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SSI and Postsecondary Education Support for Students with Disabilities

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dc.contributor.authorGolden, Thomas P.
dc.contributor.authorJones, Megan A.
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-06T23:07:43Z
dc.date.available2020-12-06T23:07:43Z
dc.date.issued2002-05-01
dc.description.abstractYoung adults with disabilities who receive Supplementary Security Income (SSI) may think that postsecondary education is beyond their financial reach because their SSI benefits do not provide them with enough income for living and medical expenses after the costs of education have been met. Employment in addition to schooling may not seem a viable option because earned income can result in a decrease in, or disqualification from, the receipt of SSI and related medical benefits. However, there are ways that students with disabilities can finance postsecondary education and retain all or some of their SSI benefits. The option of retaining benefits while financing postsecondary education is especially important for students with disabilities given findings that only approximately 27% of these students go on to postsecondary education as compared to 68% of students without disabilities (Blackorby and Wagner, 1996; Wittenburg, Fishman, Golden & Allen, 2000). Further, data shows that youth who participate in and complete postsecondary education or vocational training are more likely to secure employment than are those who do not (Benz, Doren and Yvanoff, 1998; Blackorby & Wagner, 1996; National Organization on Disabilities, 1998). The remainder of this article examines ways in which SSI can be compatible with postsecondary education support.
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dc.identifier.other99955
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1813/89853
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.rightsRequired Publisher Statement: Reprinted with permission from Gaylord, V., Golden, T., O'Mara, S., and Johnson, D. Impact: Feature Issue on Young Adults with Disabilities & Social Security Administration Employment Support Programs Spring 2002, 15(1), published by the Institute on Community Integration (UCEDD), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
dc.subjectcollege
dc.subjectconnecting activities
dc.subjectdevelopmental disabled
dc.subjectdisabilities
dc.subjectdisability
dc.subjectDisability Benefits and Work
dc.subjectEDIcat3-DBW
dc.subjectdisable
dc.subjectdisabled
dc.subjectdisablement
dc.subjectdisabling
dc.subjecteducation
dc.subjectelementary school
dc.subjectFree and Appropriate Public Education
dc.subjectGeneral Education
dc.subjecthandicap
dc.subjecthandicapped
dc.subjecthigh school
dc.subjectimpairment
dc.subjectInclusion
dc.subjectjunior high school
dc.subjectlearning disability
dc.subjectlimitation
dc.subjectmental handicap
dc.subjectmental retardation
dc.subjectmiddle school
dc.subjectphysical disability
dc.subjectPostsecondary Education
dc.subjectschool to work
dc.subjectschool-based learning
dc.subjectschools
dc.subjectSecondary Education
dc.subjectself-determination
dc.subjectsocial security
dc.subjectSocial Security Disability Insurance
dc.subjectSpecial Ed
dc.subjectspecial education
dc.subjectspecial education
dc.subjectspecial need
dc.subjectSSDI
dc.subjectSSI
dc.subjectSupplemental Security Income
dc.subjectSupported Education
dc.subjecttransition
dc.subjectTransition
dc.subjecttransitional
dc.subjecttransitioning
dc.subjectuniversity
dc.subjectwork-based learning
dc.subjectyouth
dc.titleSSI and Postsecondary Education Support for Students with Disabilities
dc.typearticle
local.authorAffiliationGolden, Thomas P.: Tpg3@cornell.edu Cornell University
local.authorAffiliationJones, Megan A.: University of Hawaii

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