News and Updates from the Illinois State Treasurer's ABLE Plan
Carla Vassilos is a busy wife and mom of twin boys. She is also an IL ABLE Account Owner thanks to the recent expansion in the ABLE age eligibility criteria making ABLE accounts available to people whose disabilities began before age 46 (up from before age 26). accessABLE News & Updates editors connected with Carla to learn how her IL ABLE Account helps her put money aside for her disability expenses.
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Did your disability begin before your 46th birthday? Starting January 1, you may be eligible to own an IL ABLE Account and benefit from these 4 ABLE features.
Parents of a child with a disability are thinking ahead.
Alysia Townsend, parent of IL ABLE Account Owner Etienne contributes to IL ABLE Account to save for her son’s adult life. “I didn’t need to immediately focus on spending ABLE money around certain needs,” said Townsend in a recent interview with Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering stories about education. “I already had those needs met. As he gets older he needs more things and different things.”
Self-advocates share their ABLE stories
If you and your loved ones have been on sitting on the fence about opening an IL ABLE Account, it’s time to meet IL ABLE Account Owners, T.J. Gordon and Jesus “Chuy” Campuzano. They shared their personal experiences about how their IL ABLE Accounts have improved their lives during the recent Arc of Illinois Annual Convention.
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IL ABLE Account Owners Featured as Panelists at Arc of Illinois Annual Convention
IL ABLE Account Owners Tom and Nevit told their personal stories about pride and independence they feel by being the owners of an IL ABLE Account during the Arc of Illinois Annual Convention May 1 in Normal, IL. The pair presented the “Me and My IL ABLE Account: Self Advocates’ Perspectives” session. Tom and Nevit each shared their sense of pride and autonomy with the audience as they talked about how they “make it happen” with their IL ABLE Accounts.
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