Qualified Disability Expenses • Education - Tuition for preschool thru post-secondary education, books, supplies, and educational materials related to such education, tutors, and special education 6 services • Housing - Expenses for a primary residence, including rent, purchase of a primary residence or an interest in a primary residence, mortgage payments, home improvements and modifications, maintenance and repairs, real property taxes, and utility charges • Transportation - Expenses for transportation, including the use of mass transit, the purchase or modification of vehicles, and moving expenses • Employment Support - Expenses related to obtaining and maintaining employment, including job-related training, assistive technology, and personal assistance supports • Health and Wellness - Expenses for health and wellness, including premiums for health insurance, mental health, medical, vision, and dental expenses, habilitation and rehabilitation services, durable medical equipment, therapy, respite care, long term services and support, nutritional management, communication services and devices, adaptive equipment, assistive technology, and personal assistance • Miscellaneous Expenses - Financial management and administrative services, legal fees, expenses for oversight, monitoring, or funeral and burial expenses 1
Qualified Disability Expenses
Feb 25, 2016
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Qualified Disability Expenses• Education - Tuition for preschool thru post-secondary education, books, supplies, and
educational materials related to such education, tutors, and special education 6 services
• Housing - Expenses for a pri mary residence, including rent, purchase of a primary residence or an interest in a pri mary residence, mortgage payments, home improvements and modifications, maintenance and repairs, real property taxes, and utility charges
• Transportation - Expenses for transportation, including the use of mass transit, the purchase or modification of vehicles, and moving expenses
• Employment Support - Ex penses related to obtaining and maintain ing employment, including job-related training, assistive technology, and personal assistance supports
• Health and Wellness - Expenses for health and wellness, including premiums for health insurance, mental health, medical, vision, and dental expenses, habilitation and rehabilitation services, durable medical equipment, therapy, respite care, long term services and support, nutritional management, communication services and devices, adaptive equipment, assistive technology, and personal assistance
• Miscellaneous Expenses - Financial management and administrative services, legal fees, expenses for oversight, monitoring, or funeral and burial expenses
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Where are we today
Senate Bill - S. 313
Original Sponsors:Sen. Robert Casey (D-PA)Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC)
Current Cosponsors: 71
House Bill – H.R. 647
Original Sponsors:Rep. Ander Crenshaw (R-FL)Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)Rep. Cathy McMorris Rogers (R-
WA)Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX)
Current Cosponsors: 359
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The Next Steps• Awaiting the Congressional Budget
Office (CBO) Score – next week
• Working with House and Senate Leadership to urge the ABLE Act to be brought to the floor for a vote▫ House: Urging House Ways & Means
to move the ABLE Act through Committee
▫ Senate: Both Senate Leaders Reid & McConnell cosponsored last month
ADVOCACY SUPPORT• Urge cosponsors (those Sens./Reps.
have not yet cosponsored)
• Support and share Sara Wolff’s change.org petition: https://www.change.org/petitions/congress-pass-the-able-act
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Sara Hart WeirVice President, Advocacy & Affiliate RelationsNational Down Syndrome Society [email protected]
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