In the fall of 2006, SSA cancelled the contracts for all three BPAO Regional Training and Technical Assistance Centers, and we closed the website for our center. Here are the resources links originally on that site.

Web site: RCEP7 BPAO-Related Resources

GPO's an online bookstore to better assist users in finding "Federal information products available for sale. Customers can search and browse, place orders via fax, mail, telephone, or online and purchase products at the 24 U.S. Government Bookstores located throughout the country. The website lists GPO Access resources that can assist you.

Web site: http://www.access.gpo.gov/ u_docs/sale.html

Center for Mental Health

A publication that gives specific examples of the use of Work Incentives offered by SSA.

Web site: www.sectcenter.org

Contact name: Dennis Born, S.E. Manager
Address: P.O. Box 1258, Anderson, IN 46015
Phone: (765) 641-8246

Social Security Administration

Great Information regarding all aspects of social security.

Web sites:
http://www.socialsecurity.gov http://www.ssa.gov/work/ResourcesToolkit/workincentives.html

Cornell University

SSA Disability & Work Incentive Programs; Program on Employment and Disability (PED)

Web sites:
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/ped
http://www.passonline.org

Providing supports for better decision-making about employment option and policies affecting people with disabilities located at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business Employment Support Institute.

Web site: http://www.WorkWORLD.org

Provides financial, technical and management assistance to help Americans start, run, and grow their businesses

Web site:http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov

Legislative Information on the internet

Web site: http://thomas.loc.gov/

Social Security has contracted with MAXIMUS, Inc., which will serve as the Program Manager for the Ticket Program. MAXIMUS is a private organization that will help Social Security manage the program. One of their main duties will be to provide information to beneficiaries and the general
public about the Ticket Program.

Web site: www.yourticketowork.com

These web sites provide information about your legislator and allow you to communicate via e-mail. They also give examples of how to write and send a letter to your representative via regular mailletterr to print your own letter to send via US Mail.

web sites:

http://www.house.gov/writerep/
http://www.congress.org
http://www.senate.state.mo.us/zipcode/leg_lookup.htm
http://staffweb.legis.state.ia.us/find-leg/
http://www.esu7.org/resources/legis.html
http://www.accesskansas.org/government/elected-officials.html

The DISABLED BUSINESSPERSONS ASSOCIATION (DBA) is a national 501(C)(3) nonprofit, public charity and educational organization founded in 1985 to help disabled entrepreneurs and professionals maximize their potential in the business world, and to encourage the participation and enhance the performance of the disabled in the workforce.

Web site: www.disabledbusiness.com

This organization seeks to assure that low income older adults, children, and adults with disabilities lead secure and dignified lives.HDA advocates for policies that promote economic security and provide health coverage.

web site: http://www.hdadvocates.org

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Understanding Medicaid Home and Community Services: A Primer.

Web site: http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/primer.htm

If you are concerned about employment and quality of life issues for American's with disability, the Panel invites you to get involved with them. Visit their Web site often as the
implementation of this important law unfolds.

Web site: http://www.ssa.gov/work/panel/index.html

GHA specializes in community rehabilitation improvement, job creation and job site training, employer development, Social Security benefits analysis and work incentives, self employment feasibility and refinement, management-leadership mentoring, and civic entrepreneurship. Our customers are wide ranging and included business, community rehabilitation programs. state and local governments, universities, individuals, and others from the public and private sectors.

Web site: http://www.griffinhammis.com

SSA and DOL's Employment & Training Administration (ETA) have begun a joint program to create Dsability Navigators nationwide.

Web site: Disability Program Navigator Initiative

An HHS page discussing the differences between the Federal Poverty Measure, Federal Poverty Guidelines, and Federal Poverty Thresholds.

Web page: HHS Federal Policy Guidelines

Parent Website: HHS Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation