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Webinar Recording: Dream, Plan, and Build with ABLE Accounts

Colorado ABLE LogoABLE Accounts are tax-advantaged savings accounts for individuals with disabilities and their families. Eligible individuals can contribute up to $15,000 a year, and income earned by the accounts is tax-exempt.

In this webinar, Mike Keglovits of Colorado ABLE describes the benefits of using an ABLE Savings account, how ABLE accounts work with Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid, and recommendations for maximizing the benefits of your ABLE account.

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Webinar Recording: Ladies, Let’s Talk: Bodies, Relationships and Health

Webinar: Ladies, Let's Talk: Bodies, Relationships, and Health. February 14th 2017 1pm MSTThis Webinar, held on February 14th 2017, was a collaboration with AdvocacyDenver Planned Parenthood, Psychotherapist Carmen Cool, MA, LPC, and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

The webinar covered the following:

  • Chronic Disease Disparities in Women
  • Sex Education Taboo for Persons with Disabilities
  • Statistics regarding Persons with Disabilities and unhealthy relationships, sexual assault, and/or abuse
  • Importance of self-advocacy as it relates to sex and sexuality
  • Resources

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