<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Good afternoon,<div>I\u2019m forwarding info on the below event in case it is of interest to anyone. ABLE accounts can be a way for people on SSI to save money without losing benefits.</div><div>Helen<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div>
<meta charset="UTF-8"><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div>Helen Mejia, President</div>National Federation of the Blind<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>of Iowa<br>hmejia@nfbi.org<br>(570) 983-7867</div>
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<div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Iowa DD Council - NO REPLY <noreply@iowaddcouncil.org><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Don't Forget to Register! Upcoming IAble Webinar</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">July 31, 2025 at 10:45:45\u202fAM CDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hmejia@nfbi.org<br></span></div><br><div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Open Sans';"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style=""><strong>Hello Helen,<br>
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It\u2019s a (lunch) date! State Treasurer Roby Smith\u2019s IAble team and the Iowa DD Council are partnering again to offer a webinar to learn more about IAble \u2013 most notably, the expanded eligibility for opening an account. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: 'Open Sans';"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="">Starting January 1, the age of disability onset is increasing to include those who have a disability that began before age 46 (currently age 26). <br>
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<strong>Why is this important?<br>
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Because more individuals with disabilities will be eligible to save money without impacting the asset cap placed on Medicaid, SSI and other federal means-tested benefits.</span></span></span>
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<font size="2" face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#333333"><p><span style="font-family: 'Open Sans';"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="">Sign up for our webinar to learn more about this exciting change, plus all the basics of having and opening an IAble account. Press the button below to register today. </span></span></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Open Sans';"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style=""><strong>Date:</strong> Tuesday, August 5</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Open Sans';"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style=""><strong></strong></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 16px;"><strong>Time: </strong>11:30 AM \u2013 12:30 pm</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 16px;"><strong></strong></span><span style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 16px;"><strong>Location:</strong> Zoom </span></li>
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