Originally Posted by echoes long ago

my hearing was in a regular office building. i dont think any in downstate new york at least are held in court houses.

i stand by my comment to be yourself. be polite of course and respectful, but dont make yourself appear to be worse than you normally are but also dont downplay the limitations you have. dressing sharply is bad advice in my opinion. first impressions do matter and if you look too good you may have shot yourself in the foot. putting up a good appearance is something that a person may be able to do for a short period of time on a particular day but not be able to do day in day out over a long period and i think that is the point