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EQUITY e-newsletter: November 2004 Disability and Asset Building Communities Working Together http://www.wid.org/equity In the November EQUITY: Entrepreneurial Women with Disabilities: Creating Their Own Paths http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity FEATURE ARTICLE ABLE OWNERS: Women with Disabilities Entrepreneurship Project (WDEP) http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200411&topic=fa Paula Greenfield Washington, Ph.D., describes the Department of Labor Women’s Bureau sponsored project (currently in Phase II) designed to support women with disabilities interested in starting their own businesses. Read more about the project and some of the success stories from Phase I. TAX FACTS Free EITC Webcast November 19, 2004 12:00 – 2 :00 PM EST THE IMPORTANCE OF THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES Co-Sponsored by the Law, Health Policy and Disability Center, University of Iowa, and the NCB Development Corporation/ National Disability Institute Registration Information & Questions should be sent to Matthew Gernstein at [log in to unmask] in advance of the Webcast. A registration form may be downloaded at the Law, Health Policy, and Disability Center’s website (http://disability.law.uiowa.edu) and accessing the Tax Facts link in the “What’s New” section or directly at http://disability.law.uiowa.edu/lhpdc/projects/aatp-casts.html. The registration form may also be accessed by visiting http://www.MasterMyMoney.org (which will be available the week of November 1) a new site by NCB Development Corporation (www.ncbdc.org). SPECIAL SECTION ELECTION 2004: Get out and VOTE! http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200411&topic=ss Find out more about the candidates’ views on disability and asset building issues. PROGRAM OF THE MONTH: Regional Sites for the Women with Disabilities Entrepreneur Project (WDEP) http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200411&topic=pm Microenterprise development organizations from four regions across the U.S. have been designated as the pilot sites for WDEP. Each site has developed their own unique model on how to serve disabled women entrepreneurs. PROFILE OF THE MONTH: A New Beginning: Victoria Skelton http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200411&topic=profile Despite an abusive childhood, growing up poor, and disabling mental conditions that at times have left her paralyzed by fear; Victoria Skelton does not waste time with blame or resentment. Finding the asset building program at the Women’s Opportunities Resource Center (WORC) was just the start of her journey on the road towards economic self-sufficiency. TIP OF THE MONTH: Making Self-Employment an Option for Women with Disabilities: http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200411&topic=tm Business Plans One of the best ways to reduce some of the anxiety involved in starting a new business is to write a business plan. For people with disabilities, a business plan can help secure funding and simplify complex benefits questions. EQUITY RESPONDS: WID Answers Your Questions. http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200411&topic=responds What is a Plan for Achieving Self-Support (PASS) and how can it help people with disabilities that want to start their own business? LEARNING & NETWORKING RESOURCES: Informative websites of interest to both communities http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity-resource CONFERENCES & EVENTS: http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=conf Online 2004 IDA Program Survey http://www.cfed.org/focus.m?parentid=31&siteid=241&id=242 CFED Needs Our Help! Please complete the brief survey by November 15, 2004. The information you provide will help CFED capture the state of the field, share this much-needed data with many critical stakeholders, and update the IDA Directory the most comprehensive list of IDA programs in the country used by funders, practitioners, program participants, and others every day. To ensure that CFED provides information that is up to date, only those organizations that complete the brief survey will continue to be listed in the IDA Directory. 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 [log in to unmask] Is there an article, conference, or website that you would like to have included in EQUITY? All comments and suggestions are welcome. 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The Asset Accumulation and Tax Policy Project (AATPP) http://disability.law.uiowa.edu/lhpdc/projects/assetdevtaxpol.html is a partnership of The Law, Health Policy, and Disability Center at the University of Iowa College of Law, in collaboration with Southern New Hampshire University School of Community Economic Development, the National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions, the World Institute on Disability, and the National Cooperative Bank Development Corporation. AATPP is 100 percent funded by U.S. Department of Education grant #H133A031732. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of NIDRR or University of Iowa. EQUITY is also generously funded by the J.W. and Ida M. Jameson Foundation and the Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation. _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! 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