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The U.S. Social Security Administration has requested that the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine conduct a study to (1) provide an overview of ways to collect information about the functional abilities an adult needs to meet the physical and mental demands of work; (2) discuss types of information that support findings of limitations in functional abilities relevant to work requirements as defined by the Department of Labor for the Occupational Information System (OIS); and (3) provide findings and conclusions regarding the collection of information and assessment of functional abilities relevant to work requirements.
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Functional Assessment for Adults with Disabilities
Consensus Study Report
·2019
The U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) provides disability benefits through the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs. To receive SSDI or SSI disability benefits, an individual must meet the statutory definition of disability, which is "th...
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