Category: Frequently Asked Questions
FAQ: Why Financial Education is Key for People with Blindness or Low Vision
When people hear about the staggering statistics concerning employment among those of us who are blind or have low vision, they often ask why we at Penny Forward have chosen financial education as a primary focus. The statistics are indeed sobering: according to the best data available, there are around 20 million people with blindness…
FAQ: Is Penny Forward Just for People Who Are Blind?
As I’ve become more involved in the blindness field, I’ve started to notice something interesting — or maybe “alarming” is a better word. There seems to be a growing trend in some agencies that serve people with blindness or low vision to remove or, at the very least, strongly deemphasize the word “blind” from their…