Date/Time
Date(s) - 09/28/2018
8:30 am - 12:30 pm
Location
Rockford Program Center for Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts
Categories
Presented by:
Brian Rubin, Attorney/Parent
Sherri Schneider, QIDP/Parent
Benjamin Rubin, Attorney/Sibling
AGENDA
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. – Registration and Coffee
9:00 – 9:05 a.m. – Welcome and Introductions
9:05 – 10:20 a.m. – Government Benefits, presented by Sherri Schneider
♥ The who, what, where, when, why and how of Government Benefits, including SSI, SSDI, Medicaid and Medicare
10:20 – 10:30 a.m. – Break
10:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Special Needs Estate & Future Planning presented by: Brian Rubin and Benjamin Rubin
♥ The who, what, where, when, why and how of:
¨ PUNS;
¨ Special Needs Estate Planning including: types of and appropriate uses of Special Needs Trusts, Gifting by Grandparents and extended family members, the impact of divorce and child support on government benefits, determining the appropriate amount to leave;
¨ Children’s Waiver for children under 18;
¨ Guardianships and Alternatives;
¨ Planning for when school years are over, when the bus stops coming and navigating the maze of Adult Services (Adult Waiver, In-Home, Residential, Supported Employment, Sheltered Employment, Developmental Training);
¨ The impact of the Ligas Class Action Law Suit and Affordable Care Act;
¨ The “ABLE” Account;
¨ Providing guidance, education and information for the “Future Team”;
¨ The “sibling” perspective.
12:15 – 12:30 p.m. – Questions and Answers
Hosted by The Arc of Winnebago, Boone & Ogle Counties – 815-965-3455
Held at: Rockford Program Center for Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts, 7194 Vandiver Rd., Rockford, IL 61112
To register, please go to: https://the-arc-of-illinois.networkforgood.com/events/7955-planning-for-the-future-for-children-and-adults-with-intellectual-and-or-developmental-disabilities