Webinar, September 30th, 2020, 8 pm, with a Massachusetts based special needs law firm. For individuals with special needs or disabilities, their families, and their advocates interested in exploring housing options.
* Families often ask “Where will my child live when I can no longer care for them?” This webinar will review practical legal and planning tools you can use to prepare for residential and independent living, along with an overview of resources that may be available. Hear about:
- Government Benefits that provide residential supports :
– SSI, SSDI, CDB,
– Section 8 and other HUD programs
– SNAP
– DMH/DDS
– Mass Medicaid Waiver Programs - Legal Tools that supplement or provide Residential Supports:
– Guardianship
– Powers of Attorney and Supported Decision Making
– Special Needs Trusts, ABLE Accounts - Forging a Public/Private Partnership to Maximize Options in the Community
– examples of public/private residential options
– group homes, cooperatives, shared living
– adult foster care
– supervised independent living
The presenters will be Attorney’s Frederick M. Misilo, Jr., Theresa Varne, and Meredith Greene. Fred’s specialty areas are in elder law, special needs planning, estate planning, estate and trust administration, guardianship, and adult service advocacy. Fred has served as Deputy Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services, on the The Arc of the United States Board of Directors Legal Advocacy Committee and its Policy and Procedures Committee, gave technical assistance to and had his advocacy work featured in “Autism: Coming of Age”, a PBS documentary.
For more information visit the Fletcher Tilton Event Page or contact 508.459.8000.
