Cost of Living Adjustment: +1.7% for Social Security and SSI Recipients Social Security Disability Thresholds: Maximum Social Security Benefit: $2,533/month Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA): $1,040/month (non-blind) & $1,740/month (blind) Trial Work Period (TWP): $750/month Supplemental Security Income: SSI Federal Payment Standard: $710/month (individual) & $1,066/month (couple)
The series ‘My Gimpy Life’ has been nominated for Best Comedy, Best Female Performance, Best Writing and Best Directing by the International Academy of Web Television. The series, which focuses on the life of actress Teal Sherer, can be seen at: www.youtube.com/user/mygimpylife The IAWTV Awards Ceremony will be January 8 and can be viewed live [...]
We all need to manage stress in our lives. Stress can negatively affect our health and cause depression. Stress is caused by having too many obligations or too few. To be fulfilled we all need to feel useful. Accepting a certain number of obligations, but stopping before you start feeling overwhelmed, can help manage stress. [...]
I recently read an opinion piece on politico.com (www.politico.com/news/stories/0912/81268.html), ‘Disabled Voters Possess Untapped Political Power,’ by Bob Dole and Tony Coelho, both former members of Congress who have disabilities. What caught my eye about the article were the eye-popping numbers of how powerful a political force the disability community could be if we all wielded [...]
Don Johnston Ravalli Peer Advocate The Pam Davis Award is a binnenial award given at the DPHHS Community Services Bureau Conference to recognize an individual whose leadership and determination has impacted the development and promotion of quality community based services.
Chris Clasby is Summit’s new Peer Advocacy Coordinator. Chris has a B.A. in Education and Master’s Degree in Social Work. He had previously been a Summit board member for 6 years and most recently worked at the University of Montana’s Rural Institute in the MonTech department. Chris is a long time resident of Missoula. We [...]
Montana has a great opportunity to make sure more of its citizens are able to live in their own homes and communities while still receiving the services they need to live. And the people who will receive those services, along with their friends and family members, need to act now to make sure their will [...]
2012 is a banner year for Summit as we celebrate 30 years of advocacy and service for people with disabilities in western Montana. Originally founded as a department of Community Medical Center (CMC), our first services were offered in early 1982. In the beginning, we were able to assist dozens of consumers over the course [...]
How to Register to Vote Visit your county election office Monday through Friday between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. and complete a registration form. Fill out and sign a voter registration card and drop it off at your county election office, or mail it to the county election administrator. Fill out and [...]
It is human to desire companionship and closeness with another person who accepts and understands us. Companionship and closeness are about commitment, trust, chemistry and sometimes intimacy. Whether we are in a wheelchair, experience vision loss, have an invisible disability, or are using a prosthetic leg--we all still want to have the best relationships we can. [...]