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Poverty, Welfare Reform, and Disproportionate Rates of Disability among Children.
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Birenbaum, Arnold – Mental Retardation, 2002
Analysis of data from state programs providing financial assistance for needy persons and disability prevalence data led to recommendations such as expanding access to health care and quality early childhood care for at-risk children, promoting the use of behavioral health services, lowering eligibility standards, and increasing the use of Social…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), At Risk Persons, Change Strategies, Children
Mental Retardation: Determining Eligibility for Social Security Benefits.
Reschly, Daniel J., Ed.; Myers, Tracy G., Ed.; Hartel, Christine R., Ed. – 2002
The Social Security Administration (SSA) provides income support and medical benefits for adults with mental retardation unable to perform substantial gainful activity through the Disability Insurance (DI) program and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. SSI benefits are also provided to families of children and adolescents who evidence…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adolescents, Adults, Children
Red Book on Work Incentives: A Summary Guide to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Work Incentives for People with Disabilities.
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Social Security Administration (DHHS), Washington, DC. – 1999
This booklet is designed to serve as a general reference source about the employment-related provisions of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs for individuals with disabilities and educators, advocates, rehabilitation professionals, and counselors who serve people with disabilities. The…
Descriptors: Adults, Blindness, Children, Disabilities