Options for Employment for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities  - Although there are myriad employment and career pathways available for individuals with developmental disabilities many stakeholders and families are unaware of what services and supports these models provide and how to access.  This webinar will focus on the available career and employment pathways and provide information about the sponsoring agencies and the level and type of support and training available.  Participants will learn how to select a particular model to adequately support the individual and how to access those services and supports with each agency.

Guest Presenter: Sue Killam, M.Ed., CESP, CWIC - Director, Transition, Employment & Careers, LSU Health - Human Development Center

Audience:  Parents, Caregivers, and Professionals of School-Aged Children/Students.

To register, click on the link below. After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Employment and SSI/SSDI Effects - Special rules make it possible for people with disabilities receiving Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) to work and still receive monthly payments and Medicare or Medicaid. Social Security calls these rules "work incentives."  This webinar will focus on the impact of wages of SSI and SSDI payments as well as Medicaid and Medicare health benefits.  The sessions will also provide detailed information about:
SSDI & SSI Work Incentives including: Impairment Related Work Expenses, Unsuccessful Work Attempts, Expedited Reinstatement (EXR), Trial Work Period, Extended Period of Eligibility, Continuation of Medicare coverage, Blind Work Expenses, Earned Income Exclusion, Student Earned Income Exclusion, Plan to Achieving Self-Support, Special Benefits Under Section 1619 (a) or (b) and Reinstating Eligibility Without a New Application.

Guest Presenter: Sue Killam, M.Ed., CESP, CWIC - Director, Transition, Employment & Careers, LSU Health - Human Development Center

Audience:  Parents, Caregivers, and Professionals of School-Aged Children/Students.

To register, click on the link below. After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.