Public Benefits

Through its “Build Your Future” online tool, The Arc helps adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities and their families plan ahead so they can live as independently as possible throughout their lives. ...

A little-publicized effect of the health care legislation the House of Representatives recently passed is its potential impact on vital health services that special education students receive.  ...

ABLE accounts, the new tax-free savings accounts for people with disabilities, can be used in many creative ways to make a big difference to families with special needs children.

A U.S. Department of Education website that provides information on the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) is no longer accessible and two senators are demanding answers from newly-appointed Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos. ...

If you are the main person managing the care of the beneficiary of a special needs trust, have you planned yet for a time when you may no longer be able to perform this crucial role?...

An attorney is probably unnecessary if you're just completing the initial application. But if your application is denied and you need to have a hearing, you'd be well advised to be represented by an attorney or another professional.

You may have heard the terms "special" needs trust and "supplemental" needs trust and wondered what the difference is. The short answer is that there's no difference. Here's the long answer.

Many people with disability income owe student loans.  There’s a process that allows people with disabilities to discharge student loans completely – and it’s cost-free.

To help consumers navigate the process of opening newly available savings accounts for families of people with disabilities, the ABLE National Resource Center has launched an education and information campaign called #ABLEtoSave. ...