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THE WORK INCENTIVES UPDATE LISTSERV 2000
The Social Security Public Forums
YOUR Public Input on TWWIIA Regulations
TWWIIA info websites
Social Security Public Forums on the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives
Improvement Act (TWWIIA) are in full swing.
Federal Policy-State Opportunities:
Models and Strategies for an Inclusive Workforce
MARCH 30 -- Phoenix, AZ will host the next Social Security Public Forum
for
Region IX: AZ, CA, HA, NV, Guam, Siapan, and American Samoa.
APRIL 6 -- New York City hosts the one after that for Region II -- NY,
NJ,
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Registration is free for the all day forum focused on the work
incentives
Act, the One Stop Centers from the Workforce Investment Act and Medicaid
buy-ins for workers with disabilities.
Contact Rona Harper at CESSI for free registration details:
Phone 703-448-6155, ext. 210 or email her at: [log in to unmask]
The Phoenix, AZ Public Forum Agenda is at the end of this post for your
information.
Public Input -- TWWIIA Regulations
The Social Security Office of Employment Support Programs (OESP) is
drafting
the regulations for provisions in the new work incentives Act, the
Ticket
program, CDR medical review protections, the Work Incentive Planning and
Assistance Program, etc.
Social Security wants community input. You can send your comments on
how
these regulations should read. You are encouraged to write and E-mail
them
to:
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Or Mail,
Or Fax to:
SSA
Office of Employment Support Programs
107 Altmeyer Building
6401 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21235
Phone: Reggie Sajauskas at (410) 965-5381
Fax: (410) 966-8597
SUGGESTION: Send one topic per email or letter so that Social Security
routes
your input to the staff writing regulations for that provision.
The Social Security website address for TWWIIA is:
www.ssa.gov/work/legislation.htm
Community website for TWWIIA Factsheet and policy briefs:
www.workincentives-healthcare.com
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PHOENIX ARIZONA AGENDA - MARCH 30
Federal Policy-State Opportunities:
Models and Strategies for an Inclusive Workforce
March 30, 2000
Crowne Plaza North Phoenix Metro Center
Phoenix, AZ
8:00 - 8:30 am Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 8:40 am Welcome
Diane Blackman, Executive Officer, Assistant Regional Commissioner,
Management and Operations Support Region IX, Social Security
Administration
8:40 - 9:45 am Keynote Presentations
Bryon MacDonald, Moderator and Introductions, National Community
Advocate and
Chair of Social Security Subcommittee of the National Council on
Independent
Living
Keynotes: "Putting the Puzzle Together"
Susan Daniels, Ph.D.
Deputy Commissioner, Disability and Income Security Programs
Social Security Administration
"You Complete the Puzzle"
Connie Garner
Senior Disability Policy Advisor, Senator Edward Kennedy's
Office
Social Security Administration's Deputy Commissioner for Disability and
Income Security Programs and the lead Congressional staff from Senator
Kennedy's office will team up to provide a comprehensive review of the
Ticket
to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 (TWWIIA), as well as
initiate a discussion regarding the collaboration required to provide
effective employment services for people with disabilities.
9:45 - 10:00 am Break
10:00 - 11:30 am Panel I: Building an Inclusive Workforce
Panelists knowledgeable in local implementation of the Workforce
Investment
Act, TWWIIA, and vocational rehabilitation will discuss how all of these
programs can successfully integrate to help people with disabilities
return
to work.
Susan Webb Moderator
President, Webb Transitions, Inc.
· Ken McGill, Associate Commissioner, Office of Employment Support
Programs,
SSA
· Treva Roanhorse, Director, Navajo Office of Special Ed &
Rehabilitative
Services
11:30 - 11:40 am Break
11:40 - 12:40 pm Luncheon Discussion on Regional Collaboration
Activities
Box lunch and informal discussions with regional representatives from
Federal
agencies.
Julie Clark Moderator and Introductions-Representative of the
Presidential
Task Force on Employment of Adults with Disabilities
· Administrator, Employment and Training Administration, Region IX,
Department of Labor
· Fredric Schroeder Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services
Administration within the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services Rehabilitation Services Administration, Department of Education
· Diane Blackman, Executive Officer, Office of the Assistant Regional
Commissioner, Management and Operations Support
12:40 - 12:50 pm Break
12:50 - 2:20 pm Panel II: Health Care: State Opportunities
This panel will provide an update of states' status regarding innovative
health care options for people with disabilities pursuing employment.
Panelists representing different State models and the advocacy
communities in
those states will provide useful information regarding cost estimation
and
State systems design and coordination.
Paul Gowan, Moderator
Executive Director of the Phoenix DD Council and the SILC Liaison
· Joe Razes, Program Manager of Disabled and Elderly Health Programs
Group,
HCFA
· State Medicaid Director Representative, Department of Health
Services-Joe
Confirms
· Barbara Otto, Executive Director, SSI Coalition For A Responsible
Safety
Net, Chicago, IL
2:20 - 2:35 pm Break
2:35 - 4:05 pm Seven Concurrent State Breakout Sessions (Arizona,
California, Hawaii, Nevada, Guam, Siapan, American Samoa, and Federally
Recognized Indian Tribes)
Participants will have an opportunity to discuss the specific State
issues
and circumstances facing people with disabilities who want to work.
Sessions
will allow for discussion of the different models and strategies
presented
throughout the day and will focus specifically on what kind of models
best
fit each state's needs and objectives. State officials and local
leaders in
the disability community will lead discussion.
Possible Discussion Items:
Workforce Investment Act/One Stops Implications of PASS &
Workforce Investment Boards other SSA Work Incentives
Work Incentives Counseling Medicaid Waivers & Options
Vocational Rehabilitation Personal Assistant Services
Implications of WIIA Personal Care Services
4:05 - 4:45 pm Report Back: State Discussion Leaders
4:45 - 4:50 pm Wrap-up
Diane Blackman, Executive Officer, Assistant Regional Commissioner,
Management and Operations Support, Region IX, Social Security
Administration
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From:
* Bryon R. MacDonald
Community Advocate Volunteer
The Center for Independent Living Berkeley/Oakland
World Institute on Disability
510 16th Street, Suite 100
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: 510-251-4304
Home Office 510-763-6482
Fax: 510-763-4109
TTY: 510-763-4100
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* Alana R. Theriault
Disability Program & Training Consultant
Work Incentives Update Listserv Manager
2228 Sacramento St.
Berkeley, CA 94702
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Our work with the Listserv is volunteered. We may not get to answer
all your responses. We WILL read them all and answer all the ones we
can.
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to add, delete or change your address on this list; have questions about
The Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999; or have
other comments, contact Alana R. Theriault <[log in to unmask]> or Bryon R.
MacDonald <[log in to unmask]>.
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