This document summarizes key statistics about the financial challenges faced by people with disabilities. It notes that the median income and labor force participation of people with disabilities is significantly lower than people without disabilities, with poverty rates nearly double the national average. Over 5 million households headed by a working-age adult with a disability are unbanked or underbanked. The conference brought together leaders from non-profits, financial services, government, and individuals with disabilities to discuss building a better financial future for people with disabilities.

1. BUILDING A BETTER FINANCIAL
FUTURE FOR PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES
April 28, 2016

3. Welcome!
Jay Rowell, Deputy State Treasurer

4. Keynote Speaker:
Michael Morris, Executive Director National
Disability Institute

5. II. What We Know About People
With Disabilities
The median income for an individual with a
disability was $20,515, while the median income
for a non-disabled adult was $31,105 (2013
Census data).
Only 19.8 percent of people with disabilities are
actively in the labor force as compared to 69
percent of people without disabilities (July
2015).
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6. II. What We Know About People
With Disabilities
The poverty rate for people with disabilities is
28.4 percent, nearly double the U.S. national
average.
One in three people with disabilities live in
poverty.
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7. III. Banking Status and Financial
Behaviors (cont.)
• Over 5 million households headed by a
working age adult with a disability is
unbanked or underbanked.
• Almost one in two working age adults with
disabilities are unbanked or underbanked.
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8. Conference
attendees
included leaders
of non-profits,
professionals in
the financial
services industry
municipal
representatives
and special
needs
individuals and
families.

9. Attorney Kirsten
Izatt speaks to
participants
about the
“Pitfalls and
Possibilities” of
ABLE accounts

10. Karen Thomas
the Senior Vice
President of
Community
Development at
MB Financial
shares how
much she
learned at the
conference.

11. Ms. Beverly
Walker, Director
of the Vocational
Incubator
Program
describes VIP’s
goals and
accomplishments
with conference
guests.

12. Conference attendees network during
breaks

13. Representatives
of Republic
Bank present
RCL Executive
Director Fred
Stupen with a
sponsorship
check for
$1,000.

14. COME JOIN US!