[Nfbk] Fwd: National Federation of the Blind Urges Senate Passage of ABLE Act

Thu Dec 4 21:23:39 UTC 2014

This is exciting news! I remember many years when I was unable to save money due to regulations that prohibited such proactive investments. Hopefully this is a first step toward opening the door of poverty that has been locked for many.  

> On Dec 4, 2014, at 2:39 PM, Cathy Jackson via Nfbk <nfbk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Read the press release  below telling about exciting legislation.
> Cathy
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>> From: "Wichmann, Jessica" <jwichmann at nfb.org>
>> Date: December 4, 2014 at 1:30:54 PM EST
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>> Subject: National Federation of the Blind Urges Senate Passage of ABLE Act
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>> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>>  
>> CONTACT:
>> Chris Danielsen
>> Director of Public Relations
>> National Federation of the Blind
>> (410) 659-9314, extension 2330
>> (410) 262-1281 (Cell)
>> cdanielsen at nfb.org
>>  
>> National Federation of the Blind Urges Senate Passage of ABLE Act
>>  
>> Baltimore, Maryland (December 4, 2014): The National Federation of the Blind, the nation’s leading organization of blind Americans, today commended the United States House of Representatives for passing the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act yesterday, and urged the United States Senate to pass the legislation as quickly as possible. The ABLE Act allows Americans with disabilities to set up savings accounts to provide for expenses such as housing, transportation, continuing education, and medical care, even while receiving critical benefits such as SSI and Medicaid.
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>> Mark Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said: “Many blind Americans are trapped in poverty and dependence because they cannot save the funds to work toward a better life without losing the benefits on which they currently depend. The ABLE Act will allow the blind and others with disabilities to escape this trap so that they can ultimately achieve personal and economic independence and self-sufficiency. We applaud the House of Representatives for passing this critical legislation with overwhelming bipartisan support, and we urge the United States Senate to do the same expeditiously.”
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>> About the National Federation of the Blind
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>> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.
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