Many states add their own funds to these federal SSI amounts to ensure an adequate financial safety net. The State has about 63,000 working-age SSI beneficiaries. Most people with disabilities want to work.
Employers are increasingly interested in employing people with disabilities.
Advances in technology offer employment hope even for those with the most severe disabilities. Removal of the following problems could significantly increase the employment of people with disabilities. The potential loss of Medicaid and Medicare is cited by SSI and SSDI beneficiaries as one of the most important barriers to paid employment. Because people with significant disabilities rely on the health care system for their ability to live, employment that jeopardizes health care is perceived as life-threatening. What is required is a very simple, clear-cut guarantee of continued health coverage.