Category: Events

Find ABLE events, webinars, and educational opportunities about saving, investing, and planning for disability-related expenses.

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Events/Abilities Expo/Disability Expenses

IL ABLE Connects with the Disability Community at the Chicago Abilities Expo

Thanks to the hundreds of visitors who stopped by the IL ABLE table at last weekend’s Abilities Expo!   

A big shout-out to IL ABLE Account Owners and panelists at the workshop: Bradley Westmaas, Michele Westmaas, Dan McConchie, and Carla Vassilos. Thank you for sharing your stories and insights, and for answering questions.  

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Abilities Expo/Disability Expenses/Events/News/Treasurer Michael Frerichs

Find us at the Abilities Expo!

The Chicago Abilities Expo comes to town June 12-14, 2026, at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center in Schaumburg, IL.

Join Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs on Friday, June 12, at 11 am as he cuts the ribbon to open the show. After the ribbon cutting, stop by booth #508 to learn how to open an IL ABLE Account to save and invest to pay for many of the products featured at the Abilities Expo. Grab some IL ABLE swag while you are there.

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ABLE eligibility expanded January 1, 2026

Is Your Disability Employee Resource Group Ready to Share IL ABLE?

Corporate disability employee resource groups can play an important role in helping employees learn about workplace resources, financial wellness and disability inclusion. With the expansion of ABLE account eligibility, more employees with disabilities may now qualify to open a tax-advantaged IL ABLE Account.

As of January 1, 2026, a person may be eligible for an ABLE account if the onset of their disability occurred before age 46. The disability does not need to have been diagnosed before age 46, but the individual must meet additional eligibility requirements.

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Celebrating Value and Talen National Disability Employment Awareness Month
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Celebrating 80 Years of National Disability Employment Awareness Month

A shout-out this month to workers with disabilities! We celebrate with you on this, the 80th anniversary of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). “Celebrating Value and Talent” raises awareness about disability employment and celebrates the many and varied contributions of America’s workers with disabilities.

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ABLE Facts/Events/News

The Countdown Is On!

Get Ready for ABLE Age Adjustment

On January 1, 2026, the age-of-disability-onset criteria for owning an IL ABLE Account will expand to include people who acquired their disability before age 46. (The current criteria are disability onset before age 26.)  Approximately 250,000 more Illinoisans will become eligible to own a tax-advantaged IL ABLE Account to start saving and investing for disability-related expenses.

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