Advocacy - Disabilities
Helps individuals or groups make sure they receive benefits and services for which they are eligible
Program that works on behalf of individuals and/or groups to make sure that they receive the benefits and services for which they are eligible
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Empowering people to make choices and have input in all aspects of their lives. Assistance and/or representation in obtaining access to benefits, services and programs.
Provides information on any disability-related topic, referrals to appropriate agencies and programs, and assistance in applying for services.
* Information about disability-related topics
* Referrals to agencies and programs
* Help to apply for services
* How to find accessible and affordable housing
* Rights and responsibilities
* Options to make personal decisions to be in charge of their own lives
Organization led by people with disabilities. Freedom works toward equality and inclusion for people with disabilities through programs of empowerment, community education and systems change.
Businesses, agencies and families can contact Freedom for information about accessibility, disability rights laws and how to be respectful of people with disabilities.
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Disability Hub MN
A free statewide resource network that helps people with disabilities solve problems, navigate the system and plan for the future. Disability Hub MN can help you plan your best life, your way.
Disability Hub MN connects you to information and community resources, helps you understand your benefits, and helps you plan for your best life. Hub staff listen to your needs, explore options with you and provide the information you need to make informed decisions.
The Hub can help you with:
* Health insurance options
* Housing and home care options
* Employment options and how that can affect benefits
* Life planning, education, and goals
* Community involvement
Disability Hub MN is managed by the Department of Human Services Disability Services Division, and the service is delivered through a contract with the Metropolitan Center for Independent Living (MCIL) and the Southeastern Minnesota Center for Independent Living (SEMCIL). All Hub services are person-centered, private and confidential.
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Work Incentives Programs
Work Incentives help people to return to work. Programs include work training, plans to save money for work-related expenses, and ways to earn more money while not jeopardizing benefits.
Work Incentive Programs offer special rules that make it possible for people receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), or Supplemental Security Income (SSI), to work and still receive monthly payments and Medicare or Medicaid.
Programs include work training, plans to save money for work-related expenses, and ways to earn more money while not jeopardizing benefits.
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Plan to Achieve Self-Support (PASS)
Plan To Achieve Self Support (PASS) is an Supplemental Security Income (SSI) provision to help individuals with disabilities return to work, where a person sets aside money for a work goal.
Plan To Achieve Self Support (PASS) is an Supplemental Security Income (SSI) provision to help people with disabilities return to work.
PASS lets disabled people set aside money and/or things they own to pay for items or services they need to reach specific work goals.
Plans can include money for school, training or to start a business. The goal is to have enough income to reduce or eliminate your need for benefits provided under the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income programs.
The Social Security Administration does not count the money or resources you set aside under an approved PASS when they decide your initial or continuing eligibility for SSI. Having a PASS may help you qualify for SSI or may increase the amount of your SSI payment.
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Plan to Achieve Self-Support (PASS)
Plan To Achieve Self Support (PASS) is an Supplemental Security Income (SSI) provision to help individuals with disabilities return to work, where a person sets aside money for a work goal.
Plan To Achieve Self Support (PASS) is an Supplemental Security Income (SSI) provision to help people with disabilities return to work.
PASS lets disabled people set aside money and/or things they own to pay for items or services they need to reach specific work goals.
Plans can include money for school, training or to start a business. The goal is to have enough income to reduce or eliminate your need for benefits provided under the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income programs.
The Social Security Administration does not count the money or resources you set aside under an approved PASS when they decide your initial or continuing eligibility for SSI. Having a PASS may help you qualify for SSI or may increase the amount of your SSI payment.
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Employment Support for Workers with Disabilities - Ticket to Work/Self Sufficiency Program
Training and employment services for people with disabilities or other health conditions
Program provides training or work experience to individuals with disabilities or impairing health conditions to help them find a job and become economically independent
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The Ticket to Work Program is an employment program for people with disabilities who want to work.
The goal of the 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.
Under the Ticket Program, the Social Security Administration provides disability beneficiaries services such as career counseling, vocational rehabilitation, and job placement and training from authorized Ticket to Work service providers, such as an Employment Network (EN) or your state Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) agency.
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Work Incentives Programs
Work Incentives help people to return to work. Programs include work training, plans to save money for work-related expenses, and ways to earn more money while not jeopardizing benefits.
Work Incentive Programs offer special rules that make it possible for people receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), or Supplemental Security Income (SSI), to work and still receive monthly payments and Medicare or Medicaid.
Programs include work training, plans to save money for work-related expenses, and ways to earn more money while not jeopardizing benefits.
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Disability Benefits 101 (www.mn.DB101.org)
A website that provides a quick, safe and easy way for people with disabilities to learn how work and benefits can go together to increase their income
DB101 is a quick, easy and safe way to learn how work and benefits can go together to help increase income for people with disabilities. It's private (confidential) and using DB101 will not affect your benefits. Anyone can use DB101, but DB101 is designed specifically for Minnesotans with disabilities on disability benefits, ages 13 - 64.
