Ticket to Work Blog

Social Security’s Ticket to Work (Ticket) program team was busy promoting the Ticket program to beneficiaries, family members, employment professionals and other partners at conferences nationwide in 2016. Learn more about the conferences we attended.

January has been designated EN National Mentoring Month. You may have seen #MentorIRL across social media in recognition of this year's theme, Mentor In Real Life. This Choose Work blog post describes one mentor's personal experience.

Lori has come a long way from the little girl who was paralyzed with fear. Today, she works for Employment Options as a Senior Marketing Liaison. After struggling with anxiety and depression, Lori decided she was ready to work again. Read Lori’s Ticket to Work success story to learn more.

Register for the January 25 national WISE webinar: Make it Happen: The Ticket to Financial Freedom. You will gain basic financial knowledge such as budgeting or expense tracking, understand tax benefits that may apply to you, and learn about asset building and how it can help you.

Are you blind and receiving Social Security disability benefits? Do you have questions about employment supports to help you prepare for work and understand what may happen to your benefits while you work? Look no further for answers!

Part 1 introduced the Individual Work Plan (IWP), an agreement between you and your EN to help you reach your employment goals. This second part looks at your side of the Individual Work Plan (IWP) agreement and the benefits of investing in your future!

Ticket to Work connects you to a variety of service providers ready to support you on your journey to financial independence. This feature focuses on some of the supports offered through providers known as Employment Networks (ENs).

Ticket to Work may be what you are looking for. Start 2017 with a fresh look at the program and how it can help you meet your employment goals.

Does your employer have a disaster preparedness plan? Does it accommodate people with disabilities? If your employer has a disaster or emergency plan, talk to your supervisor or human resources department to ensure that employees with disabilities are included in the plan.