An Evaluation of SOAR: The Implementation and Outcomes of an Effort to Increase Access to SSI and SSDI

The SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR) project, funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), aims to improve access to SSI and SSDI among individuals who are homeless or who are at risk of becoming homeless, with a specific focus on individuals with mental...

Return-to-Work Outcomes Among Social Security Disability Insurance Program Beneficiaries (Presentation)

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.

Pathways to Careers Employer Case Study: Davis School District

The SourceAmerica Pathways to Careers (Pathways) program helps people with intellectual or developmental disabilities and people with autism spectrum disorder obtain competitive integrated employment aligned with their skills, interests, strengths, and abilities.

The Demonstration to Maintain Independence and Employment: Implications for National Health Care Reform

Individuals with potentially disabling conditions have distinct health care needs, which if left unmet, can lead to the onset of a disability and enrollment in a federal disability benefit program.

How the Affordable Care Act Can Support Employment for People with Mental Illness

Mental illness, like any health concern, can disrupt the ability to work. Less than 20 percent of people who receive publicly funded mental health services are employed, although research consistently demonstrates that, with the right supports, 40-60 percent of people with serious mental illness (SMI)...

Promoting Retention or Reemployment of Workers After a Significant Injury or Illness

This is one of three policy action papers prepared as part of the Stay-at-Work/Return-to-Work Policy Collaborative, an initiative funded by the Office of Disability Employment Policy in the U.S. Department of Labor.

Using the Health and Retirement Study for Disability Policy Research: A Review

This article highlights key information collected from Health and Retirement Study (HRS) respondents that benefits disability policy research and the body of knowledge that has resulted from this information.

National Beneficiary Survey-General Waves Round 5 (Volume 1 of 3): Editing, Coding, Imputation, and Weighting Procedures

This report summarizes the editing, coding, imputation, and weighting procedures as well as the development of standard errors for Round 5 of the NBS–General Waves.

Process Evaluation of the Work Incentives Planning and Assistance Program

This new report from Mathematica’s Ticket to Work program evaluation looks at the Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA) program, a grant initiative established by the Social Security Administration (SSA) in 2006.