Disability Benefits 101 (DB101) helps people:
* Learn more about disability benefits
* See how benefits and income might change with a job
* Explore work incentives
* Learn from people's stories
* Set work goals and plan next steps
* Prepare for job changes
DB101 is a tool of the Disability Hub MNâ„¢ System. Disability Hub MN is managed by the Department of Human Services Disability Services Division, and the service is delivered through a contract with the Metropolitan Center for Independent Living (MCIL) and the Southeastern Minnesota Center for Independent Living (SEMCIL).
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Plan to Achieve Self-Support (PASS)
Plan To Achieve Self Support (PASS) is an Supplemental Security Income (SSI) provision to help individuals with disabilities return to work, where a person sets aside money for a work goal.
Plan To Achieve Self Support (PASS) is an Supplemental Security Income (SSI) provision to help people with disabilities return to work.
PASS lets disabled people set aside money and/or things they own to pay for items or services they need to reach specific work goals.
Plans can include money for school, training or to start a business. The goal is to have enough income to reduce or eliminate your need for benefits provided under the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income programs.
The Social Security Administration does not count the money or resources you set aside under an approved PASS when they decide your initial or continuing eligibility for SSI. Having a PASS may help you qualify for SSI or may increase the amount of your SSI payment.
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Work Incentives Programs
Work Incentives help people to return to work. Programs include work training, plans to save money for work-related expenses, and ways to earn more money while not jeopardizing benefits.
Work Incentive Programs offer special rules that make it possible for people receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), or Supplemental Security Income (SSI), to work and still receive monthly payments and Medicare or Medicaid.
Programs include work training, plans to save money for work-related expenses, and ways to earn more money while not jeopardizing benefits.
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Employment Support for Workers with Disabilities - Ticket to Work/Self Sufficiency Program
Training and employment services for people with disabilities or other health conditions
Program provides training or work experience to individuals with disabilities or impairing health conditions to help them find a job and become economically independent
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The Ticket to Work Program is an employment program for people with disabilities who want to work.
The goal of the 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.
Under the Ticket Program, the Social Security Administration provides disability beneficiaries services such as career counseling, vocational rehabilitation, and job placement and training from authorized Ticket to Work service providers, such as an Employment Network (EN) or your state Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) agency.
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Work Incentives Programs
Work Incentives help people to return to work. Programs include work training, plans to save money for work-related expenses, and ways to earn more money while not jeopardizing benefits.
Work Incentive Programs offer special rules that make it possible for people receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), or Supplemental Security Income (SSI), to work and still receive monthly payments and Medicare or Medicaid.
Programs include work training, plans to save money for work-related expenses, and ways to earn more money while not jeopardizing benefits.
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Employment Support for Workers with Disabilities - Ticket to Work/Self Sufficiency Program
Training and employment services for people with disabilities or other health conditions
Program provides training or work experience to individuals with disabilities or impairing health conditions to help them find a job and become economically independent
MORE INFORMATION
The Ticket to Work Program is an employment program for people with disabilities who want to work.
The goal of the 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.
Under the Ticket Program, the Social Security Administration provides disability beneficiaries services such as career counseling, vocational rehabilitation, and job placement and training from authorized Ticket to Work service providers, such as an Employment Network (EN) or your state Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) agency.
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Work Incentives Programs
Work Incentives help people to return to work. Programs include work training, plans to save money for work-related expenses, and ways to earn more money while not jeopardizing benefits.
Work Incentive Programs offer special rules that make it possible for people receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), or Supplemental Security Income (SSI), to work and still receive monthly payments and Medicare or Medicaid.
Programs include work training, plans to save money for work-related expenses, and ways to earn more money while not jeopardizing benefits.
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Plan to Achieve Self-Support (PASS)
Plan To Achieve Self Support (PASS) is an Supplemental Security Income (SSI) provision to help individuals with disabilities return to work, where a person sets aside money for a work goal.
Plan To Achieve Self Support (PASS) is an Supplemental Security Income (SSI) provision to help people with disabilities return to work.
PASS lets disabled people set aside money and/or things they own to pay for items or services they need to reach specific work goals.
Plans can include money for school, training or to start a business. The goal is to have enough income to reduce or eliminate your need for benefits provided under the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income programs.
The Social Security Administration does not count the money or resources you set aside under an approved PASS when they decide your initial or continuing eligibility for SSI. Having a PASS may help you qualify for SSI or may increase the amount of your SSI payment.
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Work Incentives Programs
Work Incentives help people to return to work. Programs include work training, plans to save money for work-related expenses, and ways to earn more money while not jeopardizing benefits.
Work Incentive Programs offer special rules that make it possible for people receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), or Supplemental Security Income (SSI), to work and still receive monthly payments and Medicare or Medicaid.
Programs include work training, plans to save money for work-related expenses, and ways to earn more money while not jeopardizing benefits.
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Plan to Achieve Self-Support (PASS)
Plan To Achieve Self Support (PASS) is an Supplemental Security Income (SSI) provision to help individuals with disabilities return to work, where a person sets aside money for a work goal.
