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About the Ticket to Work
Information on the Ticket to Work program and employment and benefit supports.
Employment Network Directory for the Ticket to Work
Find an employment network in your area to assist you in using your Ticket to Work.
Employment Support for People with Disabilities
Information on the Social Security Administration's Office of Employment Support Programs (OSEP), which works to promote the employment of Social Security beneficiaries with disabilities.
Find a Job in Your State

This resource map from Choose Work has information about work incentives programs, employment networks, vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies and other contacts in your state that can help you find and keep a job. Career One Stop also has information about job banks in every state.

Find a Work Incentive Seminar Near You

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is hosting a series of free community events around the country for beneficiaries with disabilities and their families. These Work Incentive Seminar Events (WISE) are held by local organizations and can help people receiving Social Security disability benefits (SSDI or SSI) learn more about the Ticket to Work Program, connect with local training and employment resources, and explore opportunities to increase income. For more resources in your state go to Disability.gov's homepage and select your state from the drop-down menu under "Information by State."

Frequently Asked Questions about the Ticket to Work Program for People Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits
Answers common questions about the Ticket to Work program, which can help people receiving disability benefits access vocational rehabilitation, education, job training and placement services, as well as other services and supports to help reach employment goals.
Increasing Options: The Ticket to Work & Self Sufficiency Program
Fact sheet provides information on the Ticket to Work program which helps people with disabilities who want to join or reenter the workforce.
Information for Social Security Beneficiaries Who Want to Return to Work
If you are interested in working, the Ticket to Work Program is the key to unlocking vocational rehabilitation, training, job referrals, and other services to help you reach your employment goals. The program is available for people who are between the ages of 18 and 65 and receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits because they are disabled or blind.
National Center on Secondary Education & Transition
Coordinates national resources, offers technical assistance and disseminates information related to secondary education and transition for youth with disabilities in order to create opportunities for youth to achieve successful futures.
Overview of the Ticket to Work Program
In 2008 the Social Security Administration (SSA) issued revised regulations to improve the Ticket to Work (Ticket) program and encourage more organizations to become Employment Networks (ENs). This links opens a PDF document.
Social Security Administration Office of Employment Support Programs (OESP) Forms & Publications
Contains a broad range of resources related to employment of people with disabilities.
Social Security Administration's Ticket to Work Program
Learn more about the Ticket to Work program, who is eligible for a ticket, what services are available with your ticket, and how to redeem your ticket.
Social Security's "Choose Work" Web Site

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has launched the Choose Work web site for people receiving Social Security disability benefits. View short, informative videos; hear powerful stories told by people whose circumstances have led them to explore the Ticket and other Work Incentives; experience a Work Incentive Seminar Event and find local resources and other helpful information for Social Security disability beneficiaries who want to return to work.

State Work Incentives Activities
Charts with Ticket to Work Program statistics for Employment Networks (ENs) and Ticket Assignments.
The Ticket To Work Program & Other Work Incentives
Information from the Social Security Administration (SSA) on the Ticket to Work Program and other work incentive programs.
Ticket to Work & Work Incentives Advisory Panel
The Ticket to Work legislation established the Advisory Panel within the Social Security Administration to advise the President, the Congress and the Commissioner of Social Security on issues related to work incentive programs, planning and assistance for individuals with disabilities and the Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program.
Ticket to Work & Work Incentives Advisory Panel Annual Reports

Includes the findings, issues, conclusions and recommendations of the Panel regarding implementation of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act by the Social Security Administration and other federal agencies whose programs have an effect on the employment of people with disabilities.

Ticket to Work Events Schedule

Calendar of events where you can learn more about the Ticket to Work Program. This is also an opportunity to meet other people with disabilities and those engaged in disability and work-related activities. If you are receiving Social Security and interested in returning to work you may wish to attend a local Work Incentives Seminar Event.

Ticket to Work Podcast

Topics covered include an overview of the program, a summary of 2008 regulatory changes and the benefits of the Ticket to Work for Supplemental Security Income (SSI)/Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) beneficiaries and employers. This information is also available in video form in ASL.

Ticket to Work Program & Youth in Transition
Information on how the Ticket to Work Program can help ensure the successful transition of youth with disabilities from school to work and adulthood through employment services and work incentives.
Ticket to Work Program Information
Offical Web site of the Ticket to Work Program, which provides most people receiving Social Security benefits (beneficiaries) more choices for receiving employment services. Under this program SSA issues a ticket to eligible beneficiaries who, in turn, may choose to assign those tickets to an Employment Network (EN) of their choice to obtain employment services, vocational rehabilitation services or other support services necessary to achieve a vocational (work) goal.
Ticket to Work Program Questions & Answers
Answers to frequently asked questions about the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Ticket to Work Program.
Understanding Asset Development for Individuals with Disabilities
Asset development is about encouraging people to save money and to make investments that increase in value over time. The assumption is that as individuals develop assets, they and their families will be able to move out of poverty and remain out of poverty. However, many people mistakenly think that work and asset accumulation will automatically make them ineligible for Social Security Disability benefits. This link opens a PDF document.
Work & Benefits
Information from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center outlines government programs that allow people with disabilities to work and keep health care benefits.
Work Incentive Planning & Assistance (WIPA) Projects

List of Community Work Incentive Coordinators who offer information and technical assistance in your state on the work incentives that help Social Security Disability (SSDI) and Supplementary Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries return to work.

Work Incentive Plans Under the Work Incentives Planning & Assistance Project (WIPA)
Discusses what a Work Incentive Plan (WIP) is, ways to update your plan and how WIP compares to a Benefits Summary and Analysis. This link opens a Word document.
Work Incentives Planning & Assistance Services Defined
Defines Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA) Services and offers information about Program Managers for Recruitment and Outreach (PMRO). This link opens a Word document.
Your Ticket to Work: What You Need to Know to Keep it Working for You
Information about participation in the Ticket to Work Program.

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