Daria Domin

Daria Domin is a Research Associate at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston. She is the Project Director of the Center for Assistive Technology Act Data Assistance, a project that provides technical assistance and data collection supports to State AT Programs. She has experience managing, analyzing, and reporting on primary and secondary data sets and managing data-oriented projects for Access to Integrated Employment and the TPSID National Coordinating Center at Think College. Working with researchers, various stakeholders and target audiences, she supports knowledge translation efforts of multiple research projects.

Data Note 84: Social Security Administration Data Trends: Key Findings on Work Incentive Programs (2000–2021)

This Data Note summarizes Social Security Administration data from 2000-2021 on work incentives and their underutilization by Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients. It compares younger and older recipients’ likelihood of working and participating in work incentives. It also examines the employment rate trends of SSI recipients across four disability sub-groups.

Data Note 77: Older Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Recipients Work Less Frequently Than Their Younger Counterparts, But Use Work Incentive 1619(B) at Higher Rates

Data Note 77 examines Social Security Administration data that shows that younger SSI recipients were three times more likely to be working than older SSI recipients. However, younger recipients participated in work incentives at a lower rate compared to older SSI recipients.

Data Note 71: Summary of Statedata: The National Report on Employment Services and Outcomes Through 2018

This data note summarizes the findings from the National Report on Employment Services and Outcomes Through 2018. Overall, the findings suggest that across data sources, people with IDD experience greater levels of unemployment, underemployment, low wages, and poverty compared to those without disabilities.

Data Note 69: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Employment Status of People With and Without Disabilities

The COVID-19 pandemic precipitated a national economic slowdown leading to millions of American workers being temporarily furloughed or losing their jobs. This Data Notes compares the change in employment of individuals with and without disabilities between February 2020 and three successive months.

Data Note 61: Social Security Administration Data Show a Record Low Level of PASS Usage Among SSI Recipients

The Social Security Administration (SSA) offers a set of work incentives for Supplemental Security income (SSI) beneficiaries. Work incentive employment supports help SSI recipients go to work by minimizing the risk of losing their SSI or Medicaid benefits (Social Security Administration, 2018). One such incentive, the Plan to Achieve Self-Support (PASS), allows approved individuals to set aside earned or unearned income and resources to achieve an employment goal.