Disability Policy Seminar

ABLE Act - It's Time for Expansion

Moderator(s)

• Matthew Cox

  Board Member
  UCP of Greater Cleveland

Speaker(s)

• Josh Dubensky

  Policy Aide, Minority Staff
  Senate Special Committee on Aging

• Heather Sachs

  Policy and Advocacy Director
  National Down Syndrome Congress

• Robert Peterson

  Member, Board of Directors
  The Arc of Illinois

The ABLE Act allows the use of special savings accounts that protect federal benefits for people with severe disabilities, but the accounts are available only to people who become disabled before age 26. The ABLE Age Adjustment Act would raise that age to 46 and also help ensure that enough people use the accounts to make the state programs financially stable. Learn how you can help get this bill passed.