Testimony of the Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation (CSAVR) on work incentives in social security disability programs

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Hanophy, James^;

Affiliations: Assistant Commissioner of the Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, TX, USA | President of the Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation, Rockville, MD, USA

Note: [] Address for correspondence: James Hanophy, Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation, 1 Research Court, Suite 450, Rockville, MD 20850, USA. E-mail: [email protected]. www.rehabnetwork.org

Abstract: Hanophy compares Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability Income as well as Ticket to Work to the public Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) program and methods of the Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation (CSAVR). His evaluation suggests better outcomes for the beneficiaries, tax payers, local and federal budgets using the VR and CSAVR programs.

Keywords: Vocational Rehabilitation, social security, CSAVR, disability, ticket to work

DOI: 10.3233/JVR-2012-0578

Journal: Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 13-20, 2012