term.<\/p><p data-start=\"2149\" data-end=\"2233\"><strong data-start=\"2149\" data-end=\"2164\">What helps:<\/strong> clarity around duration, treatment history, and ongoing limitations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1204\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1204\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> 5. The daily-life impact isn\u2019t obvious on paper <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1204\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e728d77 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e728d77\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ddf665 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ddf665\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2296\" data-end=\"2345\">ODSP is very focused on how a disability affects:<\/p><ul data-start=\"2346\" data-end=\"2439\"><li data-start=\"2346\" data-end=\"2359\"><p data-start=\"2348\" data-end=\"2359\">self-care<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2360\" data-end=\"2387\"><p data-start=\"2362\" data-end=\"2387\">community participation<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2388\" data-end=\"2414\"><p data-start=\"2390\" data-end=\"2414\">work\/education ability<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2415\" data-end=\"2439\"><p data-start=\"2417\" data-end=\"2439\">day-to-day functioning<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"2441\" data-end=\"2513\"><strong data-start=\"2441\" data-end=\"2456\">What helps:<\/strong> a \u201cday in the life\u201d style description in clinical terms.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c13631 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c13631\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56d3be5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"56d3be5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82cf888 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82cf888\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What a denial usually means<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7089b7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7089b7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2551\" data-end=\"2572\">A denial often means:<\/p><ul data-start=\"2573\" data-end=\"2707\"><li data-start=\"2573\" data-end=\"2632\"><p data-start=\"2575\" data-end=\"2632\">the information didn\u2019t meet ODSP\u2019s threshold <em data-start=\"2620\" data-end=\"2630\">on paper<\/em><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2633\" data-end=\"2678\"><p data-start=\"2635\" data-end=\"2678\">something wasn\u2019t explained clearly enough<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2679\" data-end=\"2707\"><p data-start=\"2681\" data-end=\"2707\">or more evidence is needed<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"2709\" data-end=\"2763\">It does <strong data-start=\"2717\" data-end=\"2724\">not<\/strong> automatically mean you should give up.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32c09c1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"32c09c1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-744ce0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"744ce0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What to do next (simple path)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a75ef6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a75ef6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 1: Understand the reason given<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-362b1a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"362b1a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2847\" data-end=\"2912\">The decision letter usually points to what they felt was missing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b748c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b748c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 2: Consider an Internal Review<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea26ce7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea26ce7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is often the first step before an appeal.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b01f1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b01f1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 3: Prepare for an appeal if needed<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-071666b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"071666b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"3054\" data-end=\"3115\">Many people get help from clinics or advocates at this stage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ecb5db e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0ecb5db\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-914ea60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"914ea60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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Here)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f42bbfb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f42bbfb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffd3357 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ffd3357\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">ODSP Appeals, Explained<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f80a94 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f80a94\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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