SSAB Meeting Agenda

The Social Security Advisory Board (SSAB) has published the agenda for its meeting today. Here is what they have on tap:

9:15 a.m. – 11:30 p.m. Status of the VA’s disability program – comments and views from the GAO and the VA Cynthia Bascetta, Director, Education, Workforce and Income Security Issues, GAO, Mike McLendon, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Department of Veteran’s Affairs

1:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. National Council on Disability (NCD): Overview of two NCD reports:
• Long-term Services and Supports Concerns for
People with Disabilities
• SSA’s Efforts to Promote Employment for People
with Disabilities Carol Novak, Council Member
Jeffrey Rosen, General Counsel and Director of
Policy, NCD, Joan Durocher, Senior Attorney Advisor, NCD, John Kregel, Chairman, Department of Special Education and Disability Policy,Virginia Commonwealth University (via phone) Martin Gould, Director of Research and Technology, NCD, Michael Morris, Director, National Disability Institute, NCB Development Corporation, Johnette Hartnett, Vice President, NCB Development Corporation

3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Ticket to Work evaluation discussion
Sue Suter, Employment Support Programs
Dan O’Brien, Employment Support Programs
Pam Mazerski, Program Development and Research
Paul O’Leary, Project Officer for TTW evaluation