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    SSI and Work: The Great American Story

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    Davis, Jennifer L.
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    Washington and Lee University, Shepherd Poverty Program
    People with mental disabilities -- Employment
    Supplemental Security Income program
    Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program (U.S.)
    Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (United States)
    Poverty
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    Jennifer L. Davis is a member of the Class of 2001 of Washington and Lee University.
     
    Capstone; [FULL-TEXT FREELY AVAILABLE ONLINE]
     
    . . . although much of the current debate surrounding SSI [Supplemental Security Income] discusses benefit levels or eligibility, this analysis focuses on the extent to which the program currently achieves the 1971 goal of facilitating employment and eliminating dependency for the mentally disabled. Commencing with policy background information, this paper demarcates the terms and standards for evaluating SSI legislation and then examines SSI history according to these criteria. Throughout this examination, it will become increasingly evident that SSI falls repeatedly short of its stated goal of self-sufficiency, primarily because mental illness is generally a lifelong disability and thus, total escape from dependency does not constitute a plausible aim. In light of this, new legislation should target effective participation, endeavoring to encourage work while diminishing, but not eliminating, dependency. [From introductory section]
     
    Jennifer L. Davis
     
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