This is the fourth installment in a number of articles which are based upon my book Special Needs Planning: A Simple Guide for Families in New York with a Loved One with a Disability published by Graylake Publishing and released in October, 2014. The book is a response to inquiries from family members and those who support them about how best to provide for a loved one with a disability. While my primary focus is the legal aspects of the process, I have realized in my work that the process for providing a secure future for a loved one is far broader in scope. This installment will explore the second element of a AVision for the Future.@
This is the third installment in a number of articles which are based upon my book Special Needs Planning: A Simple Guide for Families in New York with a Loved One with a Disability published by Graylake Publishing and released in the third quarter of 2014. The book is a response to inquiries from family members and those who support them about how best to provide for a loved one with a disability. While my primary focus is the legal aspects of the process, I have realized in my work that the process for providing a secure future for a loved one is far broader in scope. This installment will explore the first element of a “Vision for the Future.”
This is the second installment in a number of articles which are based upon my book Special Needs Planning: A Simple Guide for Families in New York with a Loved One with a Disability published by Graylake Publishing and released in the third quarter of 2014. The book is a response to inquiries from family members and those who support them about how best to provide for a loved one with a disability. While my primary focus is the legal aspects of the process, I have realized in my work that the process for providing a secure future for a loved one is far broader in scope. One topic of great interest is “how to develop a circle of support?”
This is the first installment in a number of articles which are based upon my book Special Needs Planning: A Simple Guide for Families in New York with a Loved One with a Disability published by Graylake Publishing and released in the third quarter of 2014. It is a response to inquiries from family members and those who support them about how best to provide for a loved one with a disability.
1. PURPOSE OF THE ABLE ACT. On December 19th of this year, President Obama signed into law the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2014. The bill, approved by the Senate on December 16th with a 76-16 vote, is considered the broadest legislation to help people with disabilities in nearly a quarter century since Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act. The bill passed the House earlier in the month with a final vote of 404-17