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Financial > Financial Planning
Special Needs Planning for Sudden Wealth: Settlements, Inheritances, and Windfalls
...therapy stops, and home care disappears. This is...the money, but loses access to the programs that...money, but loses access to the programs that fund...Spending the money down to $2,000 restores eligibility,...settlement. The goal is to preserve the funds for...that cover current care. The 9-Month Spend-Down...they have nine months to move the money into...
Financial > Financial Planning
Leaving Money to a Child with a Disability in Your Will: Common Mistakes to Avoid
You set up a will to protect your child....want them taken care of after you're...money you left to help them becomes...when it's too late to fix. Why Direct...housing, medical care, or long-term support....the inheritance to below the asset...their inheritance to regain access to...inheritance to regain access to programs they...to regain access to programs they...
Career > Skills Training
Pre-ETS for Students with IEPs: Workplace Skills Before Graduation
...14-21 with IEPs can access a separate set of federally-funded...(Pre-ETS), are designed to build job skills while...transition goals tied to academics, independent...rehabilitation agencies to provide five core Pre-ETS...Pre-ETS activities to students with disabilities...interests, strengths, and career pathways that match...This isn't a one-time career assessment. It's ongoing...
Career > Skills Training
Apprenticeships and On-the-Job Training for People with Disabilities
Most people with disabilities who ask me about career training have already talked themselves out of apprenticeships before they've...through a technical school or community college. Programs typically last one to five years depending on the occupation. You're an employee during the entire...
Career > Interviewing
Accessible Interview Locations: What to Request and What Employers Must Provide
...site. Now you're trying to figure out what you...employers can't require you to interview in a location...a location you can't access. That includes physical...what you're allowed to request, how to ask...allowed to request, how to ask for it, and what...I of the ADA applies to employers with 15 or...without requiring you to navigate narrow hallways...
Career > Finding Jobs
Work Incentives Planning and Assistance: Benefits Counseling Before Returning to Work
...can't answer on your own: what happens to your benefits if you take it? For people...Medicare coverage, your prescription drug access: all of it runs through formulas that...sometimes before you've worked long enough to know whether the job will last. Work...and Assistance (WIPA) programs exist to answer that question before you make...
Career > Finding Jobs
American Job Centers: Free Employment Services by State
...a network to tap. What...specifically to address these...accommodation, access job boards...get referred to training programs...They're open-access public resources,...resources you can access without an...with internet access, resume-building...job board access, and printed...referrals to training programs...meet with a career counselor...connect you to employer networks...public doesn't access through standard...
Career > Discrimination
Isolation and Exclusion: Social Discrimination Against Disabled Employees
...it's connected to your disability,...Social Events and Career Opportunities....an invitation to Friday happy...pattern tied to your disability...exclusion denies you access to opportunities...denies you access to opportunities...advancement, or ability to do your work....colleagues go to lunch without...denying you access to an opportunity....denying you access to an opportunity....affects your career trajectory....
Career > Discrimination
Disability-Based Demotion: Loss of Responsibilities Due to Accommodation Requests
...highest-visibility project to someone else. Two...you were moved to a role with fewer...smaller. What happened to you is retaliation...that affect your career trajectory, earning...or transferred to others You lost...were reassigned to less complex or...lower-stakes work Your access to professional...work Your access to professional development...that harm your career. How Employers...
Career > Discrimination
Disparate Impact and Disability: When Neutral Policies Discriminate
...test applies to everyone....intended to discriminate....It's harder to spot than...it's harder to prove. But...blocking your access to employment....your access to employment....applies equally to everyone has...originally applied to Title VII...framework to ADA cases....ADA cases. To establish...you need to show three...burden shifts to the employer....They have to prove the...essential to...
Career > Advancement
Professional Conferences and Travel Accommodations for Career Networking
...been invited to present at an...something for your career: visibility...sessions, a chance to establish your...colleagues don't have to think about, shouldn't...repetition. Here's how to do it well, what...it well, what to expect from organizers,...organizers, and how to navigate the situations...waiting too long to request them....modifications, need two to three weeks so...confirmed ramp access, follow up 72...
Career > Advancement
Leadership Development Programs for Employees with Disabilities
...and knowing where to look, and what to...to look, and what to ask for when programs...otherwise stay closed to you. Programs Built...you're at in your career. The American Association...projects designed to build management skills...already required to meet accessibility...placements often lead to permanent positions...development built into the career path. EARN (Employer...