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Online Applications, Benefit Screening, Resources and Forms
Social Security Benefits Application
(Separate Website)
Online Application for Social Security Retirement, Disability and Spouse's Benefits
By: Social Security Administration
Mail-in Application for Medical Assistance for Workers with Disabilities (PA 600WD) [PDF]
(Separate Website)
This form is a mail-in application for Medicaid health care coverage for individuals with disabilities who are employed. There are two groups of coverage: Worker with a disability, and Worker with a Medically Improved Disability. Individuals determined eligible for the program must pay a monthly premium in order to receive the health care coverage.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
Benefits Eligibility Screening Tool (B.E.S.T.)
(Separate Website)
The Social Security Adminisitration's Benefit Eligibility Screening Tool (BEST) is an online tool that you can use to find out if you could be eligible for benefits from any of the programs Social Security administers. This tool will give you eligibility information based on answers you give on the online form.
By: Social Security Administration
GovBenefits.gov
(Separate Website)
GovBenefits.gov is a free, online confidential tool that helps you find government benefits you may be eligible to receive.
By: GovBenefits.gov, a partnership of many Federal agencies and organizations
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Information from the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network
Medical Assistance for Workers with Disabilities
(Separate Website)
Information on the MAWD (Medical Assistance for Workers with Disabilities) Program which allows qualified persons to purchase Medical Assistance if their income does not exceed 250% of the Federal Poverty Level.
By: Pennsylvania Health Law Project
Workers with Disabilities
(Separate Website)
Information about the protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act for workers with disabilities
By: Neighborhood Legal Services Association
Worker's Compensation (Audio-MP3)
(Separate Website)
Episode of Northwestern Legal Services' "Access to Justice" Radio show broadcast on JET 1400 AM in Erie, PA.
3/27/08 - Details regarding injuries on the job, how to protect your rights, wage payments, medical payments, and the process involved in pursuing a claim for Worker's Compensation in Pennsylvania. Host - Robert Oakley, Esq. NWLS Executive Director; Guest - Tom Wall, Esq., Attorney with Nichols, Perot, Smith, Koehler & Wall Law Firm.
By: Northwestern Legal Services
What Happens to my SSI, SSDI, and Health Care if I Work? [PDF]
(Separate Website)
Information on how returning to work will impact the income received from SSI or SSDI and how the work will impact the healthcare received from Medical Assistance or Medicare.
By: Pennsylvania Health Law Project
Special Needs Trust
An overview of what a Special Needs Trust is, who needs one, and how to get one.
By: Northwestern Legal Services
Information from Other Legal Aid Providers
Reasonable Accommodations in Employment (PDF)
(Separate Website)
The Fact Sheet addresses the duty of employers to provide reasonable accommodations to persons with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
By: Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania
Private Disability Insurance
(Separate Website)
This fact sheet contains general information about private disability insurance.
By: Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania
Assistive Technology for Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury
(Separate Website)
Information on the use of assistive technology for persons with traumatic brain injury
By: Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania
Assistive Technology: How to Pay for the Device or Service That You Need
(Separate Website)
Information on resources available to pay for assistive technology
By: Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania
Assistive Technology Publications
(Separate Website)
Listing of publications from the Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania
By: Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania
Employment Publications from the Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania
(Separate Website)
Publications about disability and employment from the Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania.
By: Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania
Information from Bar Associations and Other Legal Organizations
Workers' Compensation
(Separate Website)
Consumer information pamphlet from the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
By: Pennsylvania Bar Association
Workers Compensation
(Separate Website)
Information on Workers Compensation benefits from the Erie County Bar Association
By: Erie County Bar Association
Information from Government Agencies
Employment Support For People with Disabilities
(Separate Website)
Social Security Administration web site designed to promote the employment of Social Security beneficiaries with disabilities.
By: Social Security Administration
Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR)
(Separate Website)
Agency website. Information on the OVR and the services it provides.
The ADA: Your Employment Rights as an Individual with a Disability
(Separate Website)
Booklet for disabled individuals regarding your employment rights under the Americans With Disability Act of 1990.
By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Continuation of Health Coverage - COBRA
(Separate Website)
Information about a federal program program that provides continued health care coverage for people who lose their benefits.
By: United States Department of Labor
A Guide for People with Disabilities Seeking Employment
(Separate Website)
Find answers to questions about employment rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act in this A Guide for People with Disabilities Seeking Employment.
PDF Version By: U.S. Department of Justice
Questions & Answers About Persons with Intellectual Disabilities in the Workplace and the ADA
(Separate Website)
This guide explains how the Americans with Disabilities Act might apply to job applicants and employees with intellectual disabilities
By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Working While Disabled — How We Can Help
(Separate Website)
This booklet provides information for people who are receiving Social Security disability insurance benefits or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability benefits, but still want to work. It provides an overview of the various work incentive rules and answers many related questions.
By: Social Security Administration
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
DisabilityInfo.gov
(Separate Website)
Comprehensive online federal government resource specifically designed to provide people with disabilities information from across the government.
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Referral Search
(Separate Website)
