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Presentation:
Lack of information or worse misinformation on how benefits and employment interact does not lead to informed decisions. Accurate information on health coverage and disability benefits is a key factor for people who have disabilities when making career decisions. Missouri Disability Benefits 101 (DB101) is an online tool that can help navigate the complexity of benefits and employment interactions. DB101 provides information and tools on employment and career planning, health coverage, disability benefits, and more all in one location. Learning how to incorporate Missouri DB101 (www.mo.db101.org) is vital for all service providers. Come learn how to embed MO DB101 into the work you already do to motivate and support people in competitive integrated employment decisions without having to learn a whole new skill-set.
Objectives:
- Learn how to access the rules governing SSDI/SSI, Social Security work incentives, Medicare and Medicaid, employment impact on state/federal benefits, and other work-related concerns through MO DB101.
- Increase knowledge of all service providers on the complex interaction of public disability benefits and competitive integrated employment without having to learn a whole new skill-set.
- Understand how the utilization of MO DB101 responses to federal and state directives – ex. WIOA.
- Incorporate MO DB101 as a supplement existing work to motive and support for competitive integrated employment without having to learn a whole new skill-set.