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The Social Security Administration Announces Exciting New Option for Employer Participation in the Ticket Program: Become a Ticket Employer Partner!

CESSI, the Ticket to Work Program Manager for Recruitment and Outreach, is pleased to announce, on behalf of the Social Security Administration (SSA), a new option for employers interested in participating in the Ticket program. The "Employer Partner" of the Ticket program opportunity was officially launched by Mr. Dan O'Brien, the Acting Associate Commissioner for the SSA Office of Employment Support Programs at the US Business Leadership Network’s (USBLN) Annual Conference last week.

Employers that have a demonstrated commitment to hiring people with disabilities are encouraged to consider becoming Employer Partners of the Ticket program. Ticket program Employer Partners get a leg up on the competition in recruiting qualified individuals with disabilities to join their workforce. Being an Employer Partner allows you to showcase your company as a disability friendly employer to gain exposure to thousands of Americans with disabilities with a link to your career or job posting website. Additional benefits of becoming an Employer Partner include:

• FREE posting of your company logo, a link to your careers website/job postings, and your company's diversity hiring statement on CESSI's Ticket to Work website;
• The possibility of being eligible to claim the Work Opportunity Tax Credit for every Ticket Holder hired;
• Assistance in meeting diversity hiring goals; and,
• Increased visibility to Employment Networks and other local service providers who will refer qualified job candidates.

Becoming an Employer Partner is easy! The partnership requirements employers need to meet are outlined at www.cessi.net/ttw/employer/partners.html. If you determine that this community is one that matches your organization's diversity hiring objectives, please join the ranks of the inaugural Ticket Employer Partners - Alumwire, Lockheed Martin, and Terremark - by contacting Susan Samuels, CESSI's Ticket to Work Employer Specialist, at: ssamuels@cessi.net, or 703-448-6155 x235.

Ticket to Work is an employment program for people with disabilities administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA). It is a voluntary program that offers disability beneficiaries age 18 through 64 expanded opportunities to obtain the services and supports that they need to work and to achieve their employment goals. SSA does this by paying providers of services, referred to as "Employment Networks" or "ENs", for assisting beneficiaries reach designated Milestones and Outcomes associated with achieving self-supporting employment. The ultimate goal of this program is to reduce reliance on Social Security disability benefits and to promote increased self-sufficiency for beneficiaries with disabilities through work.

• SSA Work Site: www.ssa.gov/work
• CESSI, Program Manager for Recruitment and Outreach: www.cessi.net/ttw, 1-877-743-8237.
• MAXIMUS, Operations Support Manager: www.yourtickettowork.com, 1-866-968-7842 (v), 1-866-833-2967 (tty).

USBLN is a valued partner of SSA, CESSI, and the Ticket program. The US Business Leadership Network (USBLN®) is the national business organization currently representing 55 BLN affiliates in 32 states including the District of Columbia and more than 5,000 employers using a "business to business" strategy to promote the business imperative of including people with disabilities in the workforce. For more information on USBLN, please visit their web site: www.usbln.org.

This list is managed by the CESSI Division of Axiom Resource Management, Inc. which is the Program Manager for Recruitment & Outreach (PMRO) for Social Security’s Ticket to Work Program. If you need additional information or if you wish to subscribe or unsubscribe to this mailing list, please contact us at TickettoWork@cessi.net.

Please note, CESSI makes every effort to provide reasonable accommodations for our customers. Please contact TickettoWork@cessi.net if you should require materials in alternate formats or have any questions on accessing Ticket to Work information or materials.

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