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1 online resource |
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Disability and the disabled: issues, laws and programs |
| Contents |
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ; FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; Chapter 1 THE STATE OF 21ST CENTURY FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ; Executive Summary; Background; Research Framework; Summary of NCD's Key Findings on Financial Incentives; 1. Financial Incentives are Complex and Need Explanations Pertaining to Definition and Type; 2. Financial Incentives are Underutilized |
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3. Individuals with and without Disabilities are Denied the Opportunity for Savings and Asset Growth Because of the Means Testing Required to Remain Eligible for Many Public Benefits4. Low-Income Wage Earners Do Not Benefit from Many Federal Tax Provisions that Promote Savings and Asset Development; 5. Direct, Indirect, and Community-Based Financial Incentives Have an Important Impact on People with Disabilities and Their Families; 6. There are No One-Size-Fits-All Financial Incentives Strategies; 7. Financial Incentives Funding Strategies are Interrelated |
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8. Opportunities that Encourage and Support Savings and Asset Acquisition are Limited and Need to Be Expanded for people with Low Incomes Who Have Disabilities9. Disability Remains an All-or-Nothing Proposition Based on Eligibility Determination and Disability Definition; 10. Several Financial Incentives Need Modification to Provide Parity for People with Disabilities; 11. A Consensus Model is Unavailable for Evaluating the Impact of Financial Incentives; 12. Gateway Costs of Living with a Disability Are More Expensive than Costs of Living without a Disability |
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13. Disability Programs Are Weighted Heavily Toward the Use of Resources for Determination of Status and Assessment of Eligibility14. The Conversion of Federal Financial Disincentives to Incentives is Possible; 15. Public Accounting Practices, Especially the Practices Related to Federal Savings Across Programs and Services, Need Review; 16. Definite Cost Benefits are Found when the Framework and Strategies Introduced in this Report are Applied to Three of the Case Studies Presented |
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17. Cost Benefits for Case Study 4 Are Unknown Because Scientifically Reviewed, Methodologically Valid Studies for This Purpose Are LackingSummary of NCD's Major Public Policy Recommendations on Financial Incentives; 1. The Topology of Financial Incentives for Americans with Disabilities: A Review of the Current Federal Experience in Providing Direct, Indirect, and Community-based Financial Incentives to Americans with Disabilities; 1.1. Introduction; Current Context; Defining Financial Incentives; Understanding the Incentives of Spending and Tax Entitlements |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| Subject |
People with disabilities -- United States.
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Economic assistance, Domestic -- United States.
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People with disabilities.
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Disabled Persons
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Education, Special -- economics
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Government Programs -- economics
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Health Services -- economics
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Rehabilitation -- economics
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physically handicapped.
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handicapped.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
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Economic assistance, Domestic
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People with disabilities
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| SUBJECT |
United States https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481 |
| Subject |
United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Patterson, Albert C., editor
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| LC no. |
2020678143 |
| ISBN |
9781536114089 |
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1536114081 |
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