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SSI Coalition Meeting Agenda November 2008

Helping Elderly Homeowners Victimized by Predatory Mortgage Loans

National Consumer Law Center
Information from the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) on how to help elderly clients victimized by predatory mortgage loans.

Employment Screening: Credit Reporting

Powerpoint presentation about the use of consumer or credit reports (which contain criminal background information) for employment screening, with some information about CORI as well.

Ma Special Ed Surrogate Parent Program (SESP)

The SESP Program recruits and trains volunteers across Mass to act as special education decision-makers for children who are in in the custody of a state agency. These children have no parent or guardian available to make these decisions on their behalf. (Formerly the Educational Surrogate…

Checklist of Key Protections for Utility Consumers

National Consumer Law Center
Two page flier of basic utilities rights, written by the National Consumer Law Center. Still current as of August 2019.

Providing Effective Communication for Clients who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or Deaf/Blind

Jacksonville Area Legal Aid
This handbook is specifically designed to assist attorneys in working more effectively with Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf/Blind clients. While the handbook is geared toward Florida attorneys, the information is relevant to attorneys and advocates in any state.   This handbook does not…

Lawyers, Clients and the “Third Person in the Room”

Gary Blasi
Overview Blasi frames his article by first observing that, in his opinion, Ahmad’s article, to which he is responding, makes two significant contributions: first, Ahmad considers the interpreter as serving a role beyond mere translation; rather, the interpreter operates as a conduit for…

IEP Forms and Notices.

MA DESE
 Links to a number of documents that are used in the IEP development process, including an IEP form, Chapter 688 referral form, and Special Education eligibility determination form. 

MassHealth Breast & Cervical Cancer Program Flyer

MLRI
MLRI has prepared a flyer on the MassHealth Breast & Cervical Cancer program --more affordable and comprehensive benefits for uninsured women AND women on Commonwealth Care or MassHealth Essential

Wall Street Journal about Debit Cards for Disability Benefits

Proposed Bill re EAJA Fees

Agenda for SSI Coalition Meeting, September 12, 2008

NPR: Tehcnical Amendments to Definition of Persons Closely Approaching Retirement Age, 73 Fed. Reg. 35100 (6/20/08)

Comment period expired on August 19, 2008

Multilingual Interpreter Rights and Requests for Help posters and cards

Massachsuetts Law Reform Institute
The following are links to various posters, flyers and "I Speak" cards.  These materials are translated into many languages.  They help clients who have limited proficiency in English to ask for help and service, including legal services, and to learn about their rights to an…

"What You Need to Know About Advocacy for Limited-English-Proficient Elders"

Clearinghouse Review
Growing numbers of limited-English-proficient senior citizens frequently encounter language barriers when attempting to access government services and programs. Older people have a number of language-access rights under both federal and state law as well as under legal services program policies.…

MCDHH Consumer Guide

The Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MCDHH)updated Savvy Consumer’s Guide to Hearing Loss. The new guide serves as a reference tool specifically for individuals who have lost all or much of their hearing during their teenage or adult years. Topics include the impact of…

Who is the Payee in SSA Federal Court Cases (NOSSCR)

NOSSCR

Collecting Child Support From SSI and SSDI Benefits

DOR
Power Point Presentation from MA Department of Revenue explains how DOR withholds money from SSI/SSDI beneficiaries, how to modify a child support order, how to adjust arrears and apply for penalty exemptions.

How to Get Paid in SSA Cases (NOSSCR)

NOSSCR

July 2008 SSI Coalition Meeting Agenda

Affordable Housing Guidebook for Massachusetts

Citizens' Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA)
From the 2008 summary:  "This comprehensive guidebook provides information on all state and federal affordable housing programs administered in Massachusetts. The guidebook’s 14 chapters include an overview of housing needs, state budget trends, and information on programs ranging…

SSA memorandum of CFS

The American Academy of Pain Medicine

The American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) is the medical specialty society representing physicians practicing in the field of Pain Medicine. AAPM website presents current and relevant clinical information in pain medicine today.

BMI calculator from American Society of Bariatric Surgery

Social Security Ruling on CFS (from fibromyalgia information foundation)

The Social Security Administration (SSA) issued a ruling on April 30, 1999 which for the first time stated that CFS can be classified as a "medically determinable impairment" under SSA rules. This ruling provides guidance to disability claims processors for applying SSA policy to…

Instituting a Race-Conscious Practice in Legal Aid: One Program’s Effort

Mona Tawatao, Colin Bailey, Gary Smith, and Bill Kennedy
Legal Services of Northern California in October 2003 looked at racial disparities in health care, wealth, and housing and concluded that we, as a program, could no longer continue a poverty law practice that did not consciously confront these disparities. Here we describe our efforts to adopt a…

MAP locations in MA

If your clients have a Medicare or Medicare - related issue, you have a resource in the Medicare Advocacy Project (MAP). MAP handles all kinds of Medicare matters - Original Medicare, Medicare Advantage Plans, coverage issues from nursing homes to durable medical equipment to medications,…

Medicare General Appeals Processing Chart

Medicare Advocacy Project, GBLS
Chart outlining the Medicare appeals process.

