Finding Alternatives to Disability Benefit Receipt

Finding Alternatives to Disability Benefit Receipt

Published: Jul 21, 2014
Publisher: IZA Journal of Labor Policy, vol. 3, no. 14, edited by Gina Livermore, David Neumark, and David Wittenburg

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Associated Project

Employment Policy and Measurement Rehabilitation Research and Training Center

Time frame: 2010-2015

Prepared for:

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

U.S. Department of Education, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research

Authors

David Wittenburg

David Neumark

This introduction offers a context for the articles in this thematic series by providing an overview of the programs that provide cash and in-kind supports to people with disabilities in the United States, summarizes the increasing reliance on these programs, and describes the challenges associated with reducing dependency on these programs. It then briefly discusses the articles in this thematic series in light of these issues.

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