54Freedom EBook
54 Freedom…financial solutions for people with disabilities and chronic health conditions
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“These solution-packed real life stories are filled with ideas, tips and suggestions to address the financial challenges faced by people with disabilities and chronic health conditions, their families, their service providers who assist them to be independent and everyone who wonders about the lives of 54 million Americans with disabilities and the actions they take to achieve the financial freedom that makes it possible to achieve the same American dream as everyone else.” - Jim Griffin, CEO
For the 54 million Americans with disabilities, often the biggest challenges are financial. People with disabilities are twice as likely to live in poverty, and barely one-third of the working age population is employed. The numbers of people with disabilities increases each day as advances in medical science and the aging of the baby boomers contribute to the numbers of people with conditions affecting one or more major life functions.
For many people with disabilities and their families, paying for their health care, obtaining health and life insurance, buying homes, and covering the cost of their disability related equipment, supplies and services can be daunting. The organizations serving them face similar obstacles as they work to maintain their solvency and provide valuable support. Yet, despite unbelievable challenges, many are discovering solutions and others are committing to creating solutions. 54 Freedom… financial solutions for people with disabilities and chronic health conditions shares stories loaded with the kind of information that opens the doors to financial health for everyone who will acquire a disability at some point in his/her life. And, the truth is that it includes almost anyone who doesn’t move from perfect health to death very quickly. Most of us will come to understand the disability experience at some point in our lives, some earlier and others later. THIS DOES NOT NEED TO BE VIEWED AS A TRAGEDY, rather, a natural part of life and one that benefits from the experiences of others.
The authors of these easy-to-read stories share their wisdom and advice about achieving your piece of the American Dream. Knowledge is power. 54 Freedom is a very powerful book, with something for anyone who plans to be around for a while.
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Chapters
1) Introduction
2) 54Freedom.Com
3) Association Benefits
4) Income Tax
5) Retirement Plans
6) Life Insurance
7) Long Term Care
8) Health Insurance
9) Annuities
10) Capital Purchases
11) Tax Deductions
12) Tax Credits
13) Will Planning
14) Trusts
15) Social Security
16) Medicare/Medicaid Planning
17) The Problem With Waivers
18) Self-Determination
19) Customized and Supported Employment
20) PASS
21) Ticket
22) Vocational Rehab
23) Money Follows
24) Cash & Counseling
25) Transportation
26) Small Business Loans
27) Financial Issues Re Disability and Emergency Planning
28) To Work or Not to Work
29) Insurance Lifetime Caps
30) NTAP Fundraising
31) Asset Building
32) Personal Injury Lawsuits
33) Banking Accessibility
34) VOC Rehab
35) Paying for DME
36) The Disability Market
37) Funding Disability Programs
38) Home Ownership
39) Disability Insurance
40) Eliminating the Institutional Bias in Mediaid
41) Independent Living Centers Financial Skills
42) The Disability Funders Network
43) Structured Settlements
44) Prescription Drugs
45) Appropriations
46) Livable Communities
47) Technology Transfer
48) Stupid Public Policy
49) Poverty
50) Health Care Reform
51) Physical/Programmatic Access to Health Care
52) Microboards
53) DOD and Disability
54) VA and Disability
