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Supplemental Security Income (SSI). A program authorized under title XVI of the Social Security Act. It provides monthly benefits to people who have a disability, or are 65 or older, or are blind, and who meet the income and resource eligibility criteria. SSI provides income in the form of a monthly check, and access to services such as food stamps and Medicaid. Children under age 18 can apply if they meet the disability criteria.
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). A program authorized under Title II of the Social Security Act. It provides a monthly check to support individuals no longer capable of maintaining employment due to a disability. Eligibility criteria include insurance contributions and how the disability might prevent an individual from doing work for which they are qualified.
Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act. The federal Act, signed into law in 1999, is designed to provide state governments with a variety of policies and programs they can use to help low-income individuals with disabilities join the workforce without losing their Medicaid benefits. The Act has two sections: Title I deals with employment and Title II with health care coverage. Title I is called the Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program, and is a voluntary program administered by the Social Security Administration to assist individuals with disabilities to gain access to employment training and placement services.
For additional information see the 2002 Redbook on Employment Support: A Summary Guide to Employment Support Available to People with Disabilities Under the Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income Programs (SSA Pub. No. 64-030), published by the Social Security Administration. Available on the Web at www.ssa.gov/work/ResourcesToolkit/redbook.html or by calling 410/965-0945.
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Citation: Gaylord, V., Golden, T.P., O'Mara, S., and Johnson, D.R. (Eds.). (2002). Impact: Feature Issue on Young Adults with Disabilities & Social Security Administration Employment Support Programs, 15(1) [online]. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota, Institute on Community Integration. Available from http://ici.umn.edu/products/impact/151.
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