INDEPENDENT LIVING AND ADVOCACY BY, AND FOR, PEOPLE WITHDISABILITIES
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Our goal is to help YOU understand YOUR options so that you can make employment CHOICES that are right for YOU. Knowledge is power. Knowledge is the KEY. We have the KEY and we want to share it with YOU! Services to Social Security Beneficiaries
There are many Work Incentives through Social Security and other social service programs that can help beneficiaries make the transition to employment. Knowing the program rules and work incentives is the KEY to success. Our Work Incentive Coordinators can help individuals with disabilities who are SSA beneficiaries, that are either working or want to work:
We also provide work incentive information and community resource referrals to family members and service providers that will support their efforts to help beneficiaries achieve their employment goals. ABIL is the program contractor for the AZ Freedom to Work Statewide Work Incentives Planning and Assistance program funded (50%) through a $300,000 annual grant from the Social Security Administration, the U.S. Department of Education/Rehabilitation Services Administration and other contracts and grants. Our Community Work Incentive Coordinators are trained and certified to understand Social Security rules related to employment and how employment earnings affect cash, medical and other benefits.
866-304-WORK
(9675) Toll-Free Statewide! By Appointment Only Service Area: We provide services throughout Arizona at the following Centers for Independent Living. Our Community Work Incentive Coordinators can provide help by telephone, email, one-one meetings and group presentations. Call us for more information or for the next presentation in your area: Phoenix for the Greater Phoenix Metro Area and Central Arizona ABIL: 602-443-0720/Voice or 602-443-0737/ TTY or FAX 602-443-0721 or WIPA@abil.orgFor specific Work Incentive Coordinators see list below. Tucson/ Sierra Vista and Southern AZ DIRECT Center for Independence: 520-624-6452/ V/TTY or Toll Free 800-342-1853 or FAX 520-792-1438 or direct@directilc.org Prescott Valley for Northern AZ New Horizons Independent Living Center: 928-772-1266 V/TYY or Toll Free 800-406-2377 or FAX 928-772-3808 or nhilc@cableone.net Other Helpful Websites: http://azahcccs.gov/Services/Programs/FreedomToWork.asp - AHCCCS health plan called a “Medicaid Buy-in” for people with disabilities that work. Eligibility has higher income levels, no resource limit and members must pay a premium. For more information contact (602) 417-6677 in the Phoenix area or 1-800-654-8713, Option 6 in the rest of the state. www.azdes.gov/rsa - The Vocational Rehabilitation is a public program that provides a variety of services to individuals with disabilities enabling them to become or remain employed. www.cms.gov -To find more information about Medicare or Medicaid or call 800-MEDICARE (800-633-4227)/ Voice or 877-486-2048/ TTY www.disabilityinfo.gov - Website with links to all kinds of resources and information on programs related to disability including employment, education, housing, transportation, health, benefits, civil rights, etc. www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=96406,00.html - You may qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit. The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) sometimes called the Earned Income Credit (EIC) is a refundable federal income tax credit for low-income working individuals and families. www.ssa.gov - For more information about Social Security programs or call 800-772-1213/ Voice or 800-325-0778/ TTY www.ssa.gov/work - For further information about the “Ticket to Work,” Social Security Work Incentives and to find Work Incentive Planning and Assistance programs in states other than AZ www.socialsecurity.gov/redbook/ - The Red Book - A Guide to Work Incentives. The Red Book serves as a general reference source about the employment-related provisions of Social Security Disability Insurance and the Supplemental Security Income Programs for educators, advocates, rehabilitation professionals, and counselors who serve people with disabilities. www.yourtickettwork.com - For further information about the “Ticket to Work” or call toll-free 866-968-7842/Voice or Toll-free TDD Line 866-TDD2WORK (833-2967)
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Program Director: Amina Donna Kruck - 602-443-0722 (Voice), aminak@abil.org Phoenix offices 5025 E. Washington Street, Ste 200, Phoenix, AZ 85034-2005 Toll Free V/TTY): 866-304-9675/ TTY: 602-443-0737 FAX: 602-443-0721 West Valley: 4136 N. 75th Avenue, Suite 111, Phoenix AZ 85033 Community Work Incentive Coordinators: Rhonda Webb - 602-443-0728 (Voice),rhondaw@abil.org Yvonne Cisneros - 602-443-0705,yvonnec@abil.org Terri Guy: 602-443-0731 (Voice),terrig@abil.org Mesa 2150 S. Country Club, Suite 10 - Mesa, AZ 85210 Community Work Incentive Coordinator: Erik Johnson - 602-443-0727 (Voice) / 480-655-9751 (FAX), erikj@abil.org |
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