It’s officially fall. The summer just flew by. The end of summer social at Jack’s Abbey was lots of fun and we had some members of ALCA (Aging Life Care Association) of New England join us as well. Our programming and special needs and disability law committees continue to serve up some great programs and there are more to come with the special needs and disability roundtable on October 3rd and the New England Regional program on November 7th.
October is Special needs month. Be sure to spread the good word about how we can help folks in the community and what we can do for them and their families. National NAELA has resources to help you host a webinar or an in person presentation including a toolkit.
National NAELA also has helpful info on the OBBBA (some refer to it as the Big Beautiful Bill) such as their guide webinar. The guide includes the timing for the multitude of changes it is bringing forth. Many of the changes take effect in later years. Of course, there are many other changes on a constant basis lately. We’ll have to see how the state budget turns out but one thing we do know, is there will be cuts due to the OBBA as well as other decisions being made at the federal level.
There is some good news however: Under separate legislation from the OBBA, the age limit for diagnosis of a disability for ABLE accounts was increased to age 46 which is effective on January 1, 2026.
Enjoy the fall and be sure to have some apple cider donuts.
– Erin McBee, Esq.