EQUITY e-newsletter: December 2004
Disability and Asset Building Communities Working Together
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In the December EQUITY:
The Future of Asset Building for People with Disabilities
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity
Financial Education and Asset Strategies for Persons with Disabilities
Webcast Invitation
December 9, 2004
Volunteer Tax Assistance Site Meeting Accessibility Challenges
Registration Form (Word) & Additional Information (Word) download available
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FEATURE ARTICLE:
Opportunities for Change: Asset Building Demonstration Projects
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200412&topic=fa
Megan O’Neil, Access to Assets Project Coordinator, provides a detailed look
at the Florida Freedom Initiative and the Youth Transition Demonstration
projects, sponsored by the Social Security Administration, that hold the
promise of breaking down policy barriers for people with disabilities that
want to build assets.
SPECIAL SECTION:
2004 EQUITY Year in Review
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Web-based version:
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Word Document version:
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PROGRAM OF THE MONTH:
World Institute on Disability (WID)
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200412&topic=pm
Marisa Lianggamphai, WID Communications Coordinator, supplies an answer to
the popular question of, “What is WID?” Find out more about WID’s programs
and goals to help people with disabilities through policy work.
PROFILE OF THE MONTH:
Waiting for Prosperity
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200412&topic=profile
Rod McLean has been a long-time disability advocate; yet, financial security
remains his biggest struggle. He and his wife, Sofia, would be ideal
candidates for the EARN Individual Development Account (IDA) pilot program,
except they are no longer accepting applicants because of the program’s own
financial needs.
TIP OF THE MONTH:
Access to Assets Policy Recommendations
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200412&topic=tm
Use of Individual Development Accounts by People with Disabilities: Barriers
and Solutions
EQUITY RESPONDS: WID Answers Your Questions
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200412&topic=responds
I’m a person with a disability and I just started learning about asset
building programs, but the IDA program in my city isn’t accepting new
applicants because they lack funds. Is there anything I can do to get
involved?
LEARNING & NETWORKING RESOURCES:
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity-resource
Informative websites of interest to both communities
CONFERENCES & EVENTS:
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=conf
World Institute on Disability (WID) is a non-profit public policy center
dedicated to the promotion of independence and full inclusion in society of
people with disabilities.
WID's Access to Assets (ATA) program provides training and technical
assistance to asset building and disability organizations seeking to improve
the inclusion of people with disabilities in poverty reduction programs. In
addition, ATA provides information and referral services to individuals with
disabilities and conducts federal and state policy analysis on related
issues.
NEW! Toll-Free Technical Assistance Hotline: 1-866-723-1201
Do you have questions about asset building strategies or serving people with
disabilities?
Please contact:
Megan O'Neil
World Institute on Disability
Access to Assets Project Coordinator
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