|
|
Other Pages on this site:
|
What is the Ticket to Work?The “Ticket to Work” is part of a comprehensive national initiative designed to assist people with the training and support they need to go to work. Social Security beneficiaries with disabilities can find employment, vocational rehabilitation (VR) and other support services from public and private providers. Ticket to Work, originally launched in 2002, was updated by new regulations, which became effective in July 2008. Some of the new regulations change available payment options for Employment Networks so they can be reimbursed for services provided to Ticket holders. Opportunities to coordinate provision of services between several agencies have also been expanded. (For details, see the May CHOICES project newsletter) Check out the calendar page for Ticket events in Maine (next event is January 21). Check out the Resources page for detailed Ticket information and resources that relate to Maine (2008-9). The name comes from a law passed in Washington in 1999 – the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act. Since 2003, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has mailed Tickets in Maine(Click here to see an image of a Ticket) to eligible beneficiaries. SSA disability beneficiaries who receive a Ticket may use it to obtain the services they need from an Employment Network (EN) of their choice. What is this site? This site is intended to act as a central Internet clearinghouse for information on all Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement activities in Maine. Pages on this site are shown in the column to the left, and include helpful fact sheets and other documents about the Ticket, and links to more information about the Ticket at the national level and even elsewhere here in Maine. We'd love to hear from you! The site is intended to provide information and answers to everyone. If there is something about the Ticket to Work that you would like to know, something that would be a helpful addition to this site, or something you saw somewhere else that you think would be helpful here, we need to hear about it. Click here to e-mail questions, suggestions and other comments to this web site. |
||
