Ticket to Work
The implementation of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 is underway across the United States. To assist programs in our region with the challenges associated with this roll-out, the Great Lakes RCEP has collected materials related to this piece of legislation. In addition, the Great Lakes RCEP also provides a forum for the Great Lakes Ticket to Work Workgroup.
HR 27 - Job Training Improvement Act of 2005
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Click HERE to read HR 27 as introduced in the House of Representatives on January 3, 2005 to reauthorize The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and the Rehabilitation Act contained in Title IV of The Workforce Investment Act in Microsoft Word format. Thank you to Sallie Rhodes of Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation (CSAVR) for this material.
Workgroup Teleconference (1-8-04)
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Workgroup Teleconference (10-2-03)
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Workgroup Teleconference (7-10-03)
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Workgroup Teleconference (4-3-03)
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Workgroup Teleconference (1-9-03)
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Workgroup Teleconference (9-27-02)
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Pre-Conference Materials:
Chicago Region Ticket to Work
Conference - September 24-25, 2002.
- Click HERE to read the Invitation and Registration form from Social Security. (Microsoft Word Document. If prompted for a password, simply click on the cancel button).
Workgroup Teleconference (6-13-02) Notes
- Click HERE to read the the minutes for the teleconference. (
 Microsoft Word Document. If prompted for a password, simply click on the cancel button).
Vickie Van Der Kar, ORSC
- Click HERE to view flowchart on Ticket Assignment to VR Agencies. Microsoft Word Format Document. (UPDATED - Large File).
Amy Porter & Social Security Administration
- Click HERE to view Pipeline Cases VS. New Cases – A comparison chart.
National Symposium on State Vocational Rehabilitation and the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (TWWIIA) - May 13-15, 2002 in Seattle, WA
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Click HERE to read the Registration Letter (If prompted for a password, simply click on the cancel button).
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Click HERE to read the Agenda for the Symposium (If prompted for a password, simply click on the cancel button).
Workgroup Teleconference (5-2-02) Notes
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Click HERE to read the the minutes for the teleconference. (Microsoft Word Document. If prompted for a password, simply click on the cancel button).
Workgroup Teleconference (1-31-02) Notes
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Click HERE to read the notes on the teleconference.
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Click HERE to view an overview of Payment System and Ticket Assignment written by Vickie Van Der Kar of ORSC
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Click HERE to view a flowchart of Payment System and Ticket Assignment written by Vickie Van Der Kar of ORSC (If prompted for a password, simply click on the cancel button)
Below are links to the forum and its threaded discussion as well as links to materials related to the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999.
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Click HERE to read the Social Security Administration's Synopsis of the Ticket to Work Final Regulations
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Click HERE to read the Final Regulations as published on 12-28-01 in the Federal Register
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Click HERE to enter the Ticket to Work Forum, a threaded discussion for the Great Lakes Ticket to Work Workgroup.
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TWWIIA2001: Egroup specifically for participants from 13 states chosen to implement The Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act in 2001. This group is sponsored by the Region X RCEP. You can visit this group by clicking HERE
Subscribe to this Egroup by e-mailing: TWWIIA2001-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Unsubscribe to this Egroup by e-mailing: TWWIIA2001-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
From the Office of Management and Budget, the letter to the Social Security Administration (SSA) regarding, "Rules Implementing the Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program." Click HERE
Ticket to Work Workgroup Conference Call Minutes
Ticket Workgroup Info-Sharing Guide
Oklahoma's response to TWWIIA - the Oklahoma Model by Dan O'Brien, Division Administrator
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services
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Click HERE to View Dan's report on the Oklahoma model (Microsoft Word Document - if Prompted for Username or Password, Select CANCEL)
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Click HERE to see an Overview of Vocational Contract Rates for Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services (Microsoft Word Document - if Prompted for Username or Password, Select CANCEL
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Click HERE to see the Contract for Job Placement Services for Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services (Microsoft Word Document - if Prompted for Username or Password, Select CANCEL)
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Click HERE to see the Contract for Employment and Retention Services for Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services (Microsoft Word Document - if Prompted for Username or Password, Select CANCEL
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Click HERE to see the Contract for Supported Employment for Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services (Microsoft Word Document - if Prompted for Username or Password, Select CANCEL)
From June Morse, Michigan Rehabilitation Services, the Social Security Administration's presentation from the "Day of Dialogue" a meeting with the BPAO grantees, SSA, and Vocational Rehabilitation in Michigan on October 24, 2001
Synopsis of the Report to RSA on the 13 Early Roll-Out States by June Morse of the
Michigan Rehabilitation Services.
