IAble and State Treasurer Roby Smith Join Observance of National Disability Employment Awareness Month

State Treasurer Roby Smith announced his office and IAble, Iowa's Achieving a Better Living Experience (ABLE) plan, will join the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy in recognizing National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). Held annually in October, NDEAM works to bring attention to employing people with disabilities and highlighting the skills they provide to our nation's workforce.

"My team and I are proud to celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month by recognizing the contributions people with disabilities make on our workforce," said Treasurer Smith. "It's also a great time to highlight IAble so individuals know these accounts exist and how they can use this tool to help protect means-tested benefits if they have them."

IAble currently serves more than 3,600 people who mix and match eight investment options, which includes a checking account option, to build an account that works best for their unique needs. To learn more about all the advantages of IAble, visit IAble.gov.

NDEAM dates to 1945, when it began as a weeklong recognition of people with physical disabilities. It later expanded to a monthlong observance and evolved to include all people with disabilities.

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More about IAble:

IAble, administered by State Treasurer Roby Smith, provides eligible people with disabilities and their support systems a way to save money while maintaining crucial benefits for federally means-tested programs such as Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid. Funds in IAble accounts can be used to cover qualified disability expenses like assistive technology, support services, medical bills and much more. If you or a loved one could benefit from an IAble account visit IAble.gov.

For more details about IAble, review the Plan Disclosure Booklet.

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