The Work Without Worry Act, introduced by Senators Ron Wyden and Bill Cassidy and endorsed by ANCOR, aims to support Americans with disabilities in pursuing employment without the fear of losing their Social Security benefits. Currently, individuals with severe medical conditions that began before age 22 can receive Disabled Adult Child (DAC) benefits based on their parents’ Social Security earnings. However, many fear that working could jeopardize these benefits. This legislation ensures that any earnings from work, regardless of the amount, will not impact their eligibility for DAC benefits. It’s a bipartisan effort that’s expected to benefit around 6,000 individuals with disabilities over the next decade without significantly affecting the Social Security Trust Funds. Several other Senators have also co-sponsored this bill.
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OPWDD is partnering with the American Institutes for Research® (AIR) to evaluate the effectiveness of Care Coordination practices. AIR was chosen through a competitive procurement process based on the strength of their application and their extensive experience conducting similar program evaluations for other state and federal entities, organizations, and agencies.
The evaluation will include a review of current procedures, identification of opportunities to streamline processes, research on promising practices, and submission of recommendations to improve the quality of care-managers and the care management model. It will also include opportunities for stakeholders to share their experiences and stories engaging CCO’s.
More information on the progress of the evaluation and opportunities to engage will be shared throughout the duration of the project as part of our ongoing strategic plan updates. In the meantime, if you would like to provide feedback, you can email ARPA.Inquiry@opwdd.ny.gov.
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NYC Mayor Adams announces HUGE investment into careers for people with disabilities throughout NYC; including a career center, and investments and expansion of pre-existing programs.
Let’s use our voice to ensure the I/DD community is included in this initiative!
Check out the article and let your voice be heard!
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Last evening, OPWDD shared the news of their new anti-stigma campaign: “Look Beyond My Disability”.
As per OPWDD’s announcement:
This campaign is the culmination of months of collaboration and input from a diverse group of stakeholders who came together with one charmed purposeL to develop a campaign to fight unfair stereotyping and discrimination that people with developmental disabilities still face daily. The campaign message confirms what she be obvious – that people with developmental disabilities are more than their disabilities. Like all of us, they are many things – friends, neighbors, family members, students, and customers.
You can see the campaign and learn more about how you can participate and help amplify its important message by sharing the “Look Beyond” resources on the OPWDD website: opwdd.ny.gov/LookBeyond…
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