In collaboration with the Division of Disability, Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DDARS), Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services, we at the Center on Community Living and Careers (CCLC) invite you to attend the following webinar: "Resources and Updates: Benefits and Financial Planning Services for Individuals with Disabilities."

This webinar will include:

• Highlights of the enhancements and modifications to DDARS’ VR Benefits and Financial Planning (BFP) Services, available to VR participants.

• An overview of statewide resources and tools available to support job seekers or potential job seekers with disabilities to navigate employment and benefits (e.g., SSI, SSDI, Medicaid, and other supports).

This webinar is ideal for VR participants and other individuals with disabilities, families, case managers, employment specialists, DDARS staff, and other stakeholders who support and serve individuals with disabilities.

A key goal of the VR program is to improve competitive, integrated employment for individuals with disabilities. Benefits and financial planning are critical to supporting this goal. The enhancements and modifications to VR BFP services aim to accomplish the following:

• Simplify and streamline VR benefits planning service provision

• Improve consistency around benefits and work incentives counseling that encourages individuals to maximize employment earnings while reducing misinformation and fears

• Reduce duplication and better leverage available benefits planning resources

• Improve capacity for timely provision of benefits and work incentive counseling services

• Support a continuum of benefits planning services, before and after employment

Register today: go.iu.edu/sVuA5i