January 2010 - Self Advocacy by Anthony Swetala

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No matter what your needs may be, self-advocacy can be a powerful tool throughout your life. If you are just beginning your personal recovery process, you might find that self-advocacy helps you take small steps. As your self-advocacy efforts continue, you will surprise yourself with what you have achieved.

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Childhood Disability Benefits (CDB)

Benefits for disabled adult children of recipients of Social Security disability or retirement benefits. Formerly known as Disabled Adult Child (DAC) benefits.

Published Sat, Jan 02 2010 11:46 PM by Anthony Swetala

Filed under: requires, essential, necessary, goals, attitudes, "Self-advocacy", yourself, assistance, family, grants, funding, disabilities, advocacy, expenses, Disability Rights...Know Them..and Empower Yourself, Support, enroll, medicare, appeals, "adult children"
Disability (Definition used by California State Disability Insurance - SDI)

Any illness or injury which prevents an individual from doing their regular or customary work. SDI includes disabilities resulting from elective surgery, pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition. The disability must be verifiable by a medical...

Published Sun, Jan 03 2010 12:05 AM by Anthony Swetala

Filed under: requires, essential, necessary, goals, attitudes, "Self-advocacy", yourself, assistance, family, disabilities, advocacy, Disability Rights...Know Them..and Empower Yourself, Support, "Health Insurance"
Deemed Income

CAPI; CalWORKs The amount of another person’s income – spouse, sponsor , sponsor’s spouse, parent – that is considered to belong to the individual regardless of whether the person receives this money.

Published Sun, Jan 03 2010 12:02 AM by Anthony Swetala

Filed under: requires, essential, necessary, goals, attitudes, "Self-advocacy", yourself, assistance, family, funding, disabilities, advocacy, expenses, Disability Rights...Know Them..and Empower Yourself, Support, enroll, medicare
Blue Book (Listing of Impairments)

The Social Security publication that provides detailed information about disability programs to physicians and other health care professionals. The Blue Book includes the complete Listing of Impairments, which lists and defines those conditions considered...

Published Sat, Jan 02 2010 11:41 PM by Anthony Swetala

Filed under: requires, essential, necessary, goals, attitudes, "Self-advocacy", yourself, assistance, family, grants, funding, disabilities, advocacy, expenses, Disability Rights...Know Them..and Empower Yourself, Support, enroll, medicare, appeals
Community Service

Temporary or transitional work that is performed in the public or private nonprofit sector that provides the Welfare-to-Work participant with job skills that can lead to employment.

Published Sat, Jan 02 2010 11:48 PM by Anthony Swetala

Filed under: requires, essential, necessary, goals, attitudes, "Self-advocacy", yourself, assistance, family, grants, funding, disabilities, advocacy, expenses, Disability Rights...Know Them..and Empower Yourself, Support, enroll, medicare, appeals
County Organized Health System (COHS)

Health-insuring organizations that are organized and operated by a governing board appointed by the county’s Board of Supervisors. All Medi-Cal beneficiaries residing within the county are required to enroll unless they have a voluntary aid code...

Published Sat, Jan 02 2010 11:59 PM by Anthony Swetala

Filed under: requires, essential, necessary, goals, attitudes, "Self-advocacy", yourself, assistance, family, funding, disabilities, advocacy, expenses, Disability Rights...Know Them..and Empower Yourself, Support, enroll, medicare, "Health Insurance"
Deeming Rules

Rules used by Social Security and Medi-Cal that determine an individual’s eligibility when living with a non-disabled spouse. If the individual is a minor, deeming rules apply to the parents.

Published Sun, Jan 03 2010 12:04 AM by Anthony Swetala

Filed under: requires, essential, necessary, goals, attitudes, "Self-advocacy", yourself, assistance, family, funding, disabilities, advocacy, expenses, Disability Rights...Know Them..and Empower Yourself, Support, enroll, medicare, "Income Calculation"
CalWORKs

California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids. The state welfare-to-work program that provides income support and access to health coverage on a temporary basis. CalWORKs was formerly Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC).

