 Are you ready for National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)? Held every October, NDEAM is a fitting time to educate about disability employment issues and celebrate the many and varied contributions of America’s workers with disabilities. The 2021 NDEAM theme will be “America’s Recovery: Powered by Inclusion.” NDEAM is led by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), but its true spirit lies in the many observances held at the grassroots level across the nation every year. The Campaign for Disability Employment encourages organizations of all sizes and in all industries to participate in NDEAM. For specific ideas on supporting NDEAM, visit the website www.dol.gov/ndeam. The School to Work Alliance Program (SWAP) is a collaborative initiative between the Colorado Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) and local school districts/Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), and is supported by the Colorado Department of Education (CDE). SWAP provides case management and direct services to young adults with disabilities who:
▪ Are potentially eligible, applicants of or are eligible to receive DVR services (meeting disability documentation requirements and able to benefit from the program); and ▪ Have mild to moderate needs in employment; ▪ Need support in developing vocational awareness, career exploration, and experiencing career and employment opportunities to become competitively employed and to achieve successful outcomes. For more information, contact your local DVR: https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dvr/contact-us-90 What is Colorado DB101? Colorado DB101 (CO DB101) is a comprehensive website offering federal & Colorado focused tools and information for career exploration and planning, health coverage options, and disability benefits for Coloradans with Disabilities! Users are able to explore how employment and earnings interact with benefits and will be able to determine statewide resources to promote their employment journey. Colorado DB101 is a key resource to promote competitive integrated employment for all Coloradans with disabilities. co.db101.org/ Social Security provided instructions to local field office personnel about the effect of COVID-19-related financial assistance on SSI income and resources. You can find this emergency message online at:
https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/reference.nsf/links/07232021123646PM The emergency message includes a helpful quick reference chart with all of the different types of COVID related financial assistance an SSI recipient might receive with instructions about how that assistance should be treated during income and resource determinations in the SSI program. |