ABLE today Background

The mission of ABLE today is to advance financial empowerment for people with disabilities by increasing the awareness of ABLE accounts. ABLE today supports national outreach for ABLE programs, directly engages the disability community, and provides resources on ABLE accounts. By directly connecting with the disability community, ABLE today can educate self-advocates and provide families with the financial planning supports they may need to ensure that their child with a disability can lead a full, financially independent life. An ABLE account is a tax-advantaged savings and investment account that empowers people with Down syndrome and other disabilities to save money without losing eligibility to disability benefits. ABLE account funds can be used for every day expenses as well as used to save for the future. For more information, please visit www.abletoday.org.

Sara Hart Weir, Senior Advisor, ABLE today:

Weir is a national ABLE expert, nonprofit executive and disability activist. Weir is the former President & C.E.O. of the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS), where during her tenure at NDSS, she led the passage of the landmark, bipartisan Stephen Beck Jr., Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act in 2014. Weir also supported a majority of the enactment of ABLE state laws, assisted with over 40 state ABLE plan launches as well as led efforts to expand ABLE to include the ABLE to Work Act and the ABLE Financial Planning Act. Weir also serves as the Executive Director of the Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities. Sara is a graduate of Westminster College and has a Master of Science from Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College

Eric Ochmanek, Director, ABLE today:

Eric leads ABLE today, which advances financial empowerment for people with disabilities by increasing the awareness of ABLE accounts. In 2016, Eric worked to launch one of the first ABLE programs. He developed the in-state and national outreach for what would become one of the most utilized ABLE programs. He has traveled throughout the country to connect people with disabilities with ABLE accounts and built partnerships within the disability, financial, legal, and support service communities. Eric is a graduate of Adrian College (Adrian, Michigan).

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