Time & Location
Jul 27, 2023, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
Zoom Training
About the Event
This training will explain eligibility criteria for Social Security’s Supplemental Security Income program as well as how income can affect monthly benefit payments. We will also discuss reporting requirements and the appeals process.
Speaker -
Alexander Scarlis – CRA
Alex is a Clients’ Rights Advocate who works with Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center consumers and their families to advocate for the civil rights of people with developmental disabilities. Alex believes OCRA’s work is crucial to ensuring people with developmental disabilities live as independently as possible. Prior to working for OCRA, Alex represented people with disabilities in negotiations and appeals against state vocational rehabilitation agencies as an advocate in the Massachusetts Office on Disability.
Alex double-majored in Journalism and Political Science at Northwestern University and holds a Master of Public Policy from Brandeis University’s Heller School for Social Policy and Management.