Updated as of February 26, 2024. SSI in Brief SSI Disability Eligibility SSI Financial Eligibility Limitations on Resources Limitations on Income Includes ALL income: Exclusions from income Medical Insurance for SSI Recipients Other Benefits That May Be Available to SSI Recipients SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) Lifeline: Free/low-cost internet or cell phone Tuition Waiver at […]
Author: Carlton Walker
Find Financial Freedom with Our Bridges Resource Library This month, we highlight after-high school opportunities from free tuition to work incentives that help blind/low vision students Find Financial Freedom! This week, we check out the great resources and services our Maryland Library for the Blind and Physically Disabled (LBPD) provides. Bridges’ Support Always Available Your […]
Updated as of February 19, 2024. Note: The worker must have paid the expense in order for it to be considered an IRWE exclusion. Categories Download available IRWE Calculation Spreadsheet (two worksheets: SSDI Calculation & IRWE Calculation) Contact the Bridges Helpdesk for More Information Our Accessible web form Email: Helpdesk@imagemd.org Text: Send to: (410) 357-1546 […]
Updated as of February 19, 2024. Note: Blind Work Expense items do not have to be related to your blindness. Note: The worker must have paid the expense in order for it to be considered a BWE exclusion from income calculation. Categories Download Available BEAR’s BWE Calculation Spreadsheet (two worksheets: SSI Calculation & BWE Calculation) […]
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Braille eReader
The Maryland State Library for the Blind and Print Disabled (LBPD) serves as Maryland’s branch of the National Library Service for the Blind and Print-disabled. Updated as of February 19, 2024 About the Braille eReader Due to its association with NLS, LBPD can loan a 20-cell refreshable braille display at no cost to any LBPD […]