Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability Insurance Beneficiaries with Intellectual Disability

This article uses nationally representative survey data on working-age Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) beneficiaries to present a profile of the characteristics, employment, and income sources of beneficiaries with intellectual disability and to compare...

Bridging the Gap: A Comparative Assessment of Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Practices with Transition-Age Youth

This study explores the variation in state vocational rehabilitation agency practices with youth with disabilities transitioning to adulthood.

How Many SSDI Beneficiaries Leave the Rolls for Work? More Than You Might Think

This issue brief presents longitudinal employment and exit for work statistics for SSDI beneficiaries followed for 10 years from when they first received their award.

Unmet Health Care Needs and Medical Out-of-Pocket Expenses of SSI Children

The research shows fairly good coverage of medical expenses and needs before the transition to adulthood.

Trends in Obesity Among Social Security Disability Applicants, 2007-2013

In this article, we use data from the Social Security Administration’s Electronic Disability Collect System to examine obesity prevalence among adult applicants to federal disability programs from 2007 through 2013. We compare these trends to those observed for all working-age adults over the same period...

DI Applicants' Characteristics and the Implications for Efforts to Help Them Remain in the Labor Force

This brief summarizes findings from recent Disability Research Consortium (DRC) studies that examine the characteristics of DI applicants and assess potential approaches for targeting early interventions, and discusses the policy implications of these findings.

Longitudinal Employment Outcomes for Social Security Disability Beneficiaries with Work Goals and Expectations

Gaps in Timely Access to Care Among Workers by Disability Status

Using data from the 2006–2010 National Health Interview Surveys, we document the characteristics and health insurance profiles of workers with a disability and consider the extent to which these factors are correlated with the ability to access adequate and timely health care.

Behavioral Interventions to Help Workers Keep Their Jobs After an Injury or Illness (Policy Brief)

Behavioral science draws on insights from psychology and other social sciences to study how cognitive, social, and emotional factors contribute to individual decision making.

BOND Implementation and Evaluation: 2016 Stage 1 Interim Process, Participation, and Impact Report

The Benefit Offset National Demonstration (BOND) tests variants of Social Security Disability Insurance program rules governing work and other supports. The BOND project includes two stages. Stage 1 supports an evaluation of how a national $1 to $2 benefit offset would affect earnings and program outcomes...