We need YOUR help! CPN has the opportunity to apply for a Federal grant through the Dept. of Health and Human Services for new equipment. Even if you aren’t a Nevada resident, you can still sign a letter of support.

Fill out this link to sign your advocacy letter as a community member: https://us1.list-manage.com/survey…

Fill out this link to sign your advocacy letter as a client/caregiver of DRIVEN: https://us1.list-manage.com/survey…

Show your support to CPN by April 14th!

Social Security Ticket to Work program
1-866-968-7842
https://www.ssa.gov/work/
Social Security’s Ticket to Work Program supports career development for Social Security disability beneficiaries age 18 through 64 who want to work. 
 
     Health Insurance for Work Advancement (HIWA)
     775-687-1900
     https://dhcfp.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/dhcfpnvgov/content/Pgms/HIWA.pdf
     Medicaid option that allows you to work, earn money, and have affordable
     health insurance coverage. It is    
     a program to provide medical assistance to persons who are employed with
     disabilities
 
Vocational Rehabilitation
702-486-5230
www.vrnevada.org
Designed to address assessment, training, treatment, and job placement for Nevadans with disabilities
 
Southern Nevada Center for Independent Living (SNCIL)
702-889-4216 
www.sncil.org
Benefits counseling on adaptive equipment, SSI/SSDI Back to work benefits, Medicaid, Medicare
 
 

#GivingTuesday is just around the corner! On November 30, 2021, many will come together for this special 24-hour online Giving Day & we need YOUR help! This year we’re switching it up – instead of simply raising funds, we are asking you to SHOP ‘TIL YOU DROP for us!  

Head on over to Smile.Amazon.com on your PC/laptop, log in with your regular Amazon credentials, & select “Sam Schmidt Foundation dba Conquer Paralysis Now” as your charity of choice. Then, follow THIS LINK to check out DRIVEN-CPN’s Wish List and hit that ‘Add to Cart’ button for anything you see! We’ve included items from $5 to $50 to $500 – all of which serve our mission in CONQUERING paralysis and putting those with disabilities on a path towards greater independence! 

And how’s this for easy giving – WHENEVER you shop at Smile.Amazon.com, Amazon donates 0.5% of your eligible purchases TO US – at NO cost to you! So shop ‘til you drop and the smiles will never stop! 

Looking for additional Disability Resources in Southern Nevada? Join DRIVEN at the Harvesting Hope Festival hosted by The Collaboration Center Foundation on Saturday, November 6th 3-7:30pm at Las Vegas Ranch!

The Collaboration Center Foundation is holding a fall festival and resource fair called Harvesting Hope and will offer a petting zoo, movie on the lawn, games, resources, and more! This a FREE, INCLUSIVE, & COVID-SAFE event to learn more about local resources for Intellectual, Developmental and Physical Disabilities. RSVP is required – contact pathways@collablv.org to register today! 

DRIVEN will also have a booth set up, so be sure to stop by and say hi! We look forward to seeing you there! 

Stay DRIVEN! 

September is SCI (Spinal Cord Injury) Awareness Month.  According to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistic Center there are 296,000 people living in the United States with a spinal cord injury with 17,900 new SCI cases each year.

You can take action and help the United Spinal Association in their goal of improving lives of the disabled including those with Spinal Cord Injuries.

SSI Reform

Support SCI Month

Wheelchair Air Travel

Do you have an ABLE Savings Account? Simply put, ABLE accounts are tax advantage savings accounts for individuals with disabilities. The Stephen Beck Jr. Achieving a Better Life Experience Act (ABLE) passed in 2014 allows someone who is disabled to have a savings account that is not considered in the “means tested” benefit of SSI. When a disabled individual receives SSI any liquid asset over $2,000 is counted against their SSI benefit. This helps people with disabilities and their families increase financial independence, ease financial hardships, and improve quality of life. 

Basics of an ABLE account

Eligibility: Participants are eligible from disability onset until they are 26 years old.

Contribution limit: Participants can contribute up to $12,000 per year and have a balance of $100,000 or less.

Qualified expenses: Expenses related to the designated beneficiaries: education; housing; transportation; employment training and support; assistive technology; healthcare, prevention and wellness; financial management and administrative services; legal fees; account oversight and monitoring; funeral and burial expenses; and basic living expenses.

The IRS recommends people to consult their state for a specific rules about ABLE accounts.  

Links for more information:

Social Security

IRS

State of Nevada