Equip for Equality Hosts the Disability Rights Consortium Meeting on March 28

Date:  Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Time:  9:30am-11:00am (Central Time)

Location:  Equip for Equality, 20 N. Michigan, Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60602​

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 

Speaker(s):

JJ Hanley, Director of Illinois ABLE in the State Treasurer's Office

Topic:

The topic of the meeting will be Illinois ABLE accounts. JJ will be explaining how ABLE accounts provide people with disabilities and their families opportunities to save and invest funds without putting federal means-tested benefits at risk. Participants will learn who can open an Illinois ABLE account, why someone would want to open one, how to open an account, what qualified disability expenses can be paid out of an ABLE account, and investment options. JJ will also provide additional information and resources for individuals, families, and professionals who work with people with disabilities.

No CLE Credit

This meeting is ineligible for CLE.

Accommodations

If you need accommodations to participate in the meeting, please email Barry Taylor at barryt@equipforequality.org by March 23rd. Also, because there were accessibility issues with our webcast platform, we will be using a teleconference option for the foreseeable future. To participate remotely, you can call: 800-910-8278 and then enter code: 1940990.

Next Consortium Meetings:

April 25, 2018 – Housing for people with disabilities – John Fallon – Corporation for Supportive Housing (Note the April meeting was added to accommodate our speaker’s schedule)

May 30, 2018 – Special Education Remedies and Legal Update – Professor Mark Weber, DePaul College of Law

July 25, 2018

September 26, 2018

December 5, 2018