Ready to take control of your finances? 🎉 Get our free Financial Planning Guide for People with Vision Loss and start your journey toward financial independence today! Download Now!
Category: Accessibility
Welcome to our Accessibility category, where you’ll find a curated collection of resources designed to be fully accessible for screen reader users and those with low vision. Here, we also highlight organizations and products recommended by our community for their inclusive practices. Whether you’re seeking tools that enhance accessibility or looking for information on businesses that champion inclusion, this section is dedicated to making your experience as seamless and empowering as possible.
-
Strengths, not Stress: Embrace the Tools That Free Your Time
The activities that bring us the most joy are also often the ones that make us the most money. On the flip side, the little and not-so-little tasks that fill up our days—managing household chores, dealing with inaccessible systems, or fumbling with overly complicated tech—rarely bring in income.
-
Press Release: Penny Forward Updates App to Boost Financial Education for Blind Americans
— Penny Forward INC, a leading Minnesota-based 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization founded and run by people who are blind, is proud to announce an updated version of the Penny Forward app. Developed in partnership with Wells Fargo and World Services for the Blind, Penny Forward Mobile Version 1.2.0 provides access to financial education for the estimated…
-
Don’t Get Fooled: How to Outsmart Financial Scams and Fraud
This post was written in partnership with the Safety Positive Foundation, a nonprofit organization promoting personal safety in the blind community. Imagine this: you receive an email that looks exactly like it’s from your bank. The logo, the language, even the sender’s address seem legitimate. It says your account is locked, and you need to…
-
Accessible formats available for most IRS products through the IRS Alternative Media Center
Source: IRS Tax Tips The IRS Alternative Media Center provides content in a variety of formats to accommodate taxpayers with different communication needs. The AMC provides hundreds of tax forms and publications in alternative formats, including: • Text only.• Braille-ready files.• Browser-friendly HTML.• Accessible PDF.• Large print PDF. The Alternative Media Center makes IRS resources…
-
Podcast: Banking With Aira
This is a bonus episode of the Penny Forward Podcast, a show about blind people building bright futures one penny at a time. In this episode, we feature an excerpt from our September Financial Sense¢ program, featuring Everett Bacon, VP of Blindness Initiatives with Aira. Everett talks about Aira’s partnerships with financial institutions, and how…
-
Access Technology Proficiency: Paving the Way to Independent Money Management
Submitted by Penny Forward member Catherine Getchell My name is Catherine Getchell, and I’m new to Penny Forward. I’ve been totally blind since birth, and I work at a university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Since joining Penny Forward as a member a couple of weeks ago, I’ve been thinking a lot about the relationship for blind…
-
Uber and Lyft Wave Fees For Passengers With Disabilities
Since many of our members are blind and rely on Uber or Lyft for much of their transportation, we hope the following information we received by email will be helpful. Transportation is already very costly, so we applaud Uber and Lyft for allowing passengers with disabilities to wave these fees. You may have had the…
-
Celebrating Moe Carpenter’s AFC® Exam Success
I’m thrilled to share some exciting news today—Penny Forward’s very own Moe Carpenter has passed the Accredited Financial Counselor, AFC®, exam! 🎉 This is such a huge milestone for Moe, and I couldn’t be more proud of all the hard work and dedication she’s put in to achieve this.