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November 19, 2025

Maximizing Your CalABLE Account

  • Time: 2:00 P.M. - 3:30 P.M. PST
  • Location: Zoom
  • Event Information:

    • CalABLE is a savings and investment program for people with disabilities. It helps individuals save money without losing important public benefits like SSI or Medi-Cal. Join CalABLE to learn how to make the most of your CalABLE account.

    • Register for the November 19 CalABLE Webinar

November 19, 2025

Ticket to Work for America’s Veterans

November 20, 2025

Get Connected: How Independent Living Centers (ILCs) Support People with Disabilities

  • Time: 10:00 A.M. – 11:30 A.M. PST
  • Location: Zoom
  • Event Information:

    • Join us for a panel discussion with representatives from California Independent Living Centers (ILCs)! ILCs are community-based organizations that support people with disabilities in achieving their independent living goals. Whether it’s building daily living skills, exploring careers, preparing for employment, learning about assistive technology, understanding public benefits, or connecting with community resources, ILCs are here to help you thrive.

      Grounded in the Independent Living Philosophy of “Nothing About Us, Without Us,” ILCs provide a person-centered approach that is both unique and invaluable. Don’t miss this chance to discover one of California’s best kept secrets!

    • Register for the November 20 Webinar

December 10, 2025

CalABLE and Special Needs Trusts

  • Time: 2:00 – 3:30 P.M. PST
  • Location: Zoom
  • Event Information:

    • Join CalABLE is a savings and investment program for people with disabilities. It helps individuals save money without losing important public benefits like SSI or Medi-Cal. Join CalABLE to learn how CalABLE and Special Needs Trusts can work together.

    • Register for the December 10 CalABLE Webinar

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Past Webinars

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2025:

September 2025 - Work, School and SSI: How the Student Earned Income Exclusion (SEIE) Makes it Possible!
July 2025 - Healthcare Options for People with Disabilities: Medicare, Medi-Cal and Work
May 2025 - Navigating Social Security Online Tools
March 2025 - Mastering Disability Services: Empowering Individuals, Families, Caregivers and Professionals to Access Disability Resources.
January 2025 - Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Employment: What You Need to Know.

2024:

December 2024 - Social Security Updates: Preparing for 2025
November 2024 - Overview of Housing Support and the Family Self Sufficiency (FSS) Program.
October 2024 - Protecting Your Social Security: Safeguarding Your Benefits and Identity
September 2024 - Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Employment: Yes, You Can Work!
August 2024 - Understanding the Social Security Medical Continuing Disability Review (CDR)
July 2024 - Preventing and Dealing with Social Security Overpayments
June 2024 - Representative Payee 101
May 2024 - Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Accounts
April 2024 - Completing the Work Activity Report Form
March 2024 - Benefit Planning Services Available at the Department of Rehabilitation and Work Incentive Planning and Assistance (WIPA) Projects
February 2024 - Working While Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits: How you can utilize work incentives to maximize your financial future
January 2024 - Reasonable accommodations in the Workplace

2023:

December 2023 - Social Security Ticket to Work Program
November 2023 - Work Incentives for Blind Social Security Disability Beneficiaries
October 2023 - Wage Reporting for Social Security Disability Beneficiaries
September 2023 - The Disability Benefits 101 (DB101.org)
August 2023 - The Social Security Benefits Planning Query (BPQY) Report
July 2023 - Social Security Plan to Achieve Self Support (PASS) Plan
June 2023 - Managing Your Social Security benefits online with a My Social Security Account

 

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