Dec 29, 2025 | Blog, ABLE Accounts
The Illinois Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) program will significantly expand eligibility criteria as of January 1, 2026. Individuals previously had to have developed a diagnosed disability before the age of 26 to qualify to open an ABLE account. However,...
Dec 15, 2025 | ABLE Accounts, Blog
A bipartisan group of legislators, which includes Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Eric Schmitt (R-MO) and Representatives Sharice Davids (D-KS) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), recently introduced S. 2459/H.R. 4644: ABLE Employment Flexibility Act in Congress. This...
Dec 1, 2025 | ABLE Accounts, Blog
The Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act is a federal law that allows some people with disabilities or their family members to establish a tax-free savings account for their financial needs. Recent federal legislation, including the ABLE Adjustment Act and...
Nov 17, 2025 | ABLE Accounts, Blog
The Achieving Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, which Congress passed in 2014, is designed to allow persons with disabilities to save funds for future needs in a tax-advantaged account while still maintaining their eligibility for certain means-tested public benefits...
Nov 3, 2025 | Blog, ABLE Accounts, Government Programs, Social Security, Special Needs Trusts
As children with special needs age, parents increasingly need to consider their future care needs, which include developing a long-term care plan. Examining long-term care options for adult children with special needs is crucial to protecting their future when parents...
Sep 22, 2025 | Blog, Government Funding, Government Programs
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently withdrew its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would have phased out the payment of subminimum wages to workers with disabilities. In its withdrawal notice, the DOL justified its decision by noting the more than 17,000...
