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Gov. Tony Evers signed Wisconsin Senate Bill 668 April 4, ordering the state’s Department of Financial Institutions to set up an ABLE program for residents or join one of the existing multi-state consortiums. ABLE accounts, a special type of tax-advantaged savings account, allow people with disabilities to save and invest money for expenses related to...
Wisconsin is the only state that has not created its own ABLE program, joined a collaboration or tasked an agency with providing information.
Advocates say pay increases are essential to enable more workers to provide care for people with disabilities and the elderly.
Karen Foxgrover lived independently in downtown Madison for decades with the help of a rotating crew of personal care workers. But a shortage of caregivers means she now can’t find reliable help.
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