Updated as of September 14, 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
Updated as of September 14, 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 patron. While it is technically a loaner device, you are in charge of it, and you do not need to return it over holiday breaks, […]
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BADIE Contest
Updated as of October 8, 2024. Benefits of Audio Description in Education (BADIE) Contest 2024 Audio description opens doors of access to visually-presented information in videos (movies, television shows, and more) to blind/low vision individuals of all ages. The BADIE contest invites students to write a review of an audio-described video – sharing the good, […]
Let’s take a journey to the past to discover a few interesting facts of Black History.
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 services available from Maryland’s Vocational Rehabilitation agency, the Division of Rehabilitation Services/Office of Blindness & Vision Services (DORS/OBVS). Bridges’ […]