NDI’s Transform Your Financial Future: A New Jersey Webinar Series for People with Disabilities
January 28, 2026 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Building financial wellness is about more than managing money — it’s about creating independence, stability, and opportunity.
National Disability Institute, supported by the New Jersey Inclusive Healthy Communities (NJ-IHC) project, is hosting a four-part webinar series for people with disabilities, their families, and community partners across New Jersey.
Session One: Why Financial Empowerment Matters/Financial Inclusion 101
January 28, 2026: 1pm-2pm ET
This session introduces concepts around economic empowerment and financial wellness, highlighting how understanding and managing personal finances is a critical step toward achieving independence.
Session Two: Five Key Strategies to Achieving Financial Wellness
February 25, 2026: 1pm-2pm ET
This webinar will explore strategies that support the financial well-being of people with disabilities. You’ll learn how identifying personal financial goals is a critical first step—and how each strategy can help individuals build financial stability, increase independence and create opportunities for wealth building.
Session Three: Review of Benefits from the Social Security Administration
March 25, 2026: 1pm-2pm ET
This session will provide an overview of the disability programs administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA) and how working is a choice, which can lead to financial stability for persons with disabilities. Learn to separate myths from facts, Medicare and Medicaid and more.
Session Four: Extra Costs of Living with a Disability/Dispelling Myths
April 29, 2026: 1pm-2pm ET
Our final session will examine out-of-pocket costs associated with living with a disability. These expenses can strain household finances and increase the risk of poverty for individuals with disabilities and their families.
The live and recorded webinars will have American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreters and CART providing captioning. If you have any additional accommodation requests, please note them in your registration.