Job Training Programs
(Separate Website)
The Department of Labor's Employment & Training Administration (ETA) funds job training programs to improve the employment prospects of adults, youth, and dislocated workers. These programs are delivered primarily by states through the One-Stop Career Center System. Training programs can vary from state to state depending on the skills that are needed to compete for jobs in the local area. However, all programs are aimed at boosting workers' employability and earnings.
By: U.S. Department of Labor
Red Book - Reference for Employment-Related Programs of Social Security Administration
(Separate Website)
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. The Red Book is from the Social Security Administration web site.
By: Social Security Administration
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Resources for Job Seekers with Disabilities
(Separate Website)
Georgia's Vocational Rehabilitation Program (VR) provides a wide array of services to persons with disabilities as they prepare for gainful employment. From application to eligibility determination, assessment to job placement, VR professionals located in 53 offices statewide focus on assisting people with disabilities to work. In addition, the following comprehensive web site resources provide information designed to help people with disabilities increase independence and achieve self-sufficiency by becoming full participants in the workplace.
By: Georgia Department of Labor
Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Services for Veterans
(Separate Website)
Serving Disabled Veterans is Our Number One Mission. Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) is the VA program that assists veterans with service-connected disabilities to achieve employment or enhance their ability to function independently at home and in the community. This web site provides more information about VR&E programs.
By: Department of Veterans' Affairs
Working While Disabled ?How the Social Security Administration Can Help
(Separate Website)
This booklet from the Social Security Administration web site explains: Part 1?Why We Want To
Help You Return To Work; Part 2?What You Should Know About Social Security Work Incentives; Part 3?What You Should Know About SSI Work Incentives; Part 4?What And How You Should Report To Social Security
By: Social Security Administration
Adoption Assistance Information for Special Needs Children AND Form for Requesting Benefits This flyer provides information for relatives adopting children with special needs. There is also a form used to apply for these benefits. Talk to a lawyer about any adoption.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program
Advocating for Your Child's Education
(Separate Website)
This manual provides you with information about the laws that may be useful to you as you advocate for your child?s right to a free and appropriate public education.
By: Georgia Advocacy Office
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Babies Can't Wait
(Separate Website)
Babies Can't Wait (BCW) is Georgia's statewide interagency service delivery system for infants and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities and their families. BCW is established by Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) which guarantees all eligible children, regardless of their disability, access to services that will enhance their development.
By: Georgia Division of Public Health
Children's Medical Services
(Separate Website)
The mission of Children's Medical Services (CMS) is to assure that eligible children with chronic health conditions who are residents of the state of Georgia receive specialty medical care. Go to this site for more information. After you reach the site, look on the tool bar on the left hand side of the web page for a list of Children's Medical Services Coordinators near you.
By: Georgia Department of Public Health
Disability Programs (Social Security Online)
(Separate Website)
These web pages describe the different disability programs administered by the social security program including information about how to apply for benefits, how to manage the benefits you are receiving now, the different forms of health insurance that are available and other information.
By: Social Security Administration
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Do you have a Katie Beckett Medicaid Appeal pending? What to do...
The medicaid agency is beginning to process Katie Beckett appeals that have been pending. Some appeals have been referred to private attorneys to represent the agency in the appeals.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program
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Education-Related Information for Children and Adults with Disabilities
(Separate Website)
Find education-related information from the Federal government for people with disabilities from this section of the DisabilityInfo.gov web site, including: Adult Education and Literacy, Higher Education, Early Childhood and Elementary Education, Educational Rights, Middle and High School, Parent Resources, Research & Statistics, School to Work, Special Education, and Infants and Toddlers.
By: First Gov - Your First Click is the U.S. Government
Exceptional Students (Special Education)
(Separate Website)
This program exists to help local school systems provide special education and related services so that all children with disabilities can develop into productive and successful citizens.
By: Georgia Department of Education
Georgia's Katie Beckett Program for Children - What Can You Do If Your Child Is Being Terminated?
Georgia children with severe disabilities (mental or physical) can qualify for Medicaid under the so-called Katie Beckett waiver. These children are in families with incomes too high to qualify for other Medicaid. This brochure explains the waiver and rights.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program
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Georgia's Toll-Free School Safety Hotline
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Mission of Georgia's School Safety Program: To provide a safe and secure school environment conducive to learning with the cooperation of students, parents, teachers, school administrators, and the community.
The Toll-free School Safety Hotline: 1-877-SAY-STOP
On August 14, 1998 the Georgia Department of Education announced the arrival of Georgia's toll-free, anonymous 1-877-SAY-STOP (1-877-729-7867) school safety hotline. 1-877-SAY-STOP is the nation's first state-sponsored school safety hotline and is one example of the Georgia Safety and Violence Task Force's accomplishments.
By: Georgia Department of Education
Katie Beckett Medicaid -- A Successful Model Care Plan Katie Beckett Medicaid covers severely disabled and fragile children. The child has medically complex conditions which would require treatment in a healthcare facility by healthcare professionals if the child was not cared for at home or in the community.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program
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