Disability Network West Michigan is an approved Employment Network for the Social Security’s Ticket to Work program, serving the entire state of Michigan.
For individuals receiving Social Security Administration (SSA) disability benefits, the return to gainful employment can be complicated, and challenging. The Social Security Administration recognizes the challenges that beneficiaries face in returning to work and, as a result, can offer support to individuals who have the goal of achieving financial self-sufficiency, through SSA’s Ticket to Work program. Providers of services to SSA disability beneficiaries under the Ticket to Work program are known as Employment Networks (ENs). Learn more about Ticket to Work here: ChooseWork.SSA.gov.
Who is eligible? If you are currently receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits and you are between ages of 18 through 64, and want to be financially self-sufficient, you are eligible for Ticket services at no cost.
ADEN is an administrative Employment Network providing employment service to Ticket Holders (known as Participants by ADEN). ADEN consists of a network of service providers across the country called ADEN Members. ADEN Members are qualified community rehabilitation providers and other community partners, all of whom meet the requirements of SSA to serve ADEN Participants.
Why is ADEN different?
ADEN is a division of National Disability Institute (NDI), whose mission is to provide a better economic future for Americans with disabilities. ADEN is interested in providing services that lead to the long-term financial stability of each Participant.
ADEN Members offer the following core services to Participants, at no cost to you:
Contact Disability Network West Michigan: Karen Wynne, karenw@disabilitynetworkwm.org
Ticket to Work is a free SSA program that helps people with disabilities enter, re-enter, or maintain employment.
National Disability Institute works to build a better economic future for people with disabilities and their families.
American Dream Employment Network is a national administrative Employment Network providing employment services to Ticket to Work participants at no cost.
March 12, 2026
Disability Network West Michigan is a member of the American Dream Employment Network.
Muskegon, MI, 2026: Disability Network West Michigan announces today that it is a member of the American Dream Employment Network (ADEN).
ADEN is a national administrative Employment Network providing employment services to individuals receiving Social Security Administration (SSA) disability benefits under the Ticket to Work program.
Disability Network West Michigan is an approved Employment Network for the Social Security’s Ticket to Work program, serving the entire state of Michigan.
For individuals receiving SSA disability benefits, the return to gainful employment can be complicated and challenging. SSA is able to offer support to individuals who have the goal of achieving financial self-sufficiency through its Ticket to Work program. This program can support you in your current job or assist you in finding employment.
ADEN Members offer the following core services to Participants at no cost under the Ticket to Work program:
If you are receiving SSI or Social Security Disability, and are between the ages of 18-64 and would like to learn more about The Ticket to Work program contact Karen Wynne phone: (231) 332-4036 or Karenw@disabilitynetworkwm.org or visit www.AmericanDreamEN.org.
Disability Network West Michigan will be closed on July 4th in observance of Independence Day.
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