Plan To Achieve Self Support (PASS) is an Supplemental Security Income (SSI) provision to help people with disabilities return to work.
PASS lets disabled people set aside money and/or things they own to pay for items or services they need to reach specific work goals.
Plans can include money for school, training or to start a business. The goal is to have enough income to reduce or eliminate your need for benefits provided under the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income programs.
The Social Security Administration does not count the money or resources you set aside under an approved PASS when they decide your initial or continuing eligibility for SSI. Having a PASS may help you qualify for SSI or may increase the amount of your SSI payment.
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Plan to Achieve Self-Support (PASS)
Plan To Achieve Self Support (PASS) is an Supplemental Security Income (SSI) provision to help individuals with disabilities return to work, where a person sets aside money for a work goal.
Plan To Achieve Self Support (PASS) is an Supplemental Security Income (SSI) provision to help people with disabilities return to work.
PASS lets disabled people set aside money and/or things they own to pay for items or services they need to reach specific work goals.
Plans can include money for school, training or to start a business. The goal is to have enough income to reduce or eliminate your need for benefits provided under the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income programs.
The Social Security Administration does not count the money or resources you set aside under an approved PASS when they decide your initial or continuing eligibility for SSI. Having a PASS may help you qualify for SSI or may increase the amount of your SSI payment.
What's Here
Plan to Achieve Self-Support (PASS)
Plan To Achieve Self Support (PASS) is an Supplemental Security Income (SSI) provision to help individuals with disabilities return to work, where a person sets aside money for a work goal.
Plan To Achieve Self Support (PASS) is an Supplemental Security Income (SSI) provision to help people with disabilities return to work.
PASS lets disabled people set aside money and/or things they own to pay for items or services they need to reach specific work goals.
Plans can include money for school, training or to start a business. The goal is to have enough income to reduce or eliminate your need for benefits provided under the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income programs.
The Social Security Administration does not count the money or resources you set aside under an approved PASS when they decide your initial or continuing eligibility for SSI. Having a PASS may help you qualify for SSI or may increase the amount of your SSI payment.
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Employment Support for Workers with Disabilities - Ticket to Work/Self Sufficiency Program
Training and employment services for people with disabilities or other health conditions
Program provides training or work experience to individuals with disabilities or impairing health conditions to help them find a job and become economically independent
MORE INFORMATION
The Ticket to Work Program is an employment program for people with disabilities who want to work.
The goal of the 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.
Under the Ticket Program, the Social Security Administration provides disability beneficiaries services such as career counseling, vocational rehabilitation, and job placement and training from authorized Ticket to Work service providers, such as an Employment Network (EN) or your state Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) agency.
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Work Incentives Programs
Work Incentives help people to return to work. Programs include work training, plans to save money for work-related expenses, and ways to earn more money while not jeopardizing benefits.
Work Incentive Programs offer special rules that make it possible for people receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), or Supplemental Security Income (SSI), to work and still receive monthly payments and Medicare or Medicaid.
Programs include work training, plans to save money for work-related expenses, and ways to earn more money while not jeopardizing benefits.
What's Here
Work Incentives Programs
Work Incentives help people to return to work. Programs include work training, plans to save money for work-related expenses, and ways to earn more money while not jeopardizing benefits.
Work Incentive Programs offer special rules that make it possible for people receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), or Supplemental Security Income (SSI), to work and still receive monthly payments and Medicare or Medicaid.
Programs include work training, plans to save money for work-related expenses, and ways to earn more money while not jeopardizing benefits.
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Plan to Achieve Self-Support (PASS)
Plan To Achieve Self Support (PASS) is an Supplemental Security Income (SSI) provision to help individuals with disabilities return to work, where a person sets aside money for a work goal.
Plan To Achieve Self Support (PASS) is an Supplemental Security Income (SSI) provision to help people with disabilities return to work.
PASS lets disabled people set aside money and/or things they own to pay for items or services they need to reach specific work goals.
Plans can include money for school, training or to start a business. The goal is to have enough income to reduce or eliminate your need for benefits provided under the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income programs.
The Social Security Administration does not count the money or resources you set aside under an approved PASS when they decide your initial or continuing eligibility for SSI. Having a PASS may help you qualify for SSI or may increase the amount of your SSI payment.
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Work Incentives Programs
Work Incentives help people to return to work. Programs include work training, plans to save money for work-related expenses, and ways to earn more money while not jeopardizing benefits.
Work Incentive Programs offer special rules that make it possible for people receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), or Supplemental Security Income (SSI), to work and still receive monthly payments and Medicare or Medicaid.
Programs include work training, plans to save money for work-related expenses, and ways to earn more money while not jeopardizing benefits.
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Employment Support for Workers with Disabilities
Training and employment services for people with disabilities or other health conditions
Program provides training or work experience to individuals with disabilities or impairing health conditions to help them find a job and become economically independent
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National Telecommuting Institute:
* Places Americans with disabilities in work-at-home customer service jobs
* Resume writing assistance
* Provides initial skills assessments
* Provides free online training and coaching
* Once you complete online training with a passing grade, you can apply for call center jobs listed online
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