Inclusive Employment Works: Impact of Employment

October 20, 2023 @ 12:30PM — 2:00PM Eastern Time (US & Canada) Add to Calendar

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Impact of Employment for People with Disabilities

Join us for our Inclusive Employment Works webinar series!

*You will receive your ZOOM link the week of the webinar event*

Independent Living, Inc. invites the community to celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM),
known in New York as Disability Rights Employment Awareness Month (DREAM). Join us in our webinar series to learn
about the impact of employment for people with disabilities.

  • What does Independent Living, Inc. do for people with disabilities?
  • How does Independent Living support employment?
  • What are the benefits of employment for people with disabilities?
  • What are additional considerations of employment for people with disabilities (i.e. benefits)?
    • Can I work and keep my benefits?
    • How many hours can I work and keep my benefits?
    • Can I make enough to not need my benefits anymore?
    • How much money can I make?
    • What is Social Security?
    • What is Disability?
    • What is a PASS Plan?
    • What is the Medicaid Buy-in?
    • Who will advocate for me?
  • What services are available to help in the decision process of entering the workforce, returning to work or actively working?
  • What resources are available?
  • What rights do people with disabilities have in the workplace?
  • Ask any additional questions you might have.

This webinar is created for:

  • People with disabilities
  • People who provide care to people with disabilities
  • People who make decisions for a person with a disability
  • Employers who want to know more about rights of people with disabilities
  • Human Services / Social Services / Employment Services / Peer Services / Educators
  • Unemployed
  • Employed
  • Considering Employment
  • Still in school
  • Anyone who wants to know more about DREAM