Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Work Incentives: You CAN Work Webinar. March 25, 2010.

A message from California Health Incentives Improvement Project:

Join us on Thursday, March 25th from 2:00-3:30 PM for a FREE online training webinar entitled Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Work Incentives: You CAN Work.  This webinar will feature engaging presenter and benefits expert, Karla Bell. Karla will provide an overview of the SSI Work Incentives and online resources.

This training is mainly geared toward service providers (including Medi-Cal county eligibility workers, Department of Rehabilitation, Independent Living Center, Regional Center, One-Stops, benefits planners, etc.) but consumers are also welcome to attend! The webinar will provide practical information on the following topics:
Overview of the SSI Work Incentives including:
·       How earnings affect SSI payments
·       Impairment Related Work Expenses
·       Blind Work Expenses
·       Student Earned Income Exclusion
·       1619(b)
·       Plan to Achieve Self-Support (PASS)
·       Ticket to Work

To register for the webinar, please click on the following link:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KJRPVMR

During registration, you will be provided with instructions on how to access the webinar. Once you complete your registration, please keep a copy of the instructions on the second page of the survey. We will also send out a reminder email prior to the webinar.

You may need to work with your IT department to install and test the Webinar application in order to participate. Your IT department may also need to unblock access to the Webinar from your computer.

Instructions and the Webinar application can be found at:

http://onlineconferencingsystems.com/chiip/

Karla Bell
Project Specialist
California Health Incentives Improvement Project
SDSURF/Interwork Institute
kbell@interwork.sdsu.edu