Library & Tools

Here are a number of resources for professionals as well as for individuals with brain injuries and their families. This information was compiled by Anastasia Edmonston MS CRC., TBI and Person Centered Planning Trainer, Maryland Behavioral Health Administration 2015*, and additional resources have been added as they have become available.

Here are examples of completed SSA and SOAR Forms using information from a fictitious SSI child applicant.

Find up-to-date information on the rates that SSA sets annually.

SOAR seeks to increase access to Social Security Administration (SSA) disability benefits for people who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness. To achieve this goal, collaborations with SSA and the Disability Determination Services (DDS) are absolutely essential. SOAR can provide invaluable assistance to both SSA and DDS and, similarly, SSA and DDS can help to streamline the process for SOAR providers and for the applicants they both serve.

This decision tree will help caseworkers determine whether they should complete a SOAR-assisted SSI/SSDI application for an individual with whom they are working.

Here are five practical tips that may help SOAR providers establish stronger and more successful working relationships with their state DDS.

This webinar, held on May 9, 2023, addressed how SOAR providers can establish and maintain strong relationships with SSA and DDS.

Here are the SSA forms, links, and other helpful resources you will need to complete SSI and/or SSDI applications.

Here are some tools created by the SOAR TA Center that are specific to the child SSI application process.

State-specific Medicaid waivers can help expand access to services for children with disabilities.