Published Sat, Jan 02 2010 11:44 PM by Anthony Swetala

Filed under: requires, essential, necessary, goals, attitudes, "Self-advocacy", yourself, assistance, family, grants, funding, disabilities, advocacy, expenses, Disability Rights...Know Them..and Empower Yourself, Support, enroll, medicare, appeals
1619(a)

1619(a) Rules that allow Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients to keep their SSI benefit at a lower level when they return to work.

Published Sat, Jan 02 2010 11:15 PM by Anthony Swetala

Filed under: necessary, "Self-advocacy", yourself, assistance, disabilities, advocacy, Disability Rights...Know Them..and Empower Yourself
Advance Earned Income Tax Credit (AEITC)

A program that allows individuals with at least one qualifying child to incrementally receive the Earned Income Tax Credit in their paycheck throughout the year.

Published Sat, Jan 02 2010 11:25 PM by Anthony Swetala

Filed under: goals, attitudes, "Self-advocacy", yourself, family, funding, disabilities, advocacy, expenses, Disability Rights...Know Them..and Empower Yourself
The Family Participation Fund

What is the Family Participation Fund? In an effort to helping family members voice their opinions about education policy, the California Department of Education, through the State Improvement Grant, established the Family Participation Fund. California...

Published Sat, Jan 02 2010 3:18 PM by Anthony Swetala

Filed under: "Self-advocacy", assistance, family, grants, funding, disabilities, advocacy, expenses
Break-Even Point (BEP)

This is the income amount which reduces your Supplemental Security Income payment to zero when Social Security uses the countable income calculation . Your break even point can be determined by your earned and unearned income, living arrangements, and...

Published Sat, Jan 02 2010 11:42 PM by Anthony Swetala

Filed under: requires, essential, necessary, goals, attitudes, "Self-advocacy", yourself, assistance, family, grants, funding, disabilities, advocacy, expenses, Disability Rights...Know Them..and Empower Yourself, Support, enroll, medicare, appeals
Continuing Disability Review (CDR)

A periodic review to determine if there has been any medical improvement in your condition and/or to determine whether you continue to be eligible for Social Security benefits for other reasons. The two types of reviews are called a medical CDR and a...

Published Sat, Jan 02 2010 11:54 PM by Anthony Swetala

Filed under: requires, essential, necessary, goals, attitudes, "Self-advocacy", yourself, assistance, family, funding, disabilities, advocacy, expenses, Disability Rights...Know Them..and Empower Yourself, Support, enroll, medicare, appeals
Affidavit of Support

A contract signed by the sponsor that shows that the immigrant applying for a green card is not likely to become dependent on the government for cash welfare or long-term care (nursing homes). There are two types of Affidavits of Support: Old (Traditional...

Published Sat, Jan 02 2010 11:28 PM by Anthony Swetala

Filed under: requires, essential, necessary, goals, "Self-advocacy", yourself, assistance, family, funding, disabilities, advocacy, expenses, Disability Rights...Know Them..and Empower Yourself, Support
Base Period

The yearlong period that SDI uses to determine your regular wages. It starts around 17 months before your disability and ends around 5 months before then. Your base period is divided into 4 quarters, and the quarter with the highest wage is used to determine...

Published Sat, Jan 02 2010 11:35 PM by Anthony Swetala

Filed under: requires, essential, necessary, goals, attitudes, "Self-advocacy", yourself, assistance, family, grants, funding, disabilities, advocacy, expenses, Disability Rights...Know Them..and Empower Yourself, Support, enroll, medicare, appeals

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January 2010 - Self Advocacy by Anthony Swetala

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VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION

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Childhood Disability Benefits (CDB)

Disability (Definition used by California State Disability Insurance - SDI)

Deemed Income

Blue Book (Listing of Impairments)

Community Service

County Organized Health System (COHS)

Deeming Rules

CalWORKs

1619(a)

Advance Earned Income Tax Credit (AEITC)

The Family Participation Fund

Break-Even Point (BEP)

Continuing Disability Review (CDR)

Affidavit of Support

Base Period