For Assistive Technologies And More, ABLE Accounts Are A Lifeline To Autonomy For Disabled People

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For Assistive Technologies And More, ABLE Accounts Are A Lifeline To Autonomy For Disabled People

Steven Aquino
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Steven covers accessibility and assistive technologies.

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Apr 6, 2023,02:29pm EDT|

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ABLE accounts are designed to help disabled people save money for now—and the future.

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Update 4/7: A previous version of this story erroneously stated Roy’s mother was born with an anoxic brain injury. It was, in fact, Roy’s aunt.

It seems every month has a cause with it. April is Financial Literacy Month.

For the majority of disabled people, financial anything often is fraught with stress. If one were to bottle ableism’s essence, it may well be society’s rules and regulations surrounding the disability community and money. In a nutshell, the expectation is people with disabilities are destined to live in squalor forever: earning and especially saving any amount of money is perilous due to the risk of becoming disqualified for social services that one would otherwise be fully entitled to receiving. This issue pushes against other common activities that most people take [...]