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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260414T140000
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URL:https://dscc.uic.edu/events/webinar-building-financial-independence-th
 e-able-age-adjustment-act-and-tools-to-support-financial-empowerment/
SUMMARY:Webinar - "Building Financial Independence: The ABLE Age Adjustment
  Act and Tools to Support Financial Empowerment"
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate #ABLEtoSave and Autism Acceptance Month\, and empower
  your financial independence at this free webinar for people with disabili
 ties\n\nThe Disability Employment Technical Assistance Center (DETAC) and 
 its partners will host "The ABLE Age Adjustment Act and Tools to Support F
 inancial Empowerment" on April 14 from 2 to 3:30 p.m.\n\nJoin this celebra
 tion and gain important information on building your financial future! The
  presentation will cover:\n\n 	Understanding the changes to ABLE (Achievin
 g a Better Life Experience Act)\, including the new contribution limit and
  expanded age eligibility\n 	Accessing resources\n 	Learning how to use th
 e Secure Your Financial Future toolkit\n\nThe presenters are:\n\n 	Rebecca
  Hines\, PhD\, Commissioner\, Administration on Disabilities\, ACL\, U.S. 
 Department of Health and Human Services\n 	Julie Hocker\, MBA\, Assistant 
 Secretary of Labor for Disability Employment Policy\, ODEP\, U.S. Departme
 nt of Labor\n 	Rebecca Salon\, PhD\, Senior Advisor\, LEAD Center\, Nation
 al Disability Institute\n 	Jody Ellis\, MSW\, Director\, ABLE NRC\, Nation
 al Disability Institute\n 	Edward Mitchell\, MBA\, Executive Director an A
 BLE Ambassador\, Tennessee Statewide Independent Living Council\n 	Hector 
 Ramirez\, Commissioner and ABLE Ambassador\, California Commission on Disa
 bilities\n\nParticipants will also hear from ABLE ambassadors on how they 
 use their ABLE accounts and the toolkit to support their financial indepen
 dence.\n\nThe event is free. Self-advocates\, their family members and car
 egivers of a loved one with disabilities are welcome to attend.\n\nSign up
  for "Building Financial Independence: The ABLE Age Adjustment Act and Too
 ls to Support Financial Empowerment" on Zoom.\n\nThe webinar will be live 
 captioned (with Spanish machine translations) and have American Sign Langu
 age (ASL) interpretation available. Please include any accommodations you 
 need on your registration form.\n\nThe webinar will be recorded and posted
  on the DETAC website\, along with any materials.
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