Your DVR Case Closed. It May Be Time for Ticket to Work through Partnership Plus!

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If you have a disability and an employment goal, the Wisconsin Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) can provide services to help you prepare for, obtain, and maintain employment. In many cases, once you get a job and maintain that job for 90 days, your DVR case closes successfully. But what happens next?

You May Be Eligible for Ticket to Work

Ticket to Work provides employment supports and services to Social Security beneficiaries who want to work and have the long-term goal to achieve self-sufficiency and work off disability cash benefits. It’s completely voluntary. You may be eligible if you:

receive Social Security disability benefits (SSDI and/or SSI) and

are between the ages of 18 and 64.

Why Use Your Ticket to Work?

You can use your ticket with DVR or an Employment Network, but not both at the same time. While you are working with DVR, your ticket is “in-use.” When your DVR case closes, you can choose to assign your ticket to an EN for continued supports and services.

When you receive your DVR case closure letter, you will also get a letter from DVR that lists some of DVR’s Partnership Plus* Employment Networks that serve your area in the Ticket to Work program. Employment Networks (ENs) are agencies contracted by Social Security to provide employment services in the program. ERI PLUS is a Partnership Plus EN under the Ticket to Work Program.

Important: You should select an agency and assign your ticket to an Employment Network within 90 days of your DVR case closure date. This will ensure you can get continued supports and services through the Ticket to Work program regardless of your disability cash benefit status.

This Fact Sheet from Ticket to Work explains the benefits of Working with an Employment Network after your DVR services have ended. Employment Networks provide a variety of pre-and post-employment services that can support you in reaching your employment goals. Services range from:

job retention

work incentives benefits counseling

help with reporting work

job accommodation guidance

career advancement

job change transitions

help with a resume or cover letter

mock interviews

and more…

Questions?

  • Visit ERI PLUS or call 800-710-9326.
  • Email us at ticket@eri-wi.org.
  • You can also contact the national Ticket to Work Help Line at 1-866-968-7842 or 866-833-2967 (TTY) or go online to Ticket to Work.

*Partnership Plus = Partnership Plus Employment Networks ENs have an agreement with DVR that outlines who will hold the ticket and when. This gives those ENs preferred status with Wisconsin DVR and they are included on the list of Partnership Plus ENs when someone closes with DVR and is eligible for Ticket to Work. ERI PLUS is a Wisconsin Partnership Plus EN that serves all counties in Wisconsin.