Celebrate the ADA and Ticket to Work During Disability Pride Month
Reading Time: 2 MinutesLast Updated: July 25, 2024
July is Disability Pride Month, a month-long celebration to commemorate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The landmark legislation was signed into law on July 26, 1990. It guarantees that people with disabilities can enjoy the same rights and opportunities as everyone else.
The law prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in schools, workplaces, transportation, and other spaces and places open to the public.
Our Ticket to Work program relates to the employment piece of the ADA. It celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. President Bill Clinton signed the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 that created the program. The goal is to help more people with disabilities go to work, reach financial independence, and reduce or eliminate their need for benefits.
How the Ticket to Work program works
The free and voluntary program provides a “ticket” for help with career development to people who get benefits from one or both of our disability programs: Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). The “ticket” is available to people ages 18 to 64 who want to work.
Organizations throughout the country, called Employment Networks, provide the supports and services participants need to help them reach their work goals. Each person’s needs are different and may include training, job placement, and job coaching. Employment Networks can also help people search for jobs and understand how work will affect their benefits.
The ADA and the Ticket to Work Act give us many reasons to celebrate during Disability Pride Month and throughout the year.
For decades, these important laws have improved the lives of millions of Americans with disabilities.
Where to find more information
To learn more about the Ticket to Work program, visit Choose Work for:
- Upcoming and past Work Incentive Seminar Event (WISE) webinars.
- An online tool to find Ticket to Work service providers.
- Answers to frequently asked questions.
- More helpful resources.
You can find additional information at The Work Site.
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Walt
The history of Ticket to Work has been a disaster…..
Am. W.
What Services are provided for the Social Security Retirees, and Railroad ?
Phillip S.
Securitas was allowed after granting me reasonable accommodation, to not let me drive on to the site and park and relocate me at the building farther away. When I requested a ADA. Help I was informed that they don’t do that anymore, was fired from my job
Patricia W.
I will be 68, could I greet people, at a small job ??
A.Wade
Are there work at home jobs available for Older Seniors
Phillip S.
Who wants to remain secluded.???
S.D.
Hi, Patricia. Thanks for reading our blog and for your question. Since you are older than full retirement age, there is no limit on your earnings. For more information, visit our Receiving Benefits While Working page. We hope this helps.