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Are you a person with a disability who receives Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI),
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or both? Do you wonder how employment might impact these and other benefits you currently receive?
Contact one of the five Benefits Specialists in South Dakota who can assist you.
Tarra Stoeser
- Serves all of SD - 800.224.5336 or
tstoeser@tie.net
Nancy Johnson
- Serves the Sioux Falls area - 800.265.9679 or
Nancy.Johnson@state.sd.us
Jolene McCloud
- Serves the Yankton Division of Rehabilitation Services District Office - 605.661.3815 or
jolene@vyn.midco.net
Craig Eschenbaum
- Serves the Aberdeen Division of Rehabilitation Services District Office - 605.626.2398 or
Craig.Eschenbaum@state.sd.us
Michelle Hosman
- Serves Western SD - 605.391.2838 or
mhosman@bhssc.tie.net
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Everyone Works, Everyone Wins
Employment Supports for People with Disabilities
The Medicaid Infrastructure Grants (MIG) were a result of the federal
1999 Ticket to Work Legislation.
In South Dakota, the MIG is called the
Freedom to Work Project
which began in 2002 with the last year of funding being 2011.
The
Freedom to Work Project
focuses on developing a system of employment supports for people with disabilities and helps remove barriers to employment.
Even though much has been done in South Dakota, there continues to be an employment gap between people with disabilities and people without disabilities.
The Freedom to Work Project is ending, however
these activities
will continue:
Work Incentive Training sessions
will be offered by trained staff for Social Security beneficiaries and family members. Sessions for providers will also be available.
Medical Assistance for Workers with Disabilities (
MAWD
) will be available through the Department of Social Services. MAWD provides healthcare coverage for eligible, working people with disabilities.
Personal Assistance Services (
PAS
) will be available through the Department of Social Services. PAS provides medical, hands-on services for eligible people with disabilities at their workplace.
Resource material, such as fact sheets, brochures and booklets will be available on the FTW website and in hard copy while supplies last.
A technical assistance guide for the Career Development Team (
CDT
) model will be available to assist those interested in designing a team to support a person with a disability to meet their career goals.
A technical assistance guide for the Employer Resource Network (
ERN
) model will be available for human resource managers and rehabilitation professionals who want to address diversity issues and labor needs in their communities.
Technical Assistance on establishing a Project SEARCH model will be available through the Transition Services Liaison Project (
TSLP
) for school districts, DRS staff and providers, and the business community.
The Freedom to Work Project phone number is 1.800.210.0143.
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to learn more, click on:
http://www.thinkbeyondthelabel.com
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We invite you to explore this site and the many resources that are available on it. As you do so, if you have questions or a need for information not present on this site, please contact any of our staff for assistance.
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Do you have questions about how employment might impact your benefits? If so, send them to
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