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Resources for Further Information

• Social Security Administration Web site (www.ssa.gov/work). The Web site includes information on work incentives, employment for beneficiaries with disabilities, and youth with disabilities.
• 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. Published by the Social Security Administration, the Redbook is a general reference source about employment-related provisions of SSDI and SSI, written for educators, advocates, rehabilitation professionals, and counselors. Available at www.ssa.gov/work/ResourcesToolkit/redbook.html., or by calling 410/965-0945.
• Publications of the Program on Employment and Disability, Cornell University. The program produces a wide range of materials on the topics of employment, Social Security benefits, and transition. Among available publications are:
  • A Brief Discussion of the Employment of People with Disabilities and the Definition of Disabilities
  • Benefits Planning and Assistance: Preliminary Job Functions and Domains
  • How Policy Variables Influence the Timing of Social Security Disability Insurance Applications
  • Impacts of Expanding Health Care Coverage on the Employment and Earnings of Participants in the SSI Work Incentive Program (Policy Brief)
  • Private Insurance Contracts and Individuals with Disabilities Dealing with Overpayments of SSI/DI: A Practical Guide for Advocates (Policy and Practice Brief)
  • Guide to Strategic Planing for Transition Services and Supports in Local Schools
    Many of the program’s publications are available free online. For more information and publications, visit www.ilr.cornell.edu/ped or call 607/255-7727.
• Publications of the National Center on Secondary Education and Transition, Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota. The center publishes numerous materials for families, professionals, and policymakers on the topics of transition, secondary education, school-to-work, and employment. Among available titles are:
  • Providing a Quality Accommodated Experience in Preparation For and During Postsecondary School (Information Brief)
  • Parenting Postsecondary Students with Disabilities: Becoming the Mentor, Advocate, and Guide Your Young Adult Needs (Parent Brief)
  • Accommodations for Students with Disabilities in High School (Issue Brief)
  • Never Too Late: Approaches to Reading Instruction for Secondary Students with Disabilities (Research-to-Practice Brief)
    Many of the center’s publications are available free online. For more information and publications visit http://www.ncset.org/publications or call 612/624-4512.
• Student-Led IEPs: A Guide for Student Involvement. A guide for educators who are interested in increasing the involvement of students in the IEP process. Packed with practical ideas, forms, and approaches, this publication provides suggestions for starting a student-led IEP program, helping students understand their IEPs, engaging students in developing IEPs, preparing students to participate in or lead an IEP meeting, and monitoring ongoing self-advocacy. It also includes information on communicating with administrators, ensuring confidentiality, involving parents, planning lessons, and working with groups of students. Published on the Web at http://www.cec.sped.org/bk/catalog2/student-led_ieps.pdf, or in print from the Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota, at 612/624-4512 or http://ici.umn.edu.
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1997: Transition Requirements – A Guide for States, Districts, Schools, Universities, and Families. A handbook providing technical assistance for the implementation of the transition services requirements of the IDEA. Available from the Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota, 612/624-4512 or http://ici.umn.edu.
• School to What? Day Planner Inserts. A set of day-planner inserts supporting investment in all learners through access to school and community learning experiences. The materials include laminated, full-color, 6”x 9” day-planner inserts listing action steps for students, school staff, employers, and parents; a student Personal Assets & Goal Setting Sheet; and a manual containing ideas for using the materials. Available from the Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota, 612/624-4512 or http://ici.umn.edu.

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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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