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

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DB 101. Disability Benefits 101: On-Line Disability Benefits Calculator Congratulations, 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. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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

Charles “Chaz” Nickolaus [email protected]

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Employment rates for Missourians with disabilities are very low

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People with Disabilities are much more likely to be poor

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

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Benefits Planning through the WIPA program has just returned to Missouri

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Now more than ever people need information

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This stuff is really confusing!

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Benefits PlanningAccessing real time information

The right information In the right hands At the right time

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

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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

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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

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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?

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Design Applications◦Safe and secure: no private identifying

information requested or needed◦Fuller information always nearby at the

content rich DB101 portal

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

http://mo.db101.org/

Or just Google, DB 101

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

sites, VR, DMH

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Lots of other great resources @www.moddcouncil.org

Guide top Career DiscoveryEmpowermotraining.orgShow-me careers

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.

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Look at our web site www.moddcouncil.org

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www.moddcouncil.org for more information