<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;">Hi All,<div>See the below webinar invitation for anyone interested; this savings tool is particularly helpful for anyone on SSI</div><div>Helen</div><div><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>You\u2019re Invited: Learn About IAble\u2019s 2026 Updates</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;">December 12, 2025 at 10:15:46\u202fAM CST<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\u2019s expanded eligibility for opening an account and the new contribution amounts for 2026. </span></span></span>
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<font size="2" face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#333333"><p><span style="font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 16px;">Starting January 1, the age of disability onset increased to include those who have a disability that began before age 46. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 16px;">Now, even more people with disabilities are eligible to save money without impacting the asset cap placed on Medicaid, SSI and other federal means-tested benefits.</span></p>
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<li><span style="font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 16px;"><strong>Date</strong>: Wednesday, January 21</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 16px;"><strong>Time</strong>: 12:00 PM \u2013 1:00 PM</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Open Sans';"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style=""><strong>Location</strong>: Zoom</span></span></span></li>
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