Commonwealth Care "Exception Letter" Q&A

Advocates and outreach workers have been inundated with the curious phenomenon known as the Commonwealth Care "Exception Letter".  In response to many questions and concerns about the correct use of these letters the Connector Authority has put out the attached Q&A.The first…

Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack (video)

Peggy McIntosh
5:30 minute video of Peggy McIntosh providing real-world examples of an array of unearned privileges unavailable to people of color.

July 2008 Changes in Commonwealth Care

July 2008 Changes in Commonwealth Care Premium and copayment increases --analysis and advocacy tips

Eligibility Operations Memo on MBR Changes Involving Employer Sponsored Insurance

Flyer on Changes in MassHealth Dental Program

Who Are Undocumented Immigrants

Iris Gomez, Massachusetts Law Reform Institute
A fact sheet prepared by Iris Gomez, Massachusetts Law Reform Institute.

Fair Employment Project

Fair Employment Project, Inc. is a tax-exempt, non-profit organization whose mission is to reduce violations of employment civil rights by providing assistance and information to Massachusetts workers and their advocates.

State Secrecy and Child Deaths in the U.S., An Evaluation of Public Disclosure Practices About Child Abuse or Neglect Fatalities

Child Advocacy Institute and FirstStar
Joint Report of Child Advocacy Institute and First Star. Mass gets a D-. DSS responds that report looks at disclosure laws on the books rather than DSS actual practices. Child Advocate says disclosure of case details to the public not the relevant criterion.

MassHealth Premium Hardship Waiver

Hardship Waiver for MassHealth Premiums

GN 02201.040 Collection of Title II/Title XVI Overpayments by Administrative Wage Garnishment (AWG)

SSA
POMS Section: GN 02201.040 

Thousands of MassHealth Households Subject to Termination for Non-Payment of Premiums

Starting in March, somewhere between 5,000 and 10,000 MassHealth households who are currently responsible for premiums will receive notices that they are in substantial arrears on their monthly MassHealth premiums, and that they will be put on a six month payment plan to pay off their arrearage. …

Proposed individual mandate tax penalties for 2008

Tax penalties proposed for tax year 2008 for those uninsured adults with access to affordable insurance.

Emergency Rooms -- Wrong Place for Mental Health Care

Susan Stefan, CPR
Center for Public Representation attorney Susan Stefan has an op-ed piece in the Boston Globe about the treatment of people with mental illness in hospital emergency rooms.

Guidelines for Being a Strong White Ally

Paul Kivel
What does allyship look like in practice? Paul Kivel, author of Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Social Justice, has published a set of guidelines on the kinds of support white people can provide to a person of color as a daily practice. 

Legislative Committee Listings

MLRI
This is an explanation and listing of the various committees of the Massachusetts Legislature.

Draft Agenda for November 16, 2007 SSI Coalition Meeting at LACCM

Draft Agenda - SSI Coalition MeetingFriday November 16, 2007LACCM405 Main Street, 4th Floor, Worcester, MA9:30 - 10:00 Continental Breakfast 10.00 - 11:00 Barbara Kinney, Assoc. Commissioner, Worcester DDS11:00 - 12:00 What's On the Horizon For DSI ? Ray Kelly, Linda Landry 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch (on…

MMPI Looks at Rosie D.

Massachusetts Medicaid Policy Institute
The Massachusetts Medicaid Policy Institute has released a new policy paper looking at the opportunities and challenges faced in the implementation of Rosie D. v. Romney lawsuit. This issue brief explores the implications and potential effects of the case and the resulting proposed remedy on the…

Connector Certificate of Exemption Application (Individual Mandate)

For 2007 tax year, this needs to be filed by December 1, 2007. The form must be submitted by December 1 to be considered. However, someone who doesn’t submit the form can still receive a hardship exemption from the mandate by reporting similar information on their state tax return. In fact,…

Connector Hardship Q&A

Hardship criteria explained for the Individual Mandate

Connector Affordability Worksheet in Spanish

Connector Affordability Worksheet English

The Affordability worksheet is used to determine whether there is an affordable health insurance product available to an individual or household.  Persons determined to have no affordable coverage are exempt from the Individual Mandate.

A Systemic Approach to End Homelessness

Applied Systems Thinking Journal - David Peter Stroh and Michael Goodman
This article provides a case study of how Systems Thinking was applied by the authors with a community brought together by the Battle Creek Homeless Coalition to address the chronic homelessness in surrounding Calhoun County. Through this collaboration involving broad multi-sector representation,…