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CROR Director Allen Heinemann, PhD, spoke on employment and people with disabilities at Social Security Advisory Board forum

Allen Heinemann, PhD, director, Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research (CROR) at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, participated in a Social Security Advisory Board (SSAB) forum on “The Future of Mortality, Disability, and Work: Helping to Inform the Social Security Trust Fund Projections."

At the August 25 forum, Heinemann shared research findings from CROR’s Research and Training Center on Employment for People with Physical Disabilities as part of the disability panel. He spoke on the importance of job accommodations in facilitating employment for people with disabilities.

SSAB is a bipartisan board composed of seven members appointed by Congress and the White House. It provides advice and recommendations to the President, Congress, and the Commissioner of Social Security on matters related to the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income programs and policies.