The Protection &Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security Program
www.drmich.org

What is PABSS?
PABSS stands for Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security. It is a free program for Social Security beneficiaries, who have disabilities, and need help with employment.

Do I Qualify for PABSS?
PABSS is only for people age 14-64 who receive:
* Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for disability
* Social Security Disability
* Insurance (SSDI)
* Childhood Disability Benefits (CDB)
* Disabled Widow(er) Benefits (DWB)
* Health Care Benefits, such as Medicaid or Medicare

PABSS Can Help You:
* Find Employment
* Keep Employment
* Advance Employment

Services Include:
* Free and confidential legal advocacy
* Information and referral
* Technical assistance
* Mediation
* Legal representation

PABSS Staff Provide:
Information & Referral
* Disability-related employment discrimination
* Reasonable accommodations at work
* Work-related housing, transportation, and childcare barriers
* Assistive technology
* Benefits counseling referral

Advocacy
* Vocational Rehabilitation assistance
*  School to work transition
* Post-secondary education issues that are barriers to employment
* Social Security work-related overpayments that are a barrier to obtaining, regaining, or maintaining employment

How is PABSS Funded?
PABSS is funded by the Social Security Administration (SSA) and was created under the Ticket to Work and Work Incentive Improvement Act of 1999.

Commitment to Your Legal Rights.
PABSS protects your legal rights if you receive a Social Security benefit, have a disability, and need employment assistance.

Contact DRM if you:
* Want to return to work
* Are facing barriers at work
* Worried about how working may impact your benefits
* Have a general question



Our Services Are Free & Confidential. 

 Inform.
Empower. 
Advocate.
800.288.5923 
or 517.487.1755

www.DRMich.org



 Social Security funded creation of this document under a grant. Although Social Security reviewed this document for accuracy, it does not constitute an official Social Security communication. This communication is printed, published, or produced and disseminated at U.S. taxpayer expense.

Disability Rights Michigan (DRM) is mandated by federal and state law to protect the legal rights of individuals with disabilities in Michigan. DRM receives part of its funding from the Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, the Center for Mental Health Services-Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the Rehabilitation Services Administration and the Social Security Administration. 

DRM does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, political belief, creed, national origin, marital status, or disability.