Building Economic Futures for Americans with Disabilities
Real Economic Impact Tour
Links
- Disability and Business Technical Assistance Centers - http://www.adata.org
The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research has established a network of 10 regional Disability and Business Technical Assistance Centers. The DBTACs form a comprehensive national network for the provision of information and referrals, technical assistance, public awareness and training on all aspects of the American with Disabilities Act. - Financial Literacy and Education Commission - http://www.mymoney.gov
This site contains links to a wide variety of Federal resources on financial education topics such as Social Security, avoiding fraud, education loans, etc. - The USCRI Assisting Refugees with Disabilities Program has produced a “Resource Guide for Serving Refugees with Disabilities” and it is now available for download. -
http://www.refugees.org/DisabilityGuide
The guide, written for refugee case managers and those serving refugees with disabilities, includes 139 pages of information about resources for serving adults and children with disabilities, housing for refugees with disabilities, assistive technology, medical resources, citizenship and disability, benefits for refugees with disabilities and more. Please send this information throughout your network. - Partnering Opportunities & Resources for National and Local Organizations - http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=168530,00.html
- Go Direct - http://www.GoDirect.org
Go Direct is a national campaign, sponsored by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Federal Reserve Banks, to motivate people to receive their federal benefit payments by direct deposit instead of a paper check. Direct deposit is safer, easier and more convenient than a check. To sign up for direct deposit of your Social Security or Supplemental Security Income payment, call the Go Direct helpline at (800) 333-1795 or sign up online at http://www.GoDirect.org. - The Tax Literacy Toolkit - http://advocatetoolkit.info/
- The Advocate Media Toolkit - http://www.irs-tas.info/
By law, the National Taxpayer Advocate must submit an Annual Report to Congress each year. This report includes: A summary of the 20 most serious problems encountered by taxpayers; recommendations for solving those problems; and other IRS efforts to improve customer service and reduce taxpayer burden. It can be accessed from the Advocate Media Toolkit site. In addition, in her 2007 Annual Report to Congress, National Taxpayer Advocate, Nina E. Olson identified Outreach and Education on Disability Issues for Small Business/Self-Employed Taxpayers as the #12 Most Serious Problem.
Twelfth Most Serious Problem report (.pdf) - Disability Program Navigator - http://disability.law.uiowa.edu/dpn/
- FDIC : Money Smart: An Adult Education Program
- http://www.fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/moneysmart/index.html - National Community Tax Coalition - http://www.tax-coalition.org/
- Wise Up Women - http://www.wiseupwomen.org
- Rolling: An award-winning documentary about living independently - http://www.thirteen.org/rolling/experience/thefilm
- What information can I pass on to people with disabilities to increase financial literacy and knowledge on tax credits and asset-development strategies?
- http://disability.law.uiowa.edu/dpn/faqs/2006_08_21_basic_adv.html - Joint Efforts with Asset Development Projects as Related to Work Incentives
- http://disability.law.uiowa.edu/lhpdc/rrtc/mig/docs/SectB/B_Rehab_Current10_Asset.doc - Serving as a Resource on SSA’s Work Incentives & Other Programs that Can Impact the Employment of People with Disabilities: SSA Series Part 4 (Audioconference)
- http://disability.law.uiowa.edu/dpn/audio/2006_dpn_ssa/02272006.html - Asset Development and Tax Policy (Audioconference)
- http://disability.law.uiowa.edu/dpn/audio/2003-04_audioconf/10212004.html - TAX FACTS: Tax Provisions and Financial Education (Video)
- http://disability.law.uiowa.edu/dpn/video/dpn_112004/mov.asp?MediaName=dpn200411
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