Working for a living instead of being on disability is a worthy goal. I have heard that if you work or go into the Ticket to Work program, it increases the likelihood that you will eventually lose benefits. My advice is to look at the big picture about how to generate enough income to live. I am working now (had disability) and I can handle some 40 hour a week jobs OK, others not so much. It depends on how tasking the jobs are and how good I am at them. My Spring job ended today (there was only one hour of work left for me) and I am so exhausted. I have to pace myself better than I did during these last few weeks.