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Work Incentives and Employment Initiatives

October is Disability Employment Awareness Month

General

Ticket-to-Work

Workforce Investment Act

Self Employment and Entrepreneurship

ANCOR Partners with the Department of Labor on One-Stop Pilot Programs

• Arizona
• Kentucky
• Maine
• New York

General

• EEOC Q and A: Promoting Employment of Individuals with Disabilities in the Federal Workforce (October 3, 2008)
• ICI: WIA Employment Outcomes and Trends, Comparing One Stop Outcomes for People with Disabilities (September 19, 2008)
• Choice and Customized Employment: A Critical Component (September 12, 2008)
• Disability Employment Awareness Month (August 14, 2008)
• Worksupport.com Report on Public/Private Employment Collaborations in Virginia for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities (May 2008)
• Journal of Voc Rehab: Choice and Customized Employment (June 2008)

• 2008 Red Book: A Summary Guide to Employment Supports for Individuals with Disabilities under the Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income Programs (April 2, 2008)

• DePaul University Study of the Costs and Benefits of Workers with Disabilities (March 13, 2008)

• Secretary of Labor Calls for 2008 New Freedom Initiative Award Nominations (January 30, 2008)

• World Institute on Disability Releases Manual on Work Incentives Technical Assistance Center (December 2007)

• Governing's State and Local Data Source Book (November 2, 2007)

• Personal Assistance Services: From Community Support to Employment Support (November 2, 2007)

• Lessons Learned from Community Rehabilitation Programs: Facilitating Change "One Person at a Time" (November 2, 2007)

• T-TAP   Customized Employment - Going Beyond Supported Employment Towards the Generic Workforce System (November 2, 2007)

• GAO Report on Contracting for Military Food Services Under the Randolph-Sheppard and Javits-Wagner-O'Day/Ability One Programs(November 2, 2007)

• NCD Report on Empowerment for Americans with Disabilities: Breaking Barriers (October 2007)

• Missouri Provider Article on Employing People with Disabilities (October 2007)

• Senate Approves FY 2008 Labor-HHS-ED Appropriations (October 26, 2007)

• McKeon (R-CA) Introduces House WIA Reauthorization (October 19, 2007)
• ODEP Grantees to Increase Disability Employment. (October 19, 2007)
• RSA: FY 2007 Monitoring Reports on the VR and Independent Living Programs (September 2007)
• GAO Report: Modernizing Federal Disability Policy (August 14, 2007)

• Medicaid Infrastructure Grant Programs as of December 31, 2005: A Report on the Status of State (July 2007)

• ODEP Disability Employment Month Poster (July 2007)
• CBPP and APHSA TANF Conference Calls on Noncompliance (May 2007)
• GAO Report on Earnings After VR Completion (March 30, 2007)
• Department of Education Notice of Proposed Priority on NIDRR Disability and Rehabilitation Research (March 27, 2007)
• Breaking Down Barriers: Employment and the Disability Community (February 2007)
• Social Security Red Book 2006: Summary of Employment for Individuals with Disabilities Under SSDI and SSI (June 13, 2006)
• Highlights of Fourth Quarter Activities from the CWD (May 2006)
• ILRU Webcast: Vocational Rehabilitation: An Overview (May 22, 2006)
• VCU Revamps Worksupport.com (July 2005)
• NCWD/A Website Offers Customized Employment Resources (June 2005)

Ticket-to-Work

• Ticket Training Tuesdays Schedule for Providers and Employment Networks (July 1, 2008)

• Ticket to Work Amendments Final Rule (May 20, 2008)

• Ticket to Work Fact Sheets from Cessi (May 20, 2008)

  • Ticket to Work Basics
  • Ticket to Work Overview of Proposed Regulations
  • Ticket to Work Resources for Employment Networks
• Ticket To Work Advisory Panel Summit Invite to Organizations (September 2006)
  • Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel Beneficiary Summit Application (September 2006)
• SSA Releases Preliminary Evaluation of Ticket to Work Program (June 3, 2003)
• MAXIMUS Web Site -- Includes information and training for Employment Networks, for beneficiaries, and the Ticket to Work Program.
  Find out about a MAXIMUS EN Recruitment Conference in your area. Free registration! (May 24, 2002)
  
• Policy Analysis of Ticket to Work Program Final Regulations by Bobby Silverstein (MS Word) (PDF) (February 26, 2002)
• SSA Publishes Final Rule for Ticket to Work Program December 28th. [HTML version] [ PDF version]
• American Public Human Services Administration Launches New Center for Workers with Disabilities (Press Release April 25, 2001)
• SGA Final Rule Takes Effect, Will Not Be Delayed By Bush Administration (March 2001)
• ANCOR's Ticket-to-Work Comments to William A. Halter, Acting Commissioner to the Social Security Administration (March 2001)
• TTWWIIA Advisory Panel sought public  input regarding specific questions on the TTWWIIA proposed rule.  (February 2001)
• Policy Brief on the Proposed Regulations for the Ticket to Work Program--By Bobby Silverstein (January 2001)
• SSA's Work Site --Up-to-date information from the Social Security Administration's Ticket to Work Program.
• Web site to help with state implementation of TTWWIIA. Besides state-by-state initiatives, the site contains model legislation that your state can use to get work incentive initiatives running in your state.
• HCFA's Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act Web Site --Information about the Medicaid provisions in TTWWIIA
• TTWWIIA Proposed Rule (December 28, 2000)

Workforce Investment Act

• GAO Report on Workforce Investment Act Individual Training Accounts (June 29, 2005)
• 3 New Ticket to Work Briefing Papers--Prepared for the Ticket to Work Advisory Panel by the Urban Institute (August 1, 2003)
  • Medicaid and Work Incentives for People with Disabilities
  • Ticket to Work Program: Marketing Strategies and Techniques to Enhance Implementation
  • Wage Reporting & Earnings-Related Overpayments in Social Security Disability Programs
    
• Dept. of Labor Issues WIA Disability Compliance Checklist--The Checklist is designed to ensure meaningful participation of people with disabilities at local One-Stops and in other WIA programs and activities. (August 1, 2003)
  • DOL Press Release
  • WIA Section 188 Disability Checklist
• DOL's Employment & Training Administration Workforce Community Page: Information about WIA, FAQ's, and links to state and local resources and activities. (November 4, 2002)
• DisabilityInfo.gov: The comprehensive Federal website of employment and other disability-related government resources. (November 4, 2002)
• ANCOR Vice President Ron Wisecarver Delivers Recommendations for Rehabilitation Act and Workforce Investment Act Reauthorizations (July 1, 2002)
• WIA Reauthorization Information -- Includes a discussion guide on reauthorization and information to submit your own comments until June 30th to the Department of Labor . (May 24, 2002)

Self Employment and Entrepreneurship

• Start Up USA: Self Employment Q and A (May 7, 2008)

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