social security
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Join us tonight: How Earning in School Can Shape a Brighter Future for blind and low vision Students
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Penny Forward Podcast: Suggestions for a Simplifying Social Security Course
This week we asked you our audience about your thoughts on what you would like to see in our new course coming out this summer. If you have a suggestion or story to share please call or email us at: [email protected] (888) 332-5558 Select here to see a full transcript… Show notes My…
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Early Access Penny Forward Podcast: Suggestions for a Simplifying Social Security Course
This week we asked you our audience about your thoughts on what you would like to see in our new course coming out this summer. If you have a suggestion of story to share please call or email us at: [email protected] (888) 332-5558 Select here to see a full transcript… Show notes My…
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Early Access Penny Forward Transcript: Suggestions for a Simplifying Social Security Course
Have you ever been on a Social Security Administration program? Have you tried to apply, and found the process confusing? In the next Penny Forward self-paced course we would like to attempt to simplify the many programs offered by the Social Security Administration, and in this episode we asked you for the suggestions and stories…
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Book review: Making Self-Employment Work for People with Disabilities
Making Self-Employment Work for People with Disabilities About This Book “Making Self-Employment Work for People with Disabilities” is a comprehensive guide aimed at helping individuals with disabilities succeed in self-employment. The authors explore the various challenges and barriers faced by people with disabilities in the workforce and provide practical advice and strategies for overcoming these…
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Social Security Administration Announces Web Site Redesign
Today the Social Security Administration launched a redesigned web site that makes it easier to apply for and manage your Social Security benefits. “We’ve redesigned our website to serve you better”, the SSA says in the email announcement they sent this morning. Blind people are really going to like this site redesign. It’s now easy…
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Social Security Announces 8.7 Percent Benefit Increase for 2023
Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for approximately 70 million Americans will increase 8.7 percent in 2023, the Social Security Administration announced last week. On average, Social Security benefits will increase by more than $140 per month starting in January. The 8.7 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to more…
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Social Security At Work
Please join Chris Peterson, Lori Scharff, and the ACB employment committee, this afternoon for a panel discussion about Social Security benefits and work. Many blind people receive Supplemental Security Income, SSI, or Social Security Disability Insurance, SSDI, at points throughout their lives. You can earn more by working while collecting these benefits, and it’s important…
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Penny Forward Announces Amazon Gift Card Winners
In celebration of Financial Literacy Month, Members who signed up to join Penny Forward’s innovative online community in April were entered into drawings to win one of two Amazon gift cards. Members who signed up for a $9 monthly membership were entered into a drawing to win a $25 Amazon gift card. Members who signed…
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Penny Forward Celebrates Financial Literacy Month
Are you ready for Spring? Penny Forward wants to help you spruce up your finances by joining our innovative online community. Get access to our fully accessible online courses, members-only Zoom chats, and access to one to one coaching, all for just $9 a month or $99 a year. And, to celebrate Financial Literacy Month,…