Free Online California SSI Work Incentives Training - Hey, Preet!

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These folks do very good training. All the SSI rules are relevant in any state

for those who are interested. The Medicaid (Medi-Cal) information will be

somewhat different.

Alana

Join us on Thursday, March 25th from 2:00-3:30 PM for a FREE online training

webinar entitled Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Work Incentives: You CAN

Work. This webinar will feature engaging presenter and benefits expert, Karla

Bell. Karla will provide an overview of the SSI Work Incentives and online

resources.

This training is mainly geared toward service providers (including Medi-Cal

county eligibility workers, Department of Rehabilitation, Independent Living

Center, Regional Center, One-Stops, benefits planners, etc.) but consumers are

also welcome to attend! The webinar will provide practical information on the

following topics:

Overview of the SSI Work Incentives including:

· How earnings affect SSI payments

· Impairment Related Work Expenses

· Blind Work Expenses

· Student Earned Income Exclusion

· 1619(

· Plan to Achieve Self-Support (PASS)

· Ticket to Work

To register for the webinar, please click on the following link:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KJRPVMR

During registration, you will be provided with instructions on how to access the

webinar. Once you complete your registration, please keep a copy of the

instructions on the second page of the survey. We will also send out a reminder

email prior to the webinar.

You may need to work with your IT department to install and test the Webinar

application in order to participate. Your IT department may also need to unblock

access to the Webinar from your computer.

Instructions and the Webinar application can be found at:

http://onlineconferencingsystems.com/chiip/

On Wednesday, March 17th 2:00-3:00 PM we will also hold a webinar technology

test so you can check to see if you are able to participate. Instructions will

be provided during online registration.

Please note that the webinar will be closed-captioned.

Please feel free to distribute the save the date notice to your networks.

Thanks and we hope you will join us on 3/25/10!