http://www.wid.org daily 1 2007-01-13T07:51:19Z http://www.wid.org/wid-releases-ground-breaking-manual-on-work-incentives-and-benefits State and federal rules on access to health coverage and benefits can bewilder even a Ph.D. Some programs, like Social Security disability benefits, have thousands of pages of laws and regulations governing them. Every program has its own unique set of rules on interaction with other programs. The resulting confusion can have a devastating impact on people using more than one program or contemplating a return to work. What can state agencies and other organizations do to help people with disabilities navigate this network and improve their lives? In a groundbreaking new manual—Work Incentives Information Services: Developing a State-Focused Training and Technical Assistance Center—the California Work Incentives Initiative (CWII) at the World Institute on Disability (WID) presents a clear blueprint on how to establish a technical assistance and training center (“TA Center”) addressing these issues. No publisher jennifer News CWII Publication disability benefits 2008-03-03T03:21:29Z News Article http://www.wid.org/programs/california-work-incentives-initiative/equity-special-section Disability Benefits 101 (www.db101.org) at the World Institute on Disability has upgraded and launched a new 2.0 version of its Benefits to Work Calculator. The Benefits to Work Calculator shows how your benefits might change when taking a job, changing jobs or starting a business. The improved online calculator tool allows workers and job seekers to plan ahead with new features for more personal and real-life planning. Users can now compare new job offers and their impact on benefits and health coverage. DB101 also launched a newsletter, Employment Matters, news and views from DB101, to share related information on changing times, topics, programs and resources. DB101 visitors can use the subscription link to subscribe directly to the email newsletter. No publisher ifong News CWII DB101 2007-12-01T23:20:16Z News Article http://www.wid.org/news/new-tools-and-new-rules-2007-1 Seamless access to health care is a complicated but upfront quality of life issue for people with disabilities. While gaining independence is at the core of the struggle for affordable, accessible health care, many people find health care programs available to people with disabilities hard to work with. Read this article to learn more about policy for the 250% Working Disabled Program and new calculator tools. No publisher ginny disability benefits health care access employment advocacy health care CWII DB101 News Medi-Cal California Working Disabled 2007-08-08T19:45:42Z News Article http://www.wid.org/news/db101-launches-benefits-to-work-calculator-online Disability Benefits 101 (DB101) at the World Institute on Disability has built online benefits calculators for people with disabilities, their families, as well as service providers and the employers who work with them. They are available at www.disabilitybenefits101.org/planning/. No publisher admin News CWII DB101 2007-04-13T20:59:18Z News Article http://www.wid.org/news/new-project-wid-awarded-contract-from-the-social-security-administration In September 2005, the Social Security Administration awarded WID a contract to expand Disability Benefits 101 Information Services (DB101), part of WID's California Work Incentives Initiative (CWII). The Social Security contract enables the program to complete design, installation, integration and beta testing of DB101's Benefits Planning Sessions, six new user-friendly benefit planning scenarios with calculator features. No publisher admin News Social Security Administration CWII DB101 2007-04-13T23:47:47Z News Article