Join Us-NDF on Equitable Access to SSA Disability Programs for LGBTQIA+ Communities
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Dear Colleague,
We cordially invite you to participate in the Social Security Administration's (SSA) next National Disability Forum on Equitable Access to SSA Disability Programs for LGBTQIA+ Communities. The forum is on Thursday, February 17, 2022 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET via Microsoft Teams.
To participate in the forum, please register by Monday, February 14, 2022. You will receive the meeting details once you register.
The purpose of this forum is to learn from stakeholders, advocates, researchers, medical experts, and the public how SSA can provide equitable access to the LGBTQIA+ communities to our disability programs. The discussion topics are:
- Challenges gender diverse individuals face in finding and receiving healthcare;
- Challenges gender diverse individuals face accessing SSA programs;
- Self-attestation of gender markers;
- Challenges gender diverse individuals face in finding work or re-entering the workplace; and
- Issues gender-diverse children face.
We hope you can join us, and we look forward to your participation. To learn more about the National Disability Forum, please visit www.ssa.gov/ndf/.
Sincerely,
Jeffrey Buckner
Associate Commissioner
Office of Strategic and Digital Communications
@SSAOutreach