Restructing the SSI Disability Program for Children and Adolescents

The Disability Policy Project of the National Academy of Social Insurance began with a request from the Chairmen of the Committee on Ways and Means of the U.S. House of Representatives and its Social Security Subcommittee during the 102nd Congress. The Academy was asked to undertake a fundamental review of the Social Security disability programs, with particular emphasis on improving work outcomes for applicants, beneficiaries, and denied applicants for disability benefits. To do that, the Academy assembled a panel of leading experts on disability policy from varied disciplines and very different perspectives on disability policy.