Category: Penny Forward
Welcome to Penny Forward, a nonprofit organization founded and led by blind people. We empower each other to confidently navigate the complicated landscape of personal finance. We offer self-paced online financial education courses, weekly and monthly personal finance workshops, and one to one financial counseling provided by blind financial counselors.
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Research Participation Request: User Experience Research: Accessible Physical Activity Management App for Blind and Low-Vision People
Source: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign via NFB Research Participation Request: User Experience Research: Accessible Physical Activity Management App for Blind and Low-Vision People The below research participant solicitation is being provided for informational purposes only. The National Federation of the Blind has no involvement in this research, but we believe that it may contribute to…
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Research Participation Request: 500 CSAT Surveys
Source: National Federation of the Blind (NFB), Amazon/Defined.AI Research Participation Request: 500 CSAT Surveys The below research participant solicitation is being provided for informational purposes only. The National Federation of the Blind has no involvement in this research, but we believe that it may contribute to our research mission. Research Title: 500 CSAT Surveys Being…
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Study to Evaluate Tool to Help Blind Developers
Source: NFB Research Participation Request: Study to Evaluate Tool to Help Blind Developers The below research participant solicitation is being provided for informational purposes only. The National Federation of the Blind has no involvement in this research, but we believe that it may contribute to our research mission. Research Title: Study to Evaluate Tool to…
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Wednesday Workshop: Stocking the Pantry (National Cooking Day)
A discussion on how to financially prepare and stock your pantry effectively. What to Expect Introduction (10 minutes) Main Topics (45 minutes) Q&A and Closing (5 minutes) To enjoy this content, simply sign up for a Penny Forward membership. If you’re already a member, just log in using the form below. We’re excited to have…
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Living Blindfully Podcast featuring Penny Forward Founder and CEO Chris Peterson
Stay fit with Achilles, improve your financial literacy with Penny Forward, and when screen readers duplicate OS functions. Listen to the podcast
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Upcoming NFB Employment Events
National Federation of the Blind Virtual Career