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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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Benefit (California State Disability Insurance - SDI)

Weekly income replacement that generally lasts a maximum of 52 weeks. Benefits based on self-employment elective coverage are generally paid for a maximum of 39 weeks. Payments are based on an individual’s income during the SDI program’s base...

Published Sat, Jan 02 2010 11:36 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
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
At-home Recovery Services

Help with activities like bathing or dressing.

Published Sat, Jan 02 2010 11:33 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
Appeal

A process undertaken when an individual disagrees with an insurance carrier's decision to reduce services or deny treatment or payment.

Published Sat, Jan 02 2010 11:31 PM by Anthony Swetala

Filed under: requires, essential, necessary, goals, attitudes, "Self-advocacy", yourself, family, disabilities, advocacy, Disability Rights...Know Them..and Empower Yourself, Support, appeals
Annual Election Period

The period from November 15 through December 31 when you can enroll in and switch Medicare Part D plans.

Published Sat, Jan 02 2010 11:30 PM by Anthony Swetala

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

Money the government sends you to pay for your personal care before you actually receive those services. Then you pay your care provider directly once they provide those services.

Published Sat, Jan 02 2010 11:27 PM by Anthony Swetala

Filed under: essential, necessary, goals, attitudes, "Self-advocacy", yourself, family, grants, funding, disabilities, advocacy, expenses, 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
Adult Basic Education

Classes offered to CalWORKs recipients that provide basic reading, writing, and math skills.

Published Sat, Jan 02 2010 11:24 PM by Anthony Swetala

Filed under: essential, goals, attitudes, "Self-advocacy", yourself, assistance, family, grants, funding, disabilities, advocacy, Disability Rights...Know Them..and Empower Yourself
Administrative Law Judge

A Judge who hears an appeal.

Published Sat, Jan 02 2010 11:22 PM by Anthony Swetala

Filed under: requires, attitudes, "Self-advocacy", disabilities, advocacy, Disability Rights...Know Them..and Empower Yourself
ADAP (AIDS Drug Assistance Program)

A program that pays for some or all of the costs associated with HIV/AIDS medications. ADAP only covers Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approved medications on its formulary (list of covered prescriptions).

Published Sat, Jan 02 2010 11:21 PM by Anthony Swetala

Filed under: requires, essential, necessary, goals, attitudes, "Self-advocacy", yourself, family, disabilities, advocacy
Active Work Requirement

The minimum number of hours per week that an employee is required to work to qualify for and maintain eligibility for benefits.

Published Sat, Jan 02 2010 11:19 PM by Anthony Swetala

Filed under: requires, essential, necessary, goals, "Self-advocacy", yourself, disabilities
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
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
What have you left undone?

"Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone." -Picasso "Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other...

Published Sat, Jan 02 2010 1:47 PM by Anthony Swetala

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VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION

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Benefit (California State Disability Insurance - SDI)

Base Period

At-home Recovery Services

Appeal

Annual Election Period

Affidavit of Support

Advanced Pay

Advance Earned Income Tax Credit (AEITC)

Adult Basic Education

Administrative Law Judge

ADAP (AIDS Drug Assistance Program)

Active Work Requirement

1619(a)

The Family Participation Fund

What have you left undone?