Alaska Works Initiative: Addressing Barriers, Increasing Employment, Creating Change, employment, training, and technical assistance

Welcome to the

Alaska Works Initiative

Work as an Expectation

Outreach and Training

Resources and Funding

Connectivity, Coordination and Workforce Investment

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ALASKA WORKS MISSION:

Alaskans who experience disabilities are employed at a rate as close as possible to that of the general population.

NEWS AND

INFORMATION UPDATES:

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Earned Income and

Effectively Managing your SSA Benefits

You CAN work and maintain your SSA Benefits

through Maximizing SSA Work Incentives

If you are

  • a SSA beneficiary or recipient, between 14-64 years of age and
  • have an employment goal (or are already working) and
  • need general information on using SSA Work Incentives or
  • the assistance for individualized benefit management

Contact UAA CENTER FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT:

Josetta Cranston,

Certified CWIC/ WIPA Project and

Employment Services Coordinator

Direct Line 907-264-6228, toll-free at 1-800-243-2199, or by email.

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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Launches website for beneficiaries who want to return to work


The Social Security Administration (SSA) has launched a website: Choose to Work and Ticket to Work

for people receiving Social Security disability benefits who want to return to work. The site contains first-person accounts by people who have used the SSA's work incentives; videos, including a Work Incentive Seminar Event; help finding local resources; and more.

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Social Security Awards Nearly $20 Million in Recovery Act Contracts For Electronic Medical Records

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SOCIAL SECURITY News Release - February 2010

15 healthcare providers and networks have received $17.4 million in contract awards to provide electronic medical records to the agency.  These electronic medical records, which will be sent through the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN), will significantly shorten the time it takes to make a disability decision and will improve the speed, accuracy, and efficiency of the disability program.

SEE THE ENTIRE PRESS RELEASE AND LIST OF CONTRACTS HERE:

Electronic Medical Records from the NHIN

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Obama's Plan: Empowerment and Equalizing Opportunities

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“We must build a world free of unnecessary barriers, stereotypes, and discrimination…policies must be developed, attitudes must be shaped, and buildings and organizations must be designed to ensure that everyone as a chance to get the education they need and live independently as full citizens in their communities.” Barack Obama, April 11, 2008

Click this link to view Obama and Biden's four part plan

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NEW FEDERAL JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Social Security Administration set to hire employees with disabilities under

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April 2009 - The Social Security Administration recently received funding to hire a significant number of employees throughout the country. This hiring initiative offers a unique opportunity for individuals with disabilities who may want to get a job with SSA. These jobs will be at various skill levels including a number of entry-level positions.

Click this link to view how to apply for these federal jobs

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Updated -February 2010