Disability Benefits 101: On-Line Disability Benefits Calculator Congratulations, you’re better off working! Charles “Chaz” Nickolaus [email protected].

Disability Benefits 101: On-Line Disability Benefits CalculatorCongratulations, you’re better off working!

Charles “Chaz” Nickolaus [email protected]

Employment rates for Missourians with disabilities are very low

People with Disabilities are much more likely to be poor

40% of current SSA disability beneficiaries are work oriented ( people really want to work)

Benefits Planning through the WIPA program has just returned to Missouri

Now more than ever people need information

This stuff is really confusing!

Benefits PlanningAccessing real time information

The right information In the right hands At the right time

Web based Plain Language State focused No cost to the user Anonymous

Founded 1984, By Leaders in the independent living

movement University of CA, Berkeley Campus Internationally recognized Mission is to eliminate barriers to full social

integration Developed DB 101 in 2004

2000, WID did a needs assessment on work related service for CA residents with disabilities

Lack of consistent answers People had wrong information People didn’t know a lot about work

programs

What are the correct rules for the individual's situation?◦ What are the ways to find the rules?

How does the individual apply the rules to his or her situation?◦ How timely and easy is the benefits planning

process for the customer and his or her circle of support?

Design Applications◦Safe and secure: no private identifying

information requested or needed◦Fuller information always nearby at the

content rich DB101 portal

Two calculators: Work and benefits School and work 8 content areas

http://mo.db101.org/

Or just Google, DB 101

released June 1, 2012 link at www.moddcouncil.org link on a lot of other organizations web

sites, VR, DMH

Lots of other great resources @www.moddcouncil.org

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This project is funded by the Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council under provisions of PL 106-402, the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act.

Look at our web site www.moddcouncil.org

www.moddcouncil.org for more information