United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2001-01-12 monographic deposited born digital 54 p. GA 1.13:GAO-01-153 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-153 P0b002ee180390951 f:d01153 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-153 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-153 GAO-01-153 Social security benefits Vocational rehabilitation Disability benefits Private sector practices Beneficiaries Program graduation Eligibility determinations Social Security Disability Insurance Program Supplemental Security Income Program Germany Sweden Netherlands SSI Letter Report Return-to-work practices used in the private sector and in foreign countries reflect the understanding that some people with disabilities can and do return to work. Although the Social Security Administration (SSA) has begun to focus more on return to work, it has yet to adopt a complete strategy for implementing this new approach. The Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 are expected to enhance work incentives for people with disabilities, but fundamental policy weaknesses in the Disability Insurance (DI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs persist. SSA needs to develop a comprehensive return-to-work strategy that emphasizes its return-to-work incentives. In developing this strategy, SSA can supplement what it learns from the experiences of the Ticket to Work demonstrations with the return-to-work approaches of other disability systems to identify elements of a new system that could help each individual realize his or her productive potential. Adopting a comprehensive return-to-work strategy will require fundamental changes to the underlying philosophy of the DI and SSI programs. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-153/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-153.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-153/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-153.pdf GAO-01-153 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-153 Letter Report GAO-01-153; SSA Disability: Other Programs May Provide Lessons for; Social security benefits Vocational rehabilitation Disability benefits Private sector practices Beneficiaries Program graduation Eligibility determinations Social Security Disability Insurance Program Supplemental Security Income Program Germany Sweden Netherlands SSI Public Law 106-170