Our Guide to the Best Possible Resources on the Web
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Top Picks
Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is an excellent resource for anything work. It also offers chat and a virtual office for appointments. https://askjan.org/
O*Net is an excellent tool for career exploration. It provides detailed descriptions of job titles that can assist in researching industries and professions, putting together resumes, and broadening your job search. https://www.onetonline.org/
Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA) National Training and Data Center https://vcu-ntdc.org/
Work Incentives
The Red Book Serves as a general reference source about the employment-related provisions of Social Security Disability Insurance and the Supplemental Security Income Programs for educators, advocates, rehabilitation professionals, and counselors who serve people with disabilities. https://www.ssa.gov/redbook/
SSA’s Program Operations Manual System (POMS) POMS is a primary source of information used by Social Security employees to process claims for Social Security benefits. https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/Home?readform
Benefit Offset National Demonstration http://www.bondssa.org/ Enrollment is closed and was limited to a small number of states. Please let us know ASAP if you are enrolled in the BOND program.
Ticket to Work Information
Timely Progress Benchmarks for the Ticket program https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-10062.pdf
Ticket to Work Website for beneficiaries https://choosework.ssa.gov/
Volunteerism
Search engine for volunteer opportunities https://www.volunteermatch.org/
Reporting Earnings
Beneficiaries who receive BOTH SSDI and SSI (Concurrent) will need to report to BOTH SSDI and SSI.
Field office locator https://secure.ssa.gov/ICON/main.jsp
Create a mySSA account https://www.ssa.gov/myaccount/
Blog on wage reporting through mySSA https://blog.ssa.gov/new-wage-reporting-application/
Instructions on how to report earnings for SSI beneficiaries http://nj.gov/humanservices/ddd/documents/Documents%20for%20Web/SSI%20Telephone%20Wage%20Reporting.pdf
Work Activity Report for Self-Employment https://www.ssa.gov/forms/ssa-820.pdf
Work Activity Report for all other beneficiaries https://www.ssa.gov/forms/ssa-821.pdf
