News from Tennessee Disability Pathfinder
As a person with a disability and a member of a double marginalized community, I’m often asked about tools that I used while navigating the disability landscape. My name is Edward Mitchell, and I am an African American male with a C5 C6 incomplete spinal cord injury. I will share my story as it relates to one… Read more Financial Independence with Able Accounts
Apply for financial help through the TN Council on Developmental Disabilities’ Scholarship Fund to attend disability or advocacy conferences and trainings! Each year on July 1, the Council offers new funding to support Tennesseans with disabilities and family members of people with disabilities with the costs of leadership and advocacy training. The fund helps Tennesseans with disabilities… Read more Get Help with Costs of Disability Conferences, Trainings with Council Scholarship Fund
Adult Changing Tables to Bring More Accessible Travel and Business to Tennessee The state of Tennessee has made a significant investment in creating more accessible, hygienic toileting experiences for people with disabilities and their families. In the 2023 budget, the TN General Assembly allocated $1 million to the Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (DIDD)… Read more Adult Changing Tables to Bring More Accessible Travel and Business to Tennessee
Money can be a sensitive subject with family members, especially as you age. However, it is important to intentionally have conversations about finances to ensure you have a voice in the way you would like your money spent. Having conversations around finances is more than just talking about spending money but also about whom you… Read more Financial Planning as you Age
Financial planning for any family can be stressful, and planning for a child with a disability is no different, especially when you don’t have all the information. Establishing a special needs trust was a step that our family delayed due to the unknowns. When deciding when or how to set up a special needs trust,… Read more In Their Own Words – Perspectives in View: TRUSTing the Process – Special Needs Trust
Juggling all that you do with taking care of your children with different abilities, the last thing you want to have to worry about is the ability to pay for medical services to help your children live full and happy lives. Financial woes can often cause more hardship than even a situation requires, so it’s… Read more Agency Spotlight – Children’s Special Services
Is there help to pay for what my child needs but our health insurance doesn’t cover it? Caller: My 4-year-old was born with some health issues, and has also been diagnosed with autism. We have been taking him to all the therapies his doctors say he needs – speech, occupational, and physical. And now we… Read more Call Pathfinder – September 2022 – Medical Bill Assistance with Private Insurance
For these and other events visit our Community Calendar or follow us on social media. Video shows a man in a black long sleeve shirt signing the words “Deaf Awareness Month.” This video was provided by ASLU September is Deaf Awareness Month! It is celebrated annually in September to help raise awareness about the language, culture, and… Read more Upcoming Events – September 2022
Tennessee Disability Pathfinder offers a growing library of disability and sexuality resources available at TNPathfinder.org. Earlier this month on Tuesday Talk with Tennessee Disability Pathfinder, Independent Living Consultant and ABLE Ambassador Edward Mitchell, MBA, shared resource information on Financial Independence with ABLE Savings Accounts. It was a great talk with such great resource information, we… Read more Resource Corner – Navigating Funding