The Social Security Administration's Chicago Region Benefit Planning Assistance and Outreach Organizations List
New York State's Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID) - Draft of Social Security Information Unit Functional Plan.
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Click HERE to View this Social Security Information Unit Functional Plan Draft
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Click HERE to View a Draft of a Decision Tree for the Social Security Unit (Microsoft Word Document - if Prompted for Username or Password, Select CANCEL)
Social Security Administration's The Ticket Ticker - Chicago Center for Disability Ticket to Work Update
Ticket to Work: Protocol for Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors - DRAFT
BY James Smith and Peter Baird, of VT DVR.
The Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission's Ticket to Work Fact Sheet (FAQ)
The Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission's Map of SSA Benefits, Planning, Assistance, & Outreach Grant Areas
OHIO Benefits Planning, Assistance, and Outreach (BPAO) Grants (funded by Social Security Administration)
Compiled by The Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission's Consumer Affairs 8/20/2001
The Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission Fact Sheet on a proposed RSC Employment Network
Comprehensive, Person-Centered State Work Incentive Initiatives: A Resource Center for Developing & Implementing Medicaid Buy-In Programs & Related Employment Initiatives for Persons with Disabilities
A letter to the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) from the New York State Rehabilitation Council (SRC)
Materials From Past Meetings:
Putting the Pieces Together: An Overview of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999
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A Presentation Given at JETT-CON 2001 by: Pam McHugh, Kristine Erwin-Tribbitt, B.J. Olson, and Wanda Nenner
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Click HERE To link to a text version of the Putting the Pieces Together: An Overview of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 - A Presentation Given at JETT-CON 2001 by:Pam McHugh, Kristine Erwin-Tribbitt, B.J. Olson, and Wanda Nenner.
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Click HERE to link to the PowerPoint version of the same presentation (Requires Microsoft Explorer 4.0 or better and uses frames).
The Ticket to Work Conference - March 2001
The TWWIIA National Training Project Advisory Committee in conjunction with the Rehabilitation Services Administration, the Social Security Administration and the Center for Continuing Education in Rehabilitation at Western Washington University developed and presented a national forum on March 12-14, 2001 in Seattle to assist with training and the realization of the Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program established under the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act, also known as TWWIIA. With the kind permission of the Region X RRCEP director, material presented at that conference is posted here.
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Click HERE to View a Text Version of "Ticket to Work Overview" by Peter Baird, Paul Leather, and Amy Porter
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Click HERE to View "Food for Thought", issues related to the Ticket
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Click HERE to View Case Studies related to the "Ticket to Work Overview" Presentation
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Click HERE to View Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Based Upon the Vermont Experience with the Ticket
To Ticket or Not to Ticket
On June 20, 2001, the Great Lakes RRCEP with RSA hosted the Great Lakes Ticket to Work Workgroup in Chicago, IL. Amy Porter, Project Director for the Connect to Work Project of the Connecticut Bureau of Rehabilitation Services and Peter Baird, Work Incentives Director for the Vermont Division of Vocational Rehabilitation presented their experiences under the Ticket to Work legislation. With their kind permission, their presentation is posted here.
The Ticket to Work and Medicaid Buy-In
On June 20, 2001, the Great Lakes RRCEP with RSA hosted the Great Lakes Ticket to Work Workgroup in Chicago, IL. Courtney Snyder of the SSI Coalition for a Responsible Safety Net gave a presentation on the Ticket to Work and the Medicaid buy-in programs. With her kind permission, that material is posted here.
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