Opportunities for Disability Employment

• By: Elizabeth Wolleben Yoder, CFP® Planning Across The Spectrum
• December 26th, 2022
• ABLE account, disability benefits, employment, financial planning, government supports, Impairment Related Work Expenses, Medicaid, social security, Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Winter 2023 Issue
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One of the biggest misconceptions we address as financial advisors to neurodivergent clients is that people with disabling conditions cannot work and receive government benefits and supports. Not only that but that government is trying to make sure that you don’t work if you have a disability....

Marriage Proposal Carries Consequences

• By: | AHRC New York City
• September 29th, 2022
• adults, disability benefits, Fall 2022 Issue, independence, marriage, marriage penalty, supplemental security income
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Jayson Valles recalls the first time he saw Cecilia Primera. That was 12 years ago during AHRC New York City’s Sunday Trip program for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. He knew immediately that Cecilia was different than other women. He introduced himself to her and...