Michigans Disability Benefits Planning Site www mi db

Michigan’s Disability Benefits Planning Site www. mi. db 101. org • On-line calculator – Available 24/7/365 • Confidential – Only requires month/year of birth and zip code • Direct links to supporting information and/or key contacts • Become more self-determined and empowered – Save sessions to discuss with agencies • Recall on-line with your chosen password • Print out details (up to 60 month projection) • Use key agency terms for credibility • Note: Well-trained benefits planners contact information available on active links at www. mi. db 101. org 1 credit. © Copyright 2010 by the World Institute on Disability, permission to copy pro bono will be granted to non profit entities with appropriate acknowledgement of Funded through Michigan Department of Human Services

www. mi. db 101. org Services • • DB 101 helps workers, job seekers, families, providers, and agency staff understand the connections between work and benefits. DB 101 can help with situations when accurate information about health coverage and benefits is needed: – – – • When planning employment When new employment starts When someone changes jobs When someone gets a raise When someone uses several benefit programs to support employment When transitioning from school to work The DB 101 attitude is: – Disability experience is unique for each individual and that benefit programs can affect that experience in different ways at different times. – With planning, people with disabilities can take control of finding the programs and jobs that meet their needs. For service providers and program managers, information sharing helps everyone understand how programs interact with each other. • • DB 101 discusses the rules for health coverage, benefit, and employment programs that people with disabilities use run by multiple agencies under one roof and in plain language. DB 101 focuses on the linkage and interaction between programs and changing life situations. This is not a replacement for your local benefits planner as shown in links on many of the DB 101 site pages.