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Resources Available for Blind and Visually Impaired Students

Federal Student Aid, an office of the U.S. Department of Education, has a variety of resources available to help blind and visually impaired students fund their education beyond high school.

  • Funding Education Beyond High School: Audio Highlights

    This audio release introduces students to resources such as Web sites and both Braille and print publications that will help them decide what to study, what school is right for them, what to look for—and look out for—in financing their education, what career choices to make, and much more.

    Audio Highlights also provides information on nonfederal sources of aid. Students can listen to Audio Highlights online at www.FederalStudentAid.ed.gov/audio.

    Audio Highlights is available on compact disc. For more information, students can call the Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC) toll-free at 1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243).


The following Federal Student Aid print publications are available in Braille and may be ordered by calling the FSAIC.

  • Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSASM) and FAFSA on the WebSM Worksheet

    Students use the FAFSA to apply for the Department's federal student aid programs. Although the Braille FAFSA cannot be submitted, students may use it as a guide when they apply on paper, or they can use the Braille FAFSA on the Web Worksheet as a guide when they apply online at www.fafsa.gov.

  • Funding Education Beyond High School: The Guide to Federal Student Aid

    This publication is a comprehensive resource that can be used at every stage of the student's financial aid lifecycle. The guide describes the three major types of federal student aid available-grants, loans and work—study—and explains how to apply for them. The guide also includes information on sources of nonfederal aid. The guide is available online at www.FederalStudentAid.ed.gov/guide.

  • Braille Bookmark

    The Braille Bookmark contains the Federal Student Aid Gateway Web address, www.FederalStudentAid.ed.gov. Students can use this site to find information on applying for aid and locating information about their federal student loan history. The bookmark also contains the toll-free FSAIC number: 1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243). Students can call that number if they have general questions about federal student aid or would like to order publications. TTY users can call 1-800-730-8913.



The following publications are new:

  • Your Federal Student Loans: Learn the Basics and Manage Your Debt

    This publication covers the following information students should consider when planning on borrowing money to pay for their education: what types of federal student loans are available, how much to borrow, tips on repaying their loans successfully, the difference between private and federal student loans, the consequences of default, and other helpful hints on how to manage their debt. This publication is available online at www.FederalStudentAid.ed.gov/repayingpub.

  • My Future, My Way: How to Go, How to Pay—A Workbook for Students in Middle and Junior High Schools

    This workbook provides information and resources to middle school students, showing them why they should go to college, how to go to college, and how to pay for it. Information for middle school students is available online at www.studentaid.ed.gov/early.



Last updated/reviewed October 1, 2009

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