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At our recent very successful NDSC Day on the Hill, advocates asked their Senators and Representatives to co-sponsor the ABLE Act.
The ABLE Act would give individuals with disabilities and/or their families access to savings accounts that would allow individual choice and control while protecting eligibility for Medicaid, SSI, SSDI and other important federal benefits for people with disabilities.
They could create the account known as an "ABLE Account" that would accrue interest tax-free. Withdrawals would not be taxed as long as they are used to pay for qualified disability expenses.
The account could fund a variety of essential expenses for the person with a disability, including educational expenses; medical and dental care; health, prevention, and wellness expenditures; employment training and support; assistive technology; personal supports services; transportation; housing; and other expenses for life necessities.
In the next two weeks we would like to gather as many co-sponsors as possible looking towards the possibility of passing the legislation in the lame duck (short period of time after the election while the old Congress is still in session).
If your Senator or House member is not a co-sponsor, please call or e-mail and ask that they co-sponsor this bill.
For a list of Senate co-sponsors, go to: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:S.1872:@@@P.
For a list of House or Representatives co-sponsors, go to: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.3423:@@@P.
You can easily e-mail or call your Member using the link below:
E-mail http://capwiz.com/ndss/issues/alert/?alertid=58106501&PROCESS=Take+Action
Call http://capwiz.com/ndss/callalert/index.tt?alertid=61222216&PROCESS=Call+Now
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If you have questions or need more information, please contact
susan@ndsccenter.org
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