Ticket to Work Blog

To help people who receive benefits and payments keep up with the changing cost of living, Social Security beneficiaries often receive an annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). Each year, Social Security bases the COLA on changes in the Consumer Price Index.

What should you wear today? Sometimes that question gets more complicated when you are choosing clothes for working in an office setting. If you find it hard to build your wardrobe for work, here are five tips for buying work clothes on a budget. Read more...

Job fairs give you the chance to engage with potential employers and learn about job openings, even from the comfort of your own home. This month we're exploring some additional online tools you can use to advance your job search. Jumpstart your career and make progress toward reaching your work goals by attending a virtual or in person career fair this October.

The Choose Work Website is currently undergoing maintenance. The Website will continue to function as usual. However, we will not post any new content for a few weeks. You can continue to contact the Ticket to Work Help Line at 1-866-968-7842 or 1-866-833-2967 (TTY) Monday through Friday 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. ET with questions.

Job fairs give you the chance to engage with potential employers and learn about job openings, even from the comfort of your own home. This month we're exploring some additional online tools you can use to advance your job search. Jumpstart your career and make progress toward reaching your work goals by attending a virtual or in person career fair this September.

Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Accounts are tax-advantaged savings accounts that are available to eligible individuals with disabilities. By opening an ABLE account, you may be able to save more money each year to help you pay for disability-related expenses.

Job fairs give you the chance to engage with potential employers and learn about job openings, even from the comfort of your own home. This month we're exploring some additional online tools you can use to advance your job search. Jumpstart your career and make progress toward reaching your work goals by attending a virtual or in person career fair this August.

Attention college students and recent graduates with disabilities: Register for the US Department of Labor and US Department of Defense’s Workforce Recruitment Program to find internships or permanent jobs nationwide. Registration is open Aug. 21.

It's the 33rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities. And to celebrate Ticket to Work is offering three types of reasonable accommodations and three resources who can help you get them.

Are you looking to start working or switch careers but don't know what types of skills you have? If so, a skills matcher test is a great place to start! These tests ask you what types of work you have done in the past and then evaluates your answers through its program to help you find the career cluster(s) you're suited for.