Series of Conference and Expos Attended by More Than 2,500 Individuals
Nationwide Featured Benefits Assessments, Employment Counseling Sessions,
Opportunities
to Meet with Local and National Companies
PHILADELPHIA, Social Security Associate
Commissioner
Sue Suter joined Social Security Regional Commissioner for the
Philadelphia Region Laurie Watkins
and representatives from the offices of
Governor Edward Rendell (D) and U. During the four month
summer tour, more
than 2,500 individuals attended events in 10 states across the country. "Ticket
to Work was created to
help Social Security disability beneficiaries who want to work to achieve
their employment goals. Ticket to Work connects Social
Security disability beneficiaries to various
programs -- from employment to
vocational rehabilitation -- so they have the tools, assistance, and
guidance
they need to find the right job.
The Expo introduced beneficiaries to the Ticket
to Work program through
hands-on interaction with the program's myriad services in one day.
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Ticket
to Work allows beneficiaries with disabilities
to exercise choice and control over their work lives
and helps navigate the
employment process until beneficiaries find the best job for them.decisionresources
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trademarks or
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S.socialsecurity. Ticket to
Work
aims to: increase beneficiary choice in obtaining rehabilitation and
vocational services; remove
barriers that require people with disabilities to
choose between healthcare coverage and work; and
assure that more
beneficiaries with disabilities have the opportunity to participate in the
workforce
.Alzhemed and Flurizan Will be Primary Drivers in Doubling Market Sales of Treatments for Alzheimer's
Disease
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With the commercial launch of the biomarker Pittsburgh Compound B and the
availability
of disease-modifying drugs during the second half of the forecast
period, the study also finds that
physicians will begin diagnosing Alzheimer's
disease earlier in the progression of the illness.cousins investigating
However
, sales of these drugs will decline during the second half of the study
period because of the expiry
of their patents.kooker gravesend
The free one-day Expo, toured cities this summer, featuring classes taught
by Social Security representatives, including benefits assessment and
counseling, educational
sessions on career counseling, interview skills and
resume building from experts at Monster.dill applegates
Senator
Rick Santorum (R-PA) to host the
tenth and final Ticket to Work Conference and Expo, a nationwide
series of
employment events designed to link beneficiaries with disabilities to
organizations
and programs that can help them navigate the employment process.kooker huff
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Also, in
addition, it
featured local and national service providers and Pennsylvania businesses and
organizations
that are committed to providing employment opportunities for
people with disabilities including:
ARAMARK, Cingular Wireless, DeVry
University, Hyatt Hotels, Philadelphia CareerLinks, Southeastern
Pennsylvania
Transportation Authority, and Sprint .
"Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (AChEIs
) will continue to dominate the
Alzheimer's disease market until 2008, with the defining trend during
this
period being a shift in market share among competing AChEIs," said Michelle
Grady, analyst
at Decision Resources.settlements sobolewski
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Social Security Wraps Up National 10-City Summer Tour Giving Individuals with
Disabilities a Ticket to Work
gov/work for
details about this valuable program. Eligible beneficiaries
receive a "Ticket" in
the mail.
The exhibition area provided an overview of the Ticket to
Work program and
enables service providers, community agencies, and employers to present
products
and services that support returning to work.
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"The Ticket to Work Conferences and Expos provide a comprehensive,
localized approach to helping
beneficiaries with disabilities find the right
jobs for them, no matter where they are in the process
," said Jo Anne
Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security.
