November 30, 1998 1:00 - 2:00 pm Central Time (Beginning at 9 am Hawaii, 11am Pacific, 12 noon Mountain, 2 pm Eastern)

The next National Transition Alliance for Youth with Disabilities teleconference, coordinated by the National Transition Network, will be on the topic of SSI Work Incentives. Please join us! Call (612) 626-8649 or email ntn@mail.ici.coled.umn.edu for dialing instructions (note this is an audio teleconference that you may access from your telephone).

SSI Work Incentives: Accessing employment supports for youth with disabilities transitioning from school-to-work

November 30, 1998
1:00 - 2:00 pm Central Time (Beginning at 9 am Hawaii, 11am Pacific, 12 noon Mountain, 2 pm Eastern)

Presenters on this call will discuss recent federal and state initiatives and services created to facilitate access to SSI benefits and work incentives program which support youth with disabilities transitioning from school to work.

The focus of the call will include the following:

• Goals and operations of the SSI Work Incentives and Transition Planning Grant Project, and Minnesota's Disabilities Determination Services, and
• Barriers and solutions to effectively accessing SSI benefits and work incentives program by students with disabilities and their families.

Presented by:
Bill Halloran, Project Officer, SSI Work Incentives and Transition Planning Project, Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education

Cory Kissell, Medical Relations Coordinator, Disabilities Determination Services, Minnesota Department of Economic Security

For more information, please visit the National Transition Network web site.

Back to Training and Products