Ticket to Work

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• Ticket to Work
• Training for Workforce Partners
• Region 8 11/6/08
• Mary Lynn ReVoir, State Lead Navigator
• Auxiliary Aids Services Available Upon Request
• for a Person with a Disability

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TTW Game Rules

• Keep track of your answers and points.
• Each correct answer worth 5 points
• Person with most points wins a prize.

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Background Ticket to Work Work Incentives Act
0f 1999 Survey Findings

• What of individuals with disabilities were
  working full or part time?
• 15
• 29
• 46
• 52

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Background Ticket to Work Work Incentives Act
0f 1999 Survey Findings

• (2) 29 of individuals with disabilities were
  working full or part time (National Organization
  on Disability /Harris Survey)

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More survey findings

• If ½ of 1 of those folks were to attain
  self supporting employment how much savings would
  that be for Social Security?
• 1 Million
• 50 Million
• 1 Billion
• 3 Billion

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More Survey Findings.

• If 1/2 of 1 of those individuals were to attain
  self-supporting employment, savings would total
  3.5 billion (U.S. General Accounting Office)
• (4 correct answer)

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What is the most common fear of individuals with
disabilities have about going off benefits?

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Common Fear Why Individuals With Disabilities
Want to Continue As Beneficiaries Health
Insurance

• Lack of affordable health care insurance
• Often are uninsurable by private plans
• Fear the risk of losing medical coverage that is
  linked to cash benefits

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What are the two overall goals of The Ticket to
Work Program

• TTW will
• Increase the number of ___________
• Reduce the number of ____________

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Overall Goal of The Ticket to Work Program

• Overall purpose of the TTW will
• Increase the number of beneficiaries entering the
  work force, and
• Reduce dependency on cash benefits

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Social Security Adm. Responsibilities

• Designated by Congress to oversee the
  implementation of the Ticket to Work Program
• Responsible for writing TTW Regulations
• Monitor the success/short-comings of the TTWP
• Determine which beneficiaries will receive
  tickets
• Have the final say on all decisions

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What is a Ticket?

• An extra payment a person who receives Social
  Security benefits if they go to work.
• A lifetime pass to the local movie theatre.
• A free ride to New York.
• None of the above

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A Ticket Is..

• A Voluntary program
• Designed to create employment supports for
  persons with disabilities who want to work
• One of many work incentives available
• Can be terminated by either party at any time
• (correct answer 4)

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What Does a Ticket look like?
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List 2 Characteristics of a Ticket Holder?
(Beneficiary)

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Who is a Ticket Holder? (Beneficiary)

• SSI or SSDI beneficiaries
• 18-65 years old

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Who is an Employment Network?

• Organizations or groups of organizations that
  have come together to provide necessary services
  to support a ticket holder in achieving his/her
  employment goal
• State VR agencies and One Stop Workforce Centers
  are automatic EN.
• EN listing at www.yourtickettowork.com
• ENs are compensated for services provided to
  Ticket Holders when the person achieve certain
  employment outcomes.

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Continuing Disability Review

• Periodic reviews conducted by Social Security to
  determine if beneficiary is still disabled under
  Social Security guidelines
• When a Ticket is assigned Social Security will
  not begin a Medical CDR
• Services may begin and the Ticket may be assigned
  if a CDR has already begun and the CDR will be
  completed on schedule

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Individual Work Plan

• A written agreement signed by both the
  beneficiary and the EN that describes employment
  and support services needed to reach an
  employment goal (done in iworks)
• The IWP becomes effective once
• Social Security verifies that the beneficiary has
  a Ticket that is assignable
• IWP is signed by the beneficiary and a
  representative of the EN (Navigator for the One
  Stop Centers).

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Iowa State Workforce Partners

• The direction of 7 state agency partnership
• Iowa Workforce Development
• Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services
• Iowa Dept for the Blind
• Iowa Dept of Human Services
• Dept of Education
• Dept of Human Rights / Division of Persons with
  Disabilities
• Iowa Governors Council on Developmental
  Disabilities
• Became an EN August, 2007
• Applicant is Iowa Workforce Development
• No new or additional services by the partners,
  but attracts possible compensation for current
  services

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Early Findings in First Year

• Many ticket holders want to work
• Identified ticket holders are unfamiliar with the
  TTW program and other work incentives
• Large of ticket holders have never been to the
  one stop
• We need to establish trust and provide accurate,
  current information.

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Business Case Findings 2007

• Iowa One Stops currently serve ticket holders
  (2887 registered).
• A small of them disclosed a disability.
• 1610 ES registered Ticket Holders had earnings
  (56 of ES registered ticket holders)
• If ½ of these 1610 folks with earnings had worked
  all year and had their ticket assigned to one
  stop could be potential of over 1 Million.

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Why is the workforce an Employment Network under
the Ticket to Work Program?

• To gain more emails in our in-boxes.
• To learn more acronyms.
• To be certain you can spell the last name of your
  local navigator!
• None of the above

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Why is the workforce an Employment Network under
the Ticket to Work Program?

• Correct answer 4. None of the above

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of Ticket Holders in Iowa?

• 17,000
• 32,000
• 56,000
• 88,000

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of Ticket Holders in Iowa?

• 4. 88,000

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Ticket Holders Waterloo Region?

1. 6242
2. 1036
3. 2498
4. 4722

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Ticket Holders Waterloo Region?

• 6242 (correct answer 1)

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Ticket Holders in Region 7

• 82,591 ticket holders in Iowa
• 6,242 ticket holders in Region 7
• 4,911 ticket holders in Black Hawk County

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Why We Are Doing This?

• For the customer Best Practice for Customer
  Service.
• Meeting the needs of customers with the most
  appropriate, readily available employment service
  that best meets the goals of the job seeker with
  a disability.
• 88,00 ticket holders in Iowa
• 16 Employment Networks in Iowa approved to accept
  tickets outstate
• www.yourtickettowork.com

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Why We Are Doing This

• For the case managers Combining the case
  management services with navigator services will
  assist service delivery for customers with
  disabilities.
• For the agency Talent development for workforce
  shortage. Source of additional funding for
  employed outcomes.
• Potential return on investment.
• Iowa is recognized as a leader!

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The Numbers
IWD Region Total Ticket Holders in Region (10/07 SSA) Ticket Holders in Region with incomes (06) 50 Potential Ticket Outcome Payments
Region 7 6242 155 98,745

Statewide 82591 1161 1,610,105
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What Do We Do Now? Panic? No!

• Keep doing what you do. You already operate as an
  employment network.
• Be aware the workforce center offers this Social
  Security work incentive.
• If customer references he/she is on SSI or Social
  Security Disability, tell them the One-Stop is an
  Employment Network under Social Security
  Administration and refer them to the Navigator.

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Your Navigator

• Contact

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Questions Thank You

• Contact Mary Lynn ReVoir
• State Lead Disability Navigator
• mary.revoir_at_iwd.iowa.gov
• 866-520-8986 ext 107