Upcoming Webinars
Learn About PA ABLE and Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA)
The PA ABLE Savings Program gives individuals with qualified disabilities a tax-free way to save for a wide range of disability-related expenses while maintaining important benefits.
Some of the topics we will discuss include: eligibility requirements for opening a PA ABLE account, the federal and state tax benefits, ABLE Age Expansion, and how PA ABLE interacts with important benefits.
Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA) is an essential service to promote and support the employment of people with disabilities who receive SSA benefits. Joy Smith, Area Manager/ Community work Incentive Coordinator at AHEDD, will present an overview of WIPA's individualized work incentives planning, which can assist individuals to make informed choices about work.
If you require accommodations to participate in this webinar, please contact us at info@paable.gov.
Learn About PA ABLE and Social Security Disability Programs
Experts will discuss how PA ABLE Savings Program and Social Security Disability Programs work together. You’ll hear from Diana Fishlock, outreach specialist for the PA ABLE Savings Program, and Frank Magni, Social Security Administration public affairs specialist.
The PA ABLE Savings Program gives individuals with qualified disabilities a way to save for disability-related expenses while maintaining important benefits and supporting health, independence, and quality of life. The Social Security Administration’s Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program pays benefits to adults and children who meet requirements for a qualifying disability and have limited income and resources.
The Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program pays benefits to individuals and certain family members if the individual is “insured.” While these two programs are different, the medical requirements are the same. Traditionally people receiving such benefits could only save a small amount, but ABLE accounts change the landscape, allowing people receiving these benefits to save for a house, a car, and other everyday expenses.
If you require accommodations to participate in this webinar, please contact us at info@paable.gov.
Learn How PA ABLE Can Help Create Financial Opportunity for Veterans with Disabilities
The PA ABLE Savings Program provides an additional financial option for Veterans who have qualifying disabilities. PA ABLE can power your life experiences, giving you and your family opportunities to do more with increased financial security, all while maintaining important service-related benefits you may already be receiving from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), or Social Security Administration (SSA).
We will discuss eligibility requirements for opening a PA ABLE account, the federal and state tax benefits, how PA ABLE interacts with important benefits and more. This live webinar will also have time for questions.
If you require accommodations to participate in this webinar, please contact us at info@paable.gov.
Learn About PA ABLE and Expand Your Opportunities
The PA ABLE Savings Program provides individuals with qualifying disabilities opportunities to Achieve a Better Life Experience. PA ABLE is a tax-free way to save for a wide range of disability-related expenses – from clothing to rent to transportation to education, assistive technology and more. PA ABLE powers your life experiences, giving you opportunities for more fun, more financial security or more of what you want to be all while maintaining important benefits.
We will discuss eligibility requirements for opening a PA ABLE account, the federal and state tax benefits, how PA ABLE interacts with important benefits and more. This live webinar will also have time for questions.
If you require accommodations to participate in this webinar, please contact us at info@paable.gov.
2025 NDEAM Presentation Recordings
- Oct. 7 – Financial Tools for Working People with Disabilities: Savings, Checking, and PA ABLE;
- Oct. 14 – Financial Tools for Working People with Disabilities: Long-term and Short-term Investing;
- Oct. 21 – Financial Tools for Working People with Disabilities: Work While you Maintain Your Benefits with Work Incentives and the PA ABLE Savings Program; and
- Oct. 28 - Disability Employment and Savings Success Stories
Legal Professionals FREE Continuing Legal Education (CLE)
Focus on ABLE Accounts: A Financial Tool Specifically for People with Disabilities (On-Demand)
Description:
Don’t miss this thought-provoking and informative class that provides an overview of how ABLE accounts can positively impact people with disabilities, their families, and their caregivers. Our knowledgeable faculty will also provide the statutory background on ABLE accounts and will explain eligibility requirements, account management, contribution limits, qualified expenses, tax rules, and interactions with benefits programs (such as SSI and Medicaid). Finally, the class will provide practice pointers for the usage of ABLE accounts, including working in conjunction with special needs trusts.
Faculty:
- Juliana Crist, ABLE today
- G. Alisa Ferguson, Virginia529
- Eric Ochmanek, ABLE today
- Charles J. Saia, New Hampshire Governor’s Commission on Disability
- John J. Stevens, Pennsylvania Treasury Department
Cost:
Free
Credits:
1.0 Credit in Pennsylvania. This CLE is hosted through the D.C. Bar and is eligible for CLE credit in every jurisdiction.
Ongoing:
Register any time
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