By their very nature, special needs trusts (SNTs) are usually designed to terminate, or at least radically change, when the trust's primary beneficiary dies. But terminating a special needs trust is...
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Education Department Drops Effort to Steer Additional Stimulus Funds to Private Schools
In response to a trio of federal court decisions, the federal Department of Education (DOE) has rescinded regulations that attempted to shift additional stimulus funds to private schools, which...
New Online Calculator Helps Parents Gauge How Much to Leave for a Child with Special Needs
Among the challenges of raising a child with special needs is figuring out how to provide for that child once you’re gone. If the child will never be able to earn a living, how can you determine how...
What Taxes Are Due When the Beneficiary of a Special Needs Trust Dies?
Trusts are important vehicles in special needs planning. They not only set aside funds to pay for the care of the person with special needs while maintaining eligibility for programs like Medicaid,...
Disability Advocates Push to Make Voting Safe and Accessible in 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, voting by mail is rapidly becoming the preferred method of states and municipalities looking to protect the right to vote in the current primaries and the November...
Bill to Shield Caregivers From Employment Discrimination Is Introduced in Senate
In the best of times, those who care for a family member while also working can face difficulties balancing work and caregiving duties, and the service disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic...
Illinois State Identification Cards for Person with a Disability
A special Illinois Identification Card known as the Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card for Illinois, issued by the Illinois Secretary of State's Office, is available for Illinois...
$2 Trillion Stimulus Bill Gets Mixed Reviews from Disability Advocates
Despite being more than 500 pages long, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act contains little relief specifically targeted to support people with disabilities, disability...
SSI Beneficiaries Still in Limbo After Latest IRS Stimulus Check Guidance
In a reversal, the federal government has clarified that recipients of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) will not be required to file tax returns to receive stimulus checks as part of the...
An Introduction to ABLE Accounts
When Congress passed the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act in 2014, it was a game-changer for families with special needs. For the first time there was a tax-advantaged way to put money...