Conferences and Expos were also held
in Billings, MT; Biloxi, MS; Burlington,
VT; Chicago, IL; Kansas City, MO; San Diego, CA; Seattle
, WA; and St. Disease-Modifying Therapies Will Account for More Than Half of All Sales in
the Alzheimer
's Disease Market in 2013, According to a New Study from Decision
Resources
WALTHAM, Mass., one of
the world's leading research and advisory firms focusing
on pharmaceutical and
health care issues, forecasts that the launches of Neurochem's Alzhemed and
Myriad Genetics' Flurizan will be major factors in driving the market for the
treatment of Alzheimer
's disease to more than double to $4 billion by 2013.challenger moody
Key participants include: Ability Magazine, Albertsons
, Allstate
Insurance Company, America Online, ARAMARK, Assurant Employee Benefits,
Cingular Wireless
, Continental Airlines, General Electric, Hyatt Hotels, IDX,
JP Morgan Chase, McDonald's, Microsoft
, Monster.
According to the new Pharmacor study entitled Alzheimer's Disease, a
dramatic change
in market dynamics will begin half way through the study's
2003 to 2013 forecast period, as the first
disease-modifying therapies--
including Alzhemed (NC-531) and Flurizan (R-flurbiprofen)--enter the
market. All agents in this class will
lose patent protection by 2013.investigating applegates
Once Ticket-holders have
found
an EN, they work together to design an individual employment plan and to
find a job best suited for
the Ticket-holder's skills, experience, and goals.com) is a world
leader in market research publications
, advisory services, and consulting
designed to help clients shape strategy, allocate resources, and
master their
chosen markets.mcdonalds navigate
A component of the Ticket to Work program, the Conference and Expos
are
educational employment career events from Social Security specifically created
for individuals
with disabilities.
The 2005 series of Ticket to Work Conference and Expos visited 10 cities
across
the United States in the span of four months, beginning June 6, 2005 in
Elizabeth, NJ and ending
on September 12, 2005 in Philadelphia, PA., Decision Resources, Inc.
These two therapies will account
for more than 56% of Alzheimer's disease
treatment sales in the United States, Western Europe, and
Japan.mcdonalds navigate
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A free and
voluntary program, Ticket to Work connects Social Security disability
beneficiaries
to various programs -- from employment to vocational
rehabilitation -- so they have the tools, assistance
, and guidance they need
to find the right job.cousins challenger
Paul,
MN. "Eisai/Pfizer's Aricept (donepezil) will
retain its leadership position, as Shire/Janssen's Reminyl (galantamine) and,
to a lesser extent
, Novartis's Exelon (rivastigmine) gain market share.dill lipton
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"
Ticket to Work is a free, voluntary program
that helps Social Security
disability beneficiaries navigate the employment process and overcome
the
barriers to finding fulfilling careers.com, and how to navigate the Ticket to
Work program;
a panel discussion with Q+A on interview strategies that are
specific to the American's with Disability
Act (ADA); and interaction with
potential local employers.com, New Mobility Magazine,
Pathmark
, Prudential Financial, Sprint, and Xcel Energy.
About Pharmacor from Decision Resources
Pharmacor is a unique family of studies that assesses a host of market-
impacting factors and
analyzes the commercial outlook for drugs in research
and development.
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Tom Sullivan, an actor
, singer, entertainer,
author, and producer who was born blind, delivered a special motivational
keynote
highlighting his personal experiences which include being an Olympic-
class wrestler, avid snow skier
, and marathon runner.mcdonalds huff
Ticket-holders can redeem their Tickets to obtain services from
public or
private providers in their local community, including the State
Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
, which make it possible for people with
disabilities to get into the workforce. For more information
on the Ticket to Work Conference and Expos, please visit
http://www., (http://www.ramsey cousins
These approved
providers, called
"Employment Networks" (EN), are private organizations or government agencies
that
have agreed to work with Social Security in providing employment services
and supports to beneficiaries
with disabilities.
For more information, contact:
Elizabeth Marshall
Decision
Resources, Inc.Sites in which the primary focus is the etymology of the name and its variants, a one
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About Ticket
to Work
Ticket to Work is an innovative program from Social Security that helps
individuals
with disabilities who are trying to find a rewarding job enjoy the
freedom, fulfillment and independence
that employment provides.dill ramsey
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