• Effective Approaches to Benefits Planning – This webinar takes a closer look at benefits planning from a state-systems perspective and looks at a model of implementation from Missouri that can be emulated by states and providers. It also covers how benefits planning can assist all jobseekers to understand how their benefits are affected by work activities, and how providers and state agencies each contribute to creating a successful system.
  • ABLE Accounts: A Down Payment on Financial Freedom – This webinar provides participants with the basic components of ABLE programs including eligibility criteria, contribution limits, what ABLE funds can be spent on and the tax advantages of ABLE accounts. It also provides resources and tools for individuals with disabilities, their families and service providers to integrate ABLE into employment planning.
  • Benefits Planning (Provider Perspective) – This webinar focuses solely on the provider perspective and the barriers teams face with Social Security and Ticket-to-Work. After watching this webinar, participants will understand what an actual employment benefit plan looks like to the client.
  • Employment Networks (ENs) – In this webinar the panelists discuss various types and obligations of an EN, and provide suggestions and perspective from the administrative, state-wide and provider level on the benefits of ENs to people and providers looking to expand competitive integrated employment (CIE) opportunities.
  • How to Dispel Myths about Supplemental Security Income (SSI) to Increase Employment Outcomes – This session provides an overview of SSI and the available work incentives including strategies and tools that assist in helping jobseekers understand the information and the importance of framing the conversation as financial stability rather than just benefits planning.