2025 Special Needs Alliance Disabilities Handbook
If you have a loved one with a disability who’s approaching adulthood or if you are you helping a family navigate legal, financial, or care-related transitions, this handbook is for you. The 2025 Special Needs Alliance Disabilities Handbook is an incredible free resource designed to guide self-advocates, parents, guardians, and professionals through some of the…
What Is An Able Account And How Can It Help Protect Your SSI Check? – Begley Report
by Thomas D. Begley, Jr., Esquire, CELA ABLE account is a new device available to the disability community that allows a disabled individual to have a limited bank account without risking eligibility for their means-tested public benefits. ABLE accounts can receive $19,000 per year in 2025 from all sources and are capped at the maximum…
ESTATE PLANNING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES
by Thomas D. Begley, Jr., Esquire, CELA and Emily M. Schurr, Esquire This article provides a guide to estate planning in consideration of protecting individuals with disabilities and preservation of family assets. Proper estate planning must be executed to ensure continuing eligibility for public benefits, and overall planning to ensure the best quality of life…