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disABLEDperson Inc. will not be accepting Tickets from beneficiaries through the month of April 2005. We will update you on May 1st, 2005. Thank you! Click here for Individual Work Plan disABLEDperson Inc. has been designated and Employment Network in the Ticket to Work program as of 10-25-04. disABLEDperson Inc as an EN offers online services only. The services we offer for the beneficiary are an online job matching service and content specific to writing resumes and job interview and accommodations. Our services are for the self motivated individual.
Powerpoint Presentation Describing the Ticket to Work Program What is the Ticket Program?
The Ticket to Work and
Self-Sufficiency Program is an employment program for people with disabilities who are
interested in going to work. The Ticket Program is part of the Ticket to Work and Work
Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 – legislation designed to remove many of the
barriers that previously influenced people’s decisions about going to work because of
the concerns over losing health care coverage. The goal of the Ticket Program is to
increase opportunities and choices for Social Security disability beneficiaries to obtain
employment, vocational rehabilitation (VR), and other support services from public and
private providers, employers, and other organizations. How Does the Program
Work?
The Ticket Program is flexible
and voluntary – SSA beneficiaries are not mandated to participate and in most cases,
ENs can choose which services they want to provide, where, and to whom. Beneficiaries
receiving Tickets can contact one or more ENs to discuss services and once an agreement
between the beneficiary and EN is reached, the two work together to develop a work plan to
assist the beneficiary in reaching his or her employment goal. Every month a Ticket-holder is
employed at a certain wage level, ENs receive revenue. When did the Ticket to Work Program
begin? The regulations implementing this
new program were published in the Federal Register on Will the Ticket to Work Program
start everywhere at the same time? No. SSA is phasing in the Ticket to
Work Program over a three-year period. During the first phase which began in February
2002, the program was available only in the following 13 States: In the second phase, we expanded
the program to these 20 additional States beginning in November 2002: Alaska, Arkansas,
Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi,
Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Tennessee and Virginia, as well as in the District of Columbia. In November 2003, the third phase,
we will expand the program to the remaining 17 States: Alabama, California, Hawaii, Idaho,
Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming, as well as in American Samoa, Guam,
the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The program will be operating in
the entire country by 2004. So, people will receive their Tickets at different times. How can I
get more information about the Ticket program? SSA has contracted with MAXIMUS,
Inc. to serve as the Program Manager for the Ticket Program. MAXIMUS, Inc.
will help us to manage the program. You can get information about the Ticket to Work
Program by calling MAXIMUS, Inc. at their toll-free numbers, 1-866-968-7842
(1-866-YOURTICKET) or 1-866-833-2967 TTY (1-866-TDD 2 WORK). You can also go to Maximus’ web site at www.yourtickettowork.com How will I know where the Ticket to
Work Program is available? The Social Security Administration
will announce their plans in many different places where people who receive Social
Security disability benefits get information about SSA, including Social Security`s
Internet web site, www.socialsecurity.gov.
You also can contact MAXIMUS, Inc. at the numbers listed above or, if you can use the
Internet, you can find this information at their web site, www.yourtickettowork.com . Are there age limits for receiving
a Ticket? Yes. You must be age 18 or older
and have not reached age 65 to be eligible for a Ticket. What will a Ticket look like? The Ticket is a paper document that
has some personal information about the person receiving it and some general information
about the Ticket Program. You can find an example of the Ticket at www.socialsecurity.gov/work/Ticket/newticketimage.html. How will I get my Ticket? We will send the Ticket in the
mail, along with a notice and a booklet explaining the Ticket Program. If I get a Ticket, do I have to use
it? No. The Ticket to Work Program is
voluntary. Where would I take my Ticket to get
services? You would take your Ticket to an
Employment Network or to the State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency. The Employment
Networks are private organizations or public agencies, that have agreed to work with
Social Security to provide services under this program. disABLEDperson Inc. has been
awarded Employment Network status by SSA on How will I find out about the
Employment Networks? You obviously found out about
disABLEDperson Inc. Should you want us to be your Employment Network, you need to click here and fill out the Individual Work Plan and mail it to us. We
will give you detailed instructions on how to do so. Or you may contact MAXIMUS, Inc.
at the toll-free numbers shown above
for information about Employment Networks that serve the area where you live. If you use
the Internet, you can find this information on www.socialsecurity.gov/work,
and on MAXIMUS, Inc.`s web site, www.yourtickettowork.com. Also, some Employment
Networks may contact you to offer their services. How will I choose an Employment
Network? To find out, click here! II. Expanded Availability of Health
Care Services Does the new law include changes in
health care coverage? Yes. Effective What about Medicaid? The law includes several important
changes to Medicaid. For example, it gives States the option of providing Medicaid
coverage to more people ages 16-64 with disabilities who work. To find out if this
coverage is available in your State, call the State Medicaid office in your area. III. Removal of Work Disincentives Will you still review my medical
condition? SSA will not conduct a medical
review of a person receiving disability benefits if that person is using a Ticket.
Benefits can still be terminated if earnings are above the limits. Effective
No, the new law has not changed our
work incentives rules. For more information about Social
Security’s work incentives you should: Call
theirr toll-free number at 1-800-772-1213; Contact
your local Social Security office; or Visit
their special "Worksite" at www.socialsecurity.gov/work If my disability benefits stop
because I go back to work, will I have to file a new application if I can’t work
anymore? Effective You have
to be unable to work because of your medical condition. The
medical condition must be the same as or related to the condition you had when we first
decided that you should receive disability benefits. You have to file your request to
start your benefits again within 60 months of the date you were last entitled to benefits.
While we determine whether you can
receive benefits again, you can receive up to six months of temporary benefits as well as
Medicare or Medicaid. If we deny your request, we will not ask you to repay the temporary
benefits. Benefits Planning Assistance Outreach Program (BPAO) Cooperative Agreements - Contact Information Please Click Here for information. The Ticket to Work and Self Sufficiency Program SSA Publication No. 05-10061, April 2001, ICN 463262 To read publication, click onto http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10061.html
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