News and Updates from the Illinois State Treasurer's ABLE Plan
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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One teacher’s perspective
Each week, students from across Chicago travel to Urban Autism Solutions’ Growing Solutions Farm (UAS), a 1.2-acre produce farm on Chicago’s West Side, where Chicago public high school transition students with autism and related disabilities gain valuable vocational skills to prepare for future competitive employment.
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Celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Mother Nature delivered a picture-perfect day for Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs’ visit to Urban Autism Solutions’ Growing Solutions Farm in Chicago earlier this month. During the visit, which was in celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Treasurer Frerichs learned how students with autism build important vocational skills through working on the Farm.
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Celebrate the contributions of workers with disabilities and help advance workforce access and equity.
Every October, we celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) and the diverse contributions of America’s workers with disabilities. With NDEAM’s theme “Advancing Access & Equity,” this month is a good time for workplaces to recognize and ensure that people with disabilities have equal opportunity to contribute their skills and talents – that means inclusive employment and workplace policies that benefit employees and employers alike.
Each October, National Disability Employment Awareness Month recognizes the skills, talents and contributions of people with disabilities in the workplace. It also provides an opportunity to share how an IL ABLE disability savings account can support employment, financial independence and long-term financial wellness.
Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs traveled across Illinois and joined a radio interview to meet with people with disabilities, highlight inclusive employment and share information about IL ABLE. The program helps eligible people with disabilities save and invest for qualified disability expenses while helping protect eligibility for certain means-tested public benefits.
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