Survival

How are adults with disabilities supposed to survive in the current recession? I have been unemployed for a year. I have been actively searching for work since late last fall--sending in job applications and resumes, but have received no responses. Earlier last year, I had completed a clerical training course that had prepared me to begin working in an office environment. I am able to work, but am at a bigger disadvantage than persons without disabilities applying for those same jobs.

I know the economy is hard on everyone, but for people like me just trying to get a "foot in the door" (somewhere), my chances are bleak. Also, getting government assistance is equally hard because my disability "doesn't seem as severe as others who have disabilities", therefore I am refused most assistance.

Are there any practical answers for survival for us? I am surviving now, but may be living on the streets in a few months.