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Online Applications, Benefit Screening, Resources and Forms
Social Security Benefits Application
(Separate Website)
Online Application for Social Security Retirement, Disability and Spouse's Benefits
By: Social Security Administration
Application for cash assistance, SNAP and Medical Assistance Benefits[PDF]
(Separate Website)
This form is a Application for Cash Assistance, SNAP and Medical Assistance Benefits
By: Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Benefits Eligibility Screening Tool (B.E.S.T.)
(Separate Website)
The Social Security Adminisitration's Benefit Eligibility Screening Tool (BEST) is an online tool that you can use to find out if you could be eligible for benefits from any of the programs Social Security administers. This tool will give you eligibility information based on answers you give on the online form.
By: Social Security Administration
GovBenefits.gov
(Separate Website)
GovBenefits.gov is a free, online confidential tool that helps you find government benefits you may be eligible to receive.
By: GovBenefits.gov, a partnership of many Federal agencies and organizations
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Information from the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network
Medical Assistance for Workers with Disabilities
(Separate Website)
Information on the MAWD (Medical Assistance for Workers with Disabilities) Program which allows qualified persons to purchase Medical Assistance if their income does not exceed 250% of the Federal Poverty Level.
By: Pennsylvania Health Law Project
Medical Assistance in PA: Frequently Asked Questions
(Separate Website)
Answers to frequently asked questions about Medical Assistance.
By: Pennsylvania Health Law Project
Workers with Disabilities
(Separate Website)
Information about the protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act for workers with disabilities
By: Neighborhood Legal Services Association
Worker's Compensation (Audio-MP3)
Episode of Northwestern Legal Services' "Access to Justice" Radio show broadcast on JET 1400 AM in Erie, PA.
3/27/08 - Details regarding injuries on the job, how to protect your rights, wage payments, medical payments, and the process involved in pursuing a claim for Worker's Compensation in Pennsylvania. Host - Robert Oakley, Esq. NWLS Executive Director; Guest - Tom Wall, Esq., Attorney with Nichols, Perot, Smith, Koehler & Wall Law Firm.
By: Northwestern Legal Services
Other Formats:
Separate Website
Special Needs Trust
An overview of what a Special Needs Trust is, who needs one, and how to get one.
By: Northwestern Legal Services
Combating Employment Discrimination Through the Americans with Disabilities Act (PDF)
(Separate Website)
Information on the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act regarding employment discrimination.
By: Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania
Reasonable Accommodations in Employment (PDF)
(Separate Website)
The Fact Sheet addresses the duty of employers to provide reasonable accommodations to persons with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
By: Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania
Family Medical Leave Act (PDF)
(Separate Website)
This fact sheet presents some general information
about the Family Medical Leave Act.
By: Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania
Private Disability Insurance
(Separate Website)
This fact sheet contains general information about private disability insurance.
By: Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania
Assistive Technology for Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury
(Separate Website)
Information on the use of assistive technology for persons with traumatic brain injury
By: Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania
Assistive Technology: How to Pay for the Device or Service That You Need
(Separate Website)
Information on resources available to pay for assistive technology
By: Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania
How to Appeal a Medical Assistance Denial of Assistive Technology
(Separate Website)
This manual will explain your rights when Medical Assistance, including your Medical Assistance managed health care plan, denies prior authorization or denies a program exception. This includes an approval of something less or different than what your doctor prescribed.
By: Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania
Assistive Technology Publications
(Separate Website)
Listing of publications from the Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania
By: Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania
Employment Publications from the Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania
(Separate Website)
Publications about disability and employment from the Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania.
By: Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania
Information from Bar Associations and Other Legal Organizations
Workers' Compensation
(Separate Website)
Consumer information pamphlet from the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
By: Pennsylvania Bar Association
Workers Compensation
(Separate Website)
Information on Workers Compensation benefits from the Erie County Bar Association
By: Erie County Bar Association
Americans with Disabilities Act
(Separate Website)
Information on your rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
By: Erie County Bar Association
Employment Support For People with Disabilities
(Separate Website)
Social Security Administration web site designed to promote the employment of Social Security beneficiaries with disabilities.
By: Social Security Administration
Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR)
(Separate Website)
Agency website. Information on the OVR and the services it provides.
Continuation of Health Coverage - COBRA
(Separate Website)
Information about a federal program program that provides continued health care coverage for people who lose their benefits.
By: United States Department of Labor
The ADA: Your Employment Rights as an Individual with a Disability
(Separate Website)
Booklet for disabled individuals regarding your employment rights under the Americans With Disability Act of 1990.
By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
A Guide for People with Disabilities Seeking Employment
(Separate Website)
Find answers to questions about employment rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act in this A Guide for People with Disabilities Seeking Employment.
PDF Version By: U.S. Department of Justice
Questions & Answers About Persons with Intellectual Disabilities in the Workplace and the ADA
(Separate Website)
This guide explains how the Americans with Disabilities Act might apply to job applicants and employees with intellectual disabilities
By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Working While Disabled - How We Can Help
(Separate Website)
This booklet provides information for people who are receiving Social Security disability insurance benefits or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability benefits, but still want to work. It provides an overview of the various work incentive rules and answers many related questions.
By: Social Security Administration
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Medical Assistance Benefits for Workers with Disabilities
(Separate Website)
Information on Medical Assistance for Workers with Disabilities (MAWD). MAWD lets Pennsylvanians with disabilities take a fulfilling job, earn more money and still keep their full medical coverage. With MAWD you can keep Medical Assistance while you work, even if your earnings increase above the limits for other Medical Assistance programs.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
Benefits For People With Disabilities
(Separate Website)
Comprehensive listing of the many social security programs available to people with disabilities. Information on how to apply, on-line forms, and a link to the benefit eligibility screening tool.
By: Social Security Administration
DisabilityInfo.gov
(Separate Website)
Comprehensive online federal government resource specifically designed to provide people with disabilities information from across the government.
By: United States Goverment
The Ticket To Work And Self-Sufficiency Program
(Separate Website)
Information regarding the Ticket To Work And Self-Sufficiecy Program and how more Americans with disabilities have the opportunity to participate in the workforce and lessen their dependence on public benefits.
By: Social Security Administration
Worker's Compensation FAQs
(Separate Website)
Frequently asked question regarding worker's compensation.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
How Worker's Compensation And Other Disability Payments May Affect Your Benefits
(Separate Website)
Information regarding how worker's compensation and other disability payments may affect your benefits.
By: Social Security Administration
Benefit Publications from the Social Security Administration
(Separate Website)
Large collection of publications providing information on the various programs such as: disability benefits, appeal process, benefits for people with HIV, how workmans' compensation can affect your disability benefits, children with disabilities, info on receiving your payments, benefits for those who are blind or have low vision, details on ticket to work incentives, info on working while disabled, retirement benefits, government pension offset, medicare, windfall provision, survivors benefits, SSI, SSI for non-citizens, food stamps and other nutrition progams, protecting your on social security numbers, and more. Many publications available in Spanish.
By: Social Security Administration
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
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