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Barriers to Employment and SSDI for People Eligible for the Kansas Buy-In
05/06/2011 | Requests *Summary
How is the state of Kansas working to ensure that consumers can both work and receive the SSDI benefits that they are entitled to? Attached are several examples of studies done in the state of Kansas where individuals with disabilities were surveyed on important information such as why they delayed applying for disabilities benefits and barriers to finding employment. These findings may be beneficial for consumers as well as employers.
Author
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Keywords
Medicaid; Medicaid Buy-In; Recruitment and Retention; Wages and Benefits; SSI; SSDI; Kansas Medicaid Buy-In Program; Working Healthy; Employment; Discrimination
Topic
Accessibility, Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities, Employment Programs, Medicaid Infrastructure Grant, Physical Disabilities, Psychiatric Disabilities/Mental Illness
Type/Tool
Archived conference materials / Presentations, Data
Source
Grantee produced, Kansas
State
Kansas, All States/Territories
Date Created
05/06/2011
Contact
The MIG Team
TheMIGTeam@ascellon.com
240-487-3032
TheMIGTeam@ascellon.com
240-487-3032
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* Reflects requests since January 1, 2007
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