BATON ROUGE (April 26, 2013) -- The Louisiana Legislature has adopted a concurrent resolution calling on Congress to pass the Achieving A Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act to help individuals...
WASHINGTON, DC (March 14, 2013) – Representative Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), Senator Robert Casey, Jr. (D-PA), fellow Members of Congress and disability advocates, including Autism Speaks...
WASHINGTON, DC (February, 13, 2013) -- Bipartisan legislation that would enable families to create tax-free savings accounts, similar to college savings accounts, for their child with...
WASHINGTON, DC (November 15, 2012) – The nation's leading disability organizations, including Autism Speaks, joined today with Rep. Ander Crenshaw (R-FL) and Sen. Robert Casey (D-...
S.313 (34)
Sponsor
Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]
Co-sponsors
Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]
Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]
Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]
Sen...
(S.313) -- Sponsored by Senator Robert Casey, Jr (D-PA)
HR.647-- Sponsored by Congressman Ander Crenshaw (R-FL)
Created under Existing 529 Codes for Qualified Tuition Programs
Creates...
WASHINGTON, DC -- CNN aired a feature on Rep. Cathy McMorris-Rogers (R-WA), an original co-sponsor of ABLE, and the mother of a son, Cole, with Down syndrome.
Discussing her support for ABLE,...
NEW YORK (April 3, 2012) -- Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) said he will step up efforts to build support in the U.S. Senate for the ABLE bill during a Light It Up Blue ceremony at the Empire State Building...
WASHINGTON, DC (February 16, 2012) -- Autism Speaks joined with advocates from the nation’s other leading disability organizations today to make the case before Congress for ABLE—...
WASHINGTON, DC -- A coalition of 49 disability rights advocacy organizations, including Autism Speaks, has joined in support of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2011 and urged...
The Achieving a Better Life Experience Act would level the playing field for individuals with autism (and other disabilities) and their families to save for disability-related expenses. Just as families can put away savings in tax-exempt accounts for children to go to college, the ABLE Act would allow such accounts for individuals with disabilities to cover their future education, housing, transportation and related expenses.
