Learn, Explore, Take Action! How to Use High School to Jumpstart Your Future
Hey Teens and Parents: Learn, Explore, Take Action!We’ve always known high school is more than going to classes. High school is about learning who you are, exploring what you want to be as an adult, and taking actions to have the life you want. If you’re a teen with a disability, there may be extra steps you need to take …
Serving as an ERI Board Member Is an Amazing Opportunity
Remember the last time you made a difference in the lives of others? It felt amazing. Your compassion, your kindness, your willingness to give of yourself created a better world.Empowering Independence and Fulfillment: Join ERI on their JourneyEvery day ERI is helping others make a better world for themselves. As an ERI board member you can be a part of …
Employing People with Disabilities: ADA Guidance for Employers
This article was originally published in Technical Assistance Center for Quality Employment (TACQE).Thanks to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), people with disabilities have the right to the same access to employment as people without disabilities. This benefits everyone. It gives people with disabilities the opportunity to pursue their career goals, and it gives employers access to a robust pool …
Work Incentives Benefits Specialist Initial Training Fall 2023 – Virtual and Online
Work Incentive Benefits Specialists (WIBS) provide information to people who have disabilities and receive public or private benefits. WIBS provide information needed for making informed decisions about work. This helps a person understand how earnings may affect disability payments, healthcare, and other publicly funded benefits. For people with a disability, work incentives benefits information is an essential part of getting …
Want to Grow Skills and Knowledge for Remote Work? Use these Free Resource
Want to Grow Skills and Knowledge for Remote Work?
Guidance on Long Covid as a Disability Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Get answers to commonly asked questions about Long COVID as a disability.
FreshEBT: Your Online Guide to Managing FoodShare Benefits
How do I apply for FoodShare Wisconsin? Which stores and farmer’s markets accept the Quest Card? Can I check my balance online? Am I eligible for other benefits? These are just a few of the questions you might have about Wisconsin’s FoodShare program. FreshEBT can answer them, and many more! FreshEBT is an online guide to managing FoodShare benefits in …
You Asked: Ticket to Work Questions Answered
Social Security is spreading the word about the underutilized Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program as a way for people with disabilities to achieve their employment goals. Social Security mails letters to beneficiaries who qualify for the Ticket to Work program. These notices are mailed at regular intervals – once a beneficiary has been receiving disability benefits for 3 months, …
When You Have a Mental Health Disability and Need Benefits….
Complex. Confusing. Overwhelming. These are just a few of the words used to describe what it’s like to have a mental health disability and apply for Social Security and Medicaid benefits. Some people can navigate the application process on their own or with the help of family and friends. Others may need a little more support. If you are struggling …