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Description

Professionals who provide services to young adults and adults who are blind and visually impaired must promote employment as a viable option post-secondary education. As part of Pre-ETS and the development of an Individual Plan for Employment, a conversation MUST occur about the Age-18 re-determination for a student, the work incentives available from Social Security to encourage employment, and resources available to the student or adult. Professionals will most likely increase positive employment outcomes when they themselves can explain, with a reasonable degree of confidence and competence, the truth about the impact on SSI/SSDI when working and the work incentives available to support this outcome.

Primary Learning Objectives:

1. Participants will demonstrate an understanding of the Age 18 Redetermination, the Student Earned Income Exclusion and Blind Work Expenses for SSI beneficiaries to encourage meaningful work during and after secondary education by participating in role plays utilizing scenarios in small groups. 
2. Participants will utilize https://ky.db101.org/ to set up an account (or sign in if they have one) and complete a calculation for a person who is statutorily blind receiving SSDI and has an offer of employment. 
3. Participants will utilize https://ky.db101.org/ to complete a calculation for a person who is statutorily blind, receiving SSI and has an offer of employment.