News - ABLE United

October 31, 2018

Faces of ABLE: Gunner Brandt

ABLE United provides options no matter what Gunner’s future holds Gunner Brandt is a happy, spirited young boy who loves the outdoors – and as a South Florida native that…

Tags: advocates, Faces of ABLE, testimonials

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September 27, 2018

Partner Highlight: Best Buddies Florida

At ABLE United, we are proud to work with like-minded organizations to further advance our mission of helping individuals with disabilities to Achieve a Better Life Experience. You may be…

Tags: Best Buddies, IDD, Jobs, Partner

August 13, 2018

Faces of ABLE: Ashley Smith

Pat Smith first heard about ABLE United prior to the program officially launching in Florida, but needed a better understanding of how an account worked and how it could benefit…

Tags: Faces of ABLE, Special Olympics, testimonials, The Arc of St. Lucie County

July 31, 2018

The Big Fear: Your Child Surviving You

Parents generally expect to die before their children do; they find the opposite almost unthinkable. But consider parents of certain children with disabilities — children that require nuanced and abundant…

Tags: ABLE United, Financial, Lawyer, Special Needs Planning

July 23, 2018

Ten ideas to dial up the fun this summer

Summertime in Florida probably sounds a lot more magical to people that live somewhere else! Those of us that dwell here knows it can be simultaneously sticky and sweltering, prone…

Tags: Savings, Summer

July 12, 2018

ABLE United Celebrates Second Anniversary

Florida was one of the first states in the nation to launch a qualified ABLE program, and in just two years, ABLE United has provided more than 2,300 Floridians with…

Tags: able act, ABLE United, Anniversary, Free, Saving with disabilities

June 14, 2018

Faces of ABLE: Christinne Rudd

When Christinne Rudd was a little girl, doctors told her mother she would never be able to walk because of her cerebral palsy. Years later, when she was expecting, a…

Tags: Advocate, Faces of ABLE, testimonials

June 05, 2018

The Family Café - Bigger Than Ever

We are so excited to be on-site at Family Café again this year – and with an expanded booth! Join us June 15-17 at The Family Cafe in Orlando. Representatives…

Tags: ABLE United, Family Café, family disability conference, Orlando, Presentation

May 28, 2018

Partner Highlight: Easterseals Florida

If you’re an individual with a disability or who has a child with a disability, you should know about Easterseals Florida. While most people have heard of us, not everyone…

Tags: Children, Early Intervention, Partner, Respite, Senior, Services

May 21, 2018

Advocate Opens ABLE Account to Save for Wheelchair Van

When Amanda Baker was an undergraduate at Florida State University Panama City, she used to have weekly meetings with the dean — two of them, actually. One dean in his…

Tags: ABLE accounts, Advocate, College, Wheelchair

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