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Browsing K. Lisa Yang and Hock E. Tan Institute on Employment and Disability Collection by Subject "federal government"
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Disability Employment Policies and Practices in U.S. Federal Government Agencies
(1999-11-01)A survey of U.S. Federal agencies was initiated by the Presidential Task Force on Employment of Adults with Disabilities, and 403 representatives of U.S. Federal agencies were surveyed to determine their response to the ... -
Dismantling the Poverty Trap: Disability Policy for the 21st Century. Policy Brief
(2005-07-01)Working-age Americans with disabilities are much more likely to live in poverty than other Americans and generally did not share in the economic prosperity of the late 1990s. At the same time, public expenditures to support ... -
Dismantling the Poverty Trap: Disability Policy for the Twenty-First Century
(2006-07-01)Working-age people with disabilities are much more likely than people without disabilities to live in poverty and not be employed or have shared in the economic prosperity of the late 1990s. Today’s disability policies, ... -
How policy variables influence the timing of applications for Social Security Disability Insurance
(1999-01-01)This article analyzes the impact of policy variables - employer accommodations, state Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) allowance rates, and DI benefits - on the timing of an application for DI benefits by workers ... -
HR’s Role in Managing Disability in the Workplace
(2000-09-01)It is estimated that there are 43 million Americans with disabilities, many of whom are significantly unemployed or underemployed compared with their nondisabled peers. This article describes the role of employers, ... -
Identity and Disability in the Workplace
(2003-01-01)The purpose of this article is to examine and discuss factors within the workplace that may affect the ability of individuals with disabilities to access and retain employment. The analysis is based on findings from a ... -
Limitations of The National Disability Data System
(2007-09-21)The federal government collects extensive survey and administrative data pertaining to disability. In a real sense, this extensive effort comprises a national disability data system, although it is not recognized or managed ... -
Material Hardship, Poverty, and Disability among Working-Age Adults
(2006-04-01)We use longitudinal data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) spanning the 1996 to 1999 period to estimate the prevalence of several types of material hardships among working-age people with and without ... -
Promising Practices: Reaching Out To The Vietnamese Community of Massachusetts
(2006-06-28)The hall marks of respect and quiet listening are continual themes running through outreach efforts to the Vietnamese community of Massachusetts. Particularly when dealing with the elderly, the notion of respect is critical ... -
Promising Practices: Reaching Out to Rhode Island's Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community
(2006-06-28)Protection and Advocacy (PABSS) staff are responsible for providing legal services to social security recipients who are facing barriers in their efforts to return to work. Benefits Specialists are responsible for reaching ... -
Promising Practices: Rhode Island Deafness Access Initiative: A Joint Effort of Rhode Island's PABSS and BPA&O Projects
(2006-06-19)The Rhode Island Benefits Planning Assistance and Outreach (BPA&O) project has identified a pervasive access issue facing the state’s deaf and hard of hearing community. In partnership, the Rhode Island Protection and ... -
Unemployment, Welfare, and Social Security Disability/SSI Benefits: How They Affect One Another
(2006-12-01)This article will help you understand the requirements of Unemployment (UI),Welfare(TANF/GA), and Social Security Disability (SSI/SSDI). Finding the program that is right for you will save time and help you get the most ...
