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Mathematica’s policy research on transition-age youth and working-age adults with disabilities focuses on employment issues, which are intertwined with health care, accommodations, parenting, decisions to seek public income support, and other issues. Our work in this area includes studies of state vocational rehabilitation services, the Ticket to Work program, and other Social Security Administration initiatives designed to promote employment, as well as studies of customized and supported employment models.
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The Effects of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 on Vocational Rehabilitation Engagement, Employment, and Work Incentive Use Among Supplemental Security Income Recipients Aged 14–24
This article aims to measure how vocational rehabilitation engagement, employment, and work incentive use changed for Supplemental Security Income recipients aged 14–24 after the 2014 enactment of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act made pre-ETS available.
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The NextGen Project Story
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Examining Racial Inequities in BOND Impacts
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