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The Predictive Model (PM) is a computer-based screening tool used to identify potential electronic cases for the Quick Disability Determination (QDD) process. The QDD process is aimed at paying individuals, filing for initial disability benefits:
The QDD process was implemented in the six States in the Boston Region (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, & Vermont) effective August 2006. The QDD process is being implemented nationally between October 2007 and March 2008. View the final rule in the Federal Register. Back to Top The Social Security Administration (SSA) is currently providing funds to help support OECD’s five-year study on Pathways to Transitions for People with Disability into Tertiary Education and Work. The purpose of the Pathways project is to learn more about other developed countries’ special education programs and supports in order to identify best practices that facilitate successful outcomes for students with disabilities in transition from tertiary education and work. The five-year OECD Pathways project includes the preparation and analysis of participating country reports, a three-year longitudinal study, and case studies. In addition to the USA, the OECD countries that are participating in one or more phases of the Pathways project include: Norway, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Portugal, France, Estonia, and the Republic of Korea. Information gained from this study will assist in preventing children with disabilities who are not currently on SSA’s rolls from eventually becoming beneficiaries once they reach adulthood, providing necessary supports, and identifying best practices to help transition youth with disabilities.
Since 2004, SSA and CPP have sponsored three very productive international seminars that focus on common challenges faced by disability programs administered in the United States, Canada, and other developed countries. A small group of government and non-government experts in the field of disability are invited to each seminar to discuss their national experiences and identify possible solutions to these challenges. The 2008 seminar took place in Montreal and was organized around 3 topics: 1) Employment for persons with disabilities in an era of labor shortages; 2) Effective supports for persons with mental illness; 3) Social enterprise and persons with disabilities. The next seminar will be held in the U.S.A. in the spring of 2010.
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