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You can work and receive benefits
If someone receives Supplemental Security Income (SSI), every $1 earned income will result in a reduction of less then $0.50 for SSI. For example, if someone recieves $637 in SSI and goes to work earning $700 per month with no …
Get Help Finding A Job
Get help finding a job. For individuals 18 years and older, The Social Security Administration (SSA) has created the Ticket to Work. Under this program, beneficiaries can request services from approved “Employment Networks” in order to go to work and …
GPS For Guide Dogs?
Jason Perkins, a student inventor of the UK, has developed a global positioning system (GPS) for guide dogs. Peepo is a remote handset which attaches to the dogs lead and is used as a handle. How does it work? The …
The Future Has Promise
Argo Medical Technologies Ltd., an Israeli based company founded in 2001, has been working diligently to help those with mobility issues regain their sense of self-respect and self-worth by returning them to their feet. The company is confident in their …
House Bill 60 Remains In House Appropriations Committee
The bill would allow the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency to build or rehabilitate and preserve housing for low-to-moderate-income individuals, the elderly and people with disabilities. Please contact your local House legislator to encourage them to sponsor this bill to get …
It’s Time For The Consumer Workforce Council!
A Consumer Workforce Council protects the rights of seniors and people with disabilities to direct their own home care – while ensuring that the attendants who support them can advocate for living wages and health benefits, so they can stay …