Back to Work & Leisure Issues: Step 3

1. Many people with disabilities are happy doing work in the community and don't need to be in a sheltered workshop.

False
2. Volunteering has many benefits for anyone, including a person with a disability. It would only be wrong to have a person with a disability volunteer for a job that anyone else is getting paid for. False
3. If a person's salary is high enough, SSI may be reduced. But, she/he should always be able to keep Medicaid (health care) coverage. With careful planning problems can be avoided. False
4. People with disabilities do have the right to retire, just like anyone else. True
5. Being part of the community does mean going to a movie or a dance with one or two other people, not as part of a group of people with disabilities. True
6. A job coach is often involved with a service called supported employment. True
7. There are no prerequisite skills for supported employment. The only requirement is that a person wants a job. False
8. A person with a disability can get a lot of satisfaction from helping another person by volunteering. True
9. People with disabilities usually spend all of their time with other people with disabilities, with staff, or with family. They don't have many opportunities to develop friendships with people in the community. False
10. Though there are other options available, an individual may choose to go to a day program for many reasons. That could be the right choice for the person.
 False