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Webcast Resources

Financial Education for Persons with Disabilities: Money Smart: An Adult Education Program From the FDIC and THIS IS MINE! Innovative Financial Literacy Program from No Place Like Home Communities

April 20, 2005, Webcast

This audio conference was an introduction to the FDIC Money Smart program for persons with disabilities and THIS IS MINE!, an innovative financial education program for persons with intellectual impairments. Speakers included: Lee Bowman, National Coordinator for Community Affairs at FDIC; Phyllis Pratt, Community Affairs Specialist for the Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection at FDIC; Emily Fuerste, Executive Director of No Place Like Home Communities; and Charles (Chuck) Donkersgoed, founding resident of the No Place Like Home Communities.

The U.S. Tax System: Opportunities and Challenges for Persons with Disabilities, Their Families and Their Employers

March 16, 2005, Webcast
This audio conference on the U. S. Tax Code for persons with disabilities, their families and employers was a timely topic for those preparing to file returns. Speakers included Stephen Mendelsohn (Attorney and National Expert on Tax Law for Persons with Disability: The Law Health Policy and Disability Center, University of Iowa, College of Law) and Don Dill (Tax Analyst, Volunteer & Community Partnership, IRS).

Volunteer Tax Assistance Site Meeting Accessibility Challenges

December 9, 2004, Webcast
This webcast, a follow-up to the Nov. 19, 2004 webcast, provided information about what makes a volunteer site accessible and how to work with people with disabilities. It was presented by Marian Vessels, Director of ADA and IT Information Center for the Mid-Atlantic DBTAC Region and Megan O’Neil, Program Coordinator of Access to Assets at the World Institute on Disability. If you missed this webcast, check out the ARCHIVE videolinks and presentation materials below:

December 9, 2004 webcast presentation materials:

  1. “Assuring Access” (.ppt)
  2. Resources for the December 9, 2004 webcast (.doc)
  3. ADA Checklist for Volunteer Tax Assistance Sites (.doc)
  4. Programmatic Access: Reasonable Accommodations (.doc)
  5. Disability Language Guidelines: Vocabulary Do’s & Don’t (.doc)
  6. Disability Etiquette Guidelines: Most Common Things to Remember (.doc)
  7. Asking About Disability Guidelines (.doc)
  8. Asking about Disability: Participant Intake Form (.doc)
  9. Access to Assets Program Flyer (.doc)

The Importance of the Earned Income Tax Credit for People with Disabilities and their Families

November 19, 2004, Webcast

This webcast was a step toward educating people who work with families and individuals with disabilities about the underutilized Earned Income Tax Credit which provides tax relief to low-income people with disabilities. It was the first of a two part series. If you missed this webcast, check out the ARCHIVE videolinks and presentation materials below:

November 19, 2004 webcast presentation materials

Volunteer & Community Partnership, IRS
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities