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Special Needs Trust Administration
Host Annette Hines wraps up her series on legal planning and supporting the decision-making of your loved one with disabilities during Special Needs Awareness Month with a deep dive into special needs trusts. All of the videos for this series will be posted in our...
Voice and Choice: Guardianship and Legal Decision-Making
In this episode, host Annette Hines continues to celebrate Special Needs Awareness Month by taking a deep dive into another critical planning topic for families with special needs: guardianship and legal decision-making. Her term, voice and choice, means ensuring that...
Special Needs Awareness Month Series: Estate Planning
October is Special Needs Awareness Month! To celebrate, Annette Hines hosted a series of complimentary trainings via Zoom each Wednesday in October. Three of those trainings were also featured as Parenting Impossible Podcast episodes: Special Needs Planning Voice and...
Developing Family Money Smarts through Telling Our Story
Did you know that how you were raised and what you witnessed about money impact how you spend and save? Guest Michelle Francis is the owner of Lifestory Financial in Denver whose slogan is: "Money is the heart of our life story," as well as a mom to three, two who...
Emergency Preparedness for Children with Disabilities and Complex Medical Needs
When your family is faced with natural disasters or emergency situations, how do you cope? For families with children with disabilities or complex medical needs, what types of plans do you have in place to protect their access to medicines, devices or equipment, food...
Curbing the Tide of Abuse in Our Communities
Sensitive Topic Warning: Host Annette Hines discusses child abuse and child sexual abuse in this episode with two guests. She introduces the episode by reflecting on the report of the abuse of a young man with disabilities in a group home in southern Illinois...
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