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Join Us: NDF - Focusing on Aspects of Childhood Disability and Childhood SSI - Part 2

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Dear Colleague,

We cordially invite you to our next National Disability Forum, Focusing on Aspects of Childhood Disability and Childhood SSI - Part 2. The forum will be held on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET, via Microsoft (MS) Teams. This is a listen and view only forum.

The purpose of Part 2 of the forum is to learn from social service advocates, educators, pediatricians, other health professionals, researchers, social workers, foster care agencies, educators, and the public about:

  • Failure to follow medically necessary or prescribed treatment and problems receiving medically necessary treatment for SSI child recipients;
  • Transitioning out of childhood disability; and
  • Reality of provision of services for potentially disabled children.

If you would like to participate, please register by Monday, May 15, 2023. After registration, you will receive an email with the MS Teams link.

We are gathering information from our stakeholders about the forum's topics through Engage SSA, an online feedback tool. Information can be provided until Friday, June 2, 2023.

We want to hear your ideas about:

  • What are some potential barriers that may make it more difficult for individuals to apply, or qualify for childhood SSI and/or childhood disability?
  • What can SSA do to help obtain more non-medical evidence, such as Teacher Questionnaires and Third-Party Activities of Daily Living Questionnaires for childhood cases? What role can applicants play in obtaining this evidence?
  • What factors could prevent an applicant from following medically necessary or prescribed treatment? How should non-compliance in following prescribed treatment factor into the adjudication of children's claims?
  • What SSA services would best assist children with disabilities who are transitioning to adulthood?

If you have not used Engage SSA, please see the Engage SSA guide for details. While a login is required, all responses are anonymous, unless you choose to provide contact information.

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.

If you have any questions, please contact us at oea.net.post@ssa.gov.

Sincerely,

Dawn Bystry
Acting Associate Commissioner
Office of Strategic and Digital Communications
oea.net.post@ssa.gov
@SSAOutreach