Welcome to the Nebraska Ticket to Work Website
The Ticket to Work Program offers SSI and SSDI disability beneficiaries greater choice in obtaining the services they need to help them go to work and achieve their employment goals.
What's New
Letter to State Medicaid Directors on Receipt & Use of Federal Funds Under the Ticket to Work Program
Letter from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that provides clarification regarding the receipt of federal funds under the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Ticket to Work & Self-Sufficiency program and encourages the utilization of the flexible funding the program offers. Utilizing and coordinating these resources is critical to support States' progress in constructing a comprehensive health and employment services system for individuals with disabilities to achieve their employment goals. This guidance also provides policy clarifications regarding State Medicaid providers' acceptance and the treatment of SSA ticket payments.
White House Launches Celebration Of 20th Anniversary Of Americans With Disabilities Act
June 2010, Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to President Obama, kicked off the President's and White House's celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act while delivering remarks to over 2,000 people from around the World at the VSA International Festival at the Kennedy Center.
The Ticket to Work team is reaching out through Facebook, Twitter, Linked In and e-News to bring together service providers, beneficiaries and other disability employment professionals! We launched these social networking sites and are now expanding them to optimize our reach after the pilot phase. These sites serve as public forums where you can meet clients and partners, share news and events, and learn from other professionals. For beneficiaries, there is a forum for finding local resources to begin the employment process.
Connect with the Ticket to Work community online and stay informed:
- Become a fan on Facebook to learn of options for Social Security beneficiaries with disabilities who seek employment opportunities.
- Follow us on Twitter to get the latest news on our programs, events and training.
- Join us on LinkedIn to connect with disability employment professionals and participate in an online dialogue regarding Ticket to Work and other Work Incentives.
- Share our email list information with colleagues to increase understanding of today's Ticket to Work Program and other Work Incentives.
Visit www.cessi.net/ttw and select the Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn icons in the upper right corner. Encourage your colleagues to join the Ticket to Work mailing list by having them enter their email address and state in the bottom left feature on the site. Learn how Ticket to Work and other Work Incentives can help you meet more client needs while supporting the growth of your organization and its programs.
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Announcements
The NE Work Incentives Network (WIN) recently trained 14 Tier II Benefits Planners to work in partnership with SSA-funded WIPA (Tier III) Benefits Specialists. Organizations represented include NE Hospice & Palliative Care Partnership, Center for Independent Living of Central NE, Veterans Administration – Vocational Rehabilitation & Education, NE Commission for the Blind & Visually Impaired, NorthStar Services, Project H.O.P.E., EmploymentWorks, ServiceLinc and Region V Services.
An additional sixteen persons received specialized training in May as Tier II Benefits Planners. Benefits Planners assist individuals with disabilities planning to work, are working, or are changing jobs understand relationships between earnings and public disability benefits. This brings the number of Tier II and Tier III benefits planners to forty-two; increasing the capacity of those who assist workers with disabilities make informed choices about their competitive employment goals.
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