Keys to Financial Inclusion

In this Able to Save episode, you'll hear about how to use an ABLE account to be self-employed. 

In this Able to Save episode, you'll hear about how ABLE accounts can be a tool for self-employment planning. 

Listeners will learn how LifeAsset helps Latino entrepreneurs who currently can't qualify for a loan at a bank or other financial institutions using their unique “social collateral” lending model. This podcast will share the story of Rosalia Fajardo, consultant of Life Asset and entrepreneur with disabilities, of how she overcame her illness and injuries to becoming a successful entrepreneur and advocate for the disability community. This segment will also cover the cultural disconnect of Latino/Hispanic families when seeking support and help for themselves or family members with disabilities.

Charles D. Hammerman,  President and CEO of the Disability Opportunity Fund, joins the program to explain the types of loans and investments that his organization makes. Discover how the Disability Opportunity Fund's services can be valuable to individuals with disabilities who are looking to start or grow a business. 

Ruth Chavez, Small Business Community Navigator for NDI, joins the program to discuss the work that she does supporting small business owners with disabilities to access free resources and networking opportunities. 

Molly Sullivan, Operations Director with Griffin Hamis Associates, joins the program to discuss the work that her organization does to help people with disabilities find work that is meaningful and life-affirming. Molly reveals details about providing customized employment opportunities and self-employment. 

Diego Mariscal, Founder and Chief Disabled Officer of 2Gether International joins the program to discuss his entrepreneurial journey and the work that his organization does to help people with disabilities start and grow businesses. 

In this episode, you'll hear about the Disability Owned Business Enterprise Certification and the value that it offers to a business. The guest is Philip DeVliegher, Vice President of Supplier Diversity at Disability:IN

This episode features an interview with Aimee Wehmeier, CEO and Executive Director of Paraquad, Jeff Mazur, Executive Director of LaunchCode and Kathy Lovell, Manager of Disability Services and Outreach Program for Regions Bank as they discuss how promote inclusive community development. 

In a successful career as a software developer, Chris Peterson has learned a great deal about managing his finances. In 2020, he decided to make it his mission to teach other blind people some of the things he had to learn the hard way. Knowing he could not do it alone, he began building Penny Forward, a community of people who are blind, who share his interest in financial independence. In this podcast, Chris shares his perspective on the impact and opportunity that ABLE accounts present to working people with disabilities.

Taylor Carty is a graduate of the University of California with a B.A. in Molecular and Cell Biology. She is currently working at the Burton Blatt institute as a research assistant. As someone with cerebral palsy, Taylor is using her ABLE account to navigate the financial challenges of applying for medical schools and working a full-time job.

Katy Oliver works full-time as a member of a research team for PPD Global Pharmaceutical Contract Research Organization specializing in data management. In this podcast, Katy shares her experiences as a working person who accesses her state's Medicaid Buy-In Program and uses her ABLE account to save for disability-related equipment. She also looks to her future in which she hopes to use her ABLE account to support her dream to design and build an HGTV quality accessible home.

This episode features a conversation with Karen Tamley, President and CEO of Access Living. 

In this episode you'll hear from guest Marlene Ulisky, Social Security subject matter expert. Marlene shares her perspective on ABLE for people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities from a family member and ABLE subject matter expert. 

This episode features a conversation with Marjorie Baldwin,  Professor in the Department of Economics at the W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University.

Hector Ramirez, a disability rights advocate serving on the board of directors for Disability Rights California and with the National Disability Rights Network, joins the program to share his perspective about the benefits of being an ABLE account owner. 

This episode features an interview with account owner Nathan Turner, who has had his ABLE account since 2016. Hear what Nathan has to say from his experience about the power of ABLE accounts.

Tune in for the third episode of season 2, as Governor Lael Brainard, member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, joins the program. 

Tune in for the second episode of season 2, as Rebecca Cokley three-time Presidential appointee and first Disability Rights Program Officer at the Ford Foundation, joins the program. 

This first episode of season two kicks off with a conversation between Michael Morris, founder of NDI, and Rodney Hood from the National Credit Union Administration.     

Kathy DeAngelo, a certified benefits and work incentives planner for CDO Workforce, joins the program to share employment success stories why she is an advocate for ABLE accounts. 

This episode features an interview with Jenny Casselman, parent of an ABLE account owner, as she discusses why she chose to open an ABLE account for her daughter. Jenny is also Vice President of Commercial Operations with Greater Commercial Lending in Nevada.

This episode features an interview with disability rights advocate and attorney Steve Dale, and Amy Tessler, a parent of a child with an ABLE Account. Amy reveals how she first heard about ABLE accounts, and why she decided to open one for her child. Discover the differences between an ABLE account and a special needs trust.

Betsy Blair, SSA Policy Analyst, joins the program to discuss what SSA is doing to increase awareness and provide the most up to date and accurate information around ABLE accounts to local SSA offices and disability beneficiaries and their families who may be eligible. Discover if the Economic Impact Payment from the government can be saved in an ABLE account, if people are able to maintain their ABLE account after they have exited SSA benefits, and more. 

Michael Morris, Founder of National Disability Institute (NDI) and  Senior Strategic Advisor for NDI joins, Miranda Kennedy, Director of the ABLE National Resource Center to discuss the benefits of ABLE accounts. Learn more about how an ABLE account can help maintain and improve health, independence and quality of life for people with disabilities and their families. 

In this episode, host Michael Morris, founder of the National Disability Institute, is joined by Maria Town, President and CEO, AAPD.

In this episode, host Michael Morris, founder of the National Disability Institute, is joined by Darlene Goins, Senior Vice President and Head of Financial Health Philanthropy, Wells Fargo Foundation.

In this episode, host Michael Morris, founder of the National Disability Institute, is joined by Dara Duguay,  CEO of Credit Builders Alliance (CBA) in Washington, D.C. 

In this episode, host Michael Morris, founder of the National Disability Institute, is joined by Jeanne Bonds, Professor of the Practice for Impact Investment and Sustainable Finance, University of North Carolina’s Kenan Flagler Business School. 

In this episode, host Michael Morris, founder of the National Disability Institute, is joined by Annie Harper, Project Director CMHC Financial Health Project at the Yale University Department of Psychiatry.

In this episode, host Michael Morris, founder of the National Disability Institute, is joined by Molly Barackman-Eder, Senior Manager, Financial Capability, NeighborWorks America.

Ray Boshara, Director of the Center for Household Financial Stability at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, joins the program for the inaugural episode of Keys to Financial Inclusion. Ray shares his thoughts on what inclusive community development looks like, and the financial challenges facing families today. Discover how  policy makers, regulators, foundations, nonprofits and businesses can work together to promote greater equity and inclusion, particularly as it relates to persons with disabilities.