TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCING THE 2010 RED BOOK....................................................................................1
WHAT’S NEW IN 2010?...........................................................................................................2
Automatic Adjustments Effective January 1, 2010.................................................................2
Demonstration Projects Update.............................................................................................3
HOW TO REACH SOCIAL SECURITY.....................................................................................4
RESOURCES FOR EMPLOYMENT SUPPORTS....................................................................7
Area Work Incentives Coordinator (AWIC).............................................................................7
Plan to Achieve Self-Support (PASS) Cadre..........................................................................8
Benefits Planning Query (BPQY)...........................................................................................8
RETURN TO WORK PLANNING & ASSISTANCE..................................................................9
Work Incentives Planning and Assistance Organizations (WIPA)..........................................9
Work Incentives Seminar (WISE) Events...............................................................................9
State Vocational Rehabilitation Providers..............................................................................9
Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security (PABSS).................................9
Disability Program Navigators (DPN)...................................................................................10
EARN Job Seeker Network..................................................................................................10
Individual Development Accounts (IDA)...............................................................................11
OVERVIEW OF OUR DISABILITY PROGRAMS...................................................................12
Social Security Disability Insurance Program (SSDI)...........................................................12
Supplemental Security Income Program (SSI).....................................................................12
Concurrent Entitlement........................................................................................................12
Comparison of the SSDI and SSI Disability Programs.........................................................12
How Do We Define Disability?.............................................................................................14
What is Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA)?.........................................................................14
How Do We Evaluate Your Work Activity for SGA Purposes?.............................................14
What If You Are Self-Employed?.........................................................................................14
RETURNING TO WORK.........................................................................................................16
What Are Your Responsibilities When You Return to Work?...............................................16
When Will We Review Your Disability?................................................................................16
When Will Your Benefits Stop?............................................................................................16
HOW DO EMPLOYMENT SUPPORTS HELP?......................................................................18
SSDI Employment Supports................................................................................................18
SSI Employment Supports...................................................................................................18
Guide to Employment Supports...........................................................................................19
SSDI AND SSI EMPLOYMENTS SUPPORTS.......................................................................21
Subsidy and Special Conditions...........................................................................................