Supporting Work: A Proposal for Modernizing the U.S. Disability Insurance System - California
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Summary
When Congress created SSDI in 1956, disability and employability
were viewed as mutually exclusive states. As a result, the 1956 law defines disability as the “inability to engage in a substantial gainful activity in the U.S. economy”—in other words, the inability to work. This proposal would assist workers with work-limiting disabilities to remain in their current jobs or to transition to more suitable jobs and would assist employers to accommodate workers to perform their jobs.
were viewed as mutually exclusive states. As a result, the 1956 law defines disability as the “inability to engage in a substantial gainful activity in the U.S. economy”—in other words, the inability to work. This proposal would assist workers with work-limiting disabilities to remain in their current jobs or to transition to more suitable jobs and would assist employers to accommodate workers to perform their jobs.
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Keywords
SSDI; SSDI Reform; Employment of Individuals with Disabilities; Financial Incentives for Employers
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