• Social Security Administration (OASDI | SSI)
• Social Security | SSI Laws, Regulations and Rulings
• Fair Housing | Persons with Disabilities | Accessibility
• Other Disability Resources

Social Security Administration (OASDI | SSI)

• Social Security Online - entry point for the Social Security Administration (SSA) on the Web, including:

• SSA Multi-Language Gateway - currently offers program info in 15 languages other than English, includes:
  • Seguro Social Información en Español (Social Security Information in Spanish)
  • Glosario Español-Inglés de Terminología del Seguro Social (English-Spanish Glossary of Social Security Administration Terminology)

• Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
• Understanding Supplemental Security Income
• Office of Hearings and Appeals
• HALLEX (Hearings, Appeals and Litigation Law Manual) - policy and procedural guidance for processing and adjudicating claims at the Hearing, Appeals Council and Civil Actions levels.
• Program Policy Information Site
  • Existing Laws and Regulations
  • Social Security Program Rules | Regulations
  • Program Operations Manual System (POMS)
  • PolicyNet Reference Database - repository for SSA program instructions, contains EM messages, AM messages, recent POMS transmittals not yet on CD-ROM, and other types of instructions; includes:
    • Emergency Messages
• Representing Clients
• Representative Payment Program

• Site Map | Index - good place to start if having trouble locating a particular SSA online resource.
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Social Security Benefit Information Publications
• Social Security Forms
• Social Security Handbook

Social Security | SSI
Laws, Regulations and Rulings

• SSA Program Laws, Rules and Regulations @ Social Security Administration
  • Compilation of Social Security Laws
  • Federal Regulations: Title 20 - Employees' Benefits
  • Listing of Impairments @ SSA
    • Listing of Impairments - Adult
    • Listing of Impairments - Childhood
  • Social Security Rulings and Acquiescence Rulings
    • Sequential / Chronological Listing of Social Security Rulings and Acquiescence Rulings
• Social Security / SSI Regulations, Rulings and POMS @ LSNC.net
• Disability Law: An Overview @ Cornell
• Social Security Law: An Overview @ Cornell

Other Disability Resources

• ADA Home Page @ U.S. Department of Justice
• ADA Hot Links and Document Center - part of the Job Accommodation Network (JAN), a service of the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) of the U.S. Department of Labor.
• ADA Protections for People with Mental Disabilities - Bazelon Center's summary of ADA issues affecting the mentally disabled, with links to other resources.
• Americans with Disabilities Act @ Cornell
• Children's SSI @ Community Legal Services - useful resources provided by legal services field program with well-deserved national rep.
• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) - less commericial, way more user friendly than some similar web-based resources, it offers ready access to diagnostic criteria for most common mental disorders, including description, diagnosis, treatment, and research findings.
• Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT)
  • Dictionary of Occupational Titles @ U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
  • Dictionary of Occupational Titles @ ITA
• Disabilities California Style (2003) @ California Bar Journal - useful MCLE online article offering overview of California-specific laws affecting the disabled.
• Disability Benefits 101 - consumer-oriented site provides overviews of numerous related federal and state disability programs, with the view of helping workers, job seekers, and service providers understand the connections between work and benefits; cosponsored by the California Endowment and the California Department of Rehabilitation, among others.
• Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) - prominent Berkeley-based national advocacy program with focus on disability rights.
• DisabilityInfo.gov - federal government site for locating info re federal programs, services and other resources for the disabled.
• Fair Housing Accessibility First! - very good basic information and links regarding fair housing accessibility design and construction standards.
• Legal Rights of Persons with Disabilities (November 2003) - comprehensive 85-page guide covers all California and federal laws pertaining to persons with disabilities such as housing, public accommodations, access to health care, public benefits, education, and parental rights.
• Multifamily Inventory of Units for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities - current inventory of subsidized housing intended for elderly and disabled; also links to HUD's complete subsidized housing list.
• National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives (NOSSCR)
• National Senior Citizens Law Center
• Self-Advocacy Fact Sheets for the Disabled
  • Health Care Self-Advocacy Guide (50-page PDF)
  • Health Care Self-Advocacy for People with Disabilities (PowerPoint)
  • Medi-Cal Dental Plans
  • Medi-Cal Managed Care
  • Medi-Cal Rights
• Severe.net - voluminous legal, medical, policy and news resources for advocates working the Social Security Disability / SSI Benefits beat.
• Social Security Advisory Service
• Transferable Skills Analysis Guides @ VocRehab.com