• 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)
    • Policy Emergency Messages
  • Representing Clients
  • Representative Payment Program
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Social Security Benefit Information Publications
  • Social Security Forms
  • Social Security Handbook
  • Site Map | Index – good place to start if you’re having trouble locating a particular SSA online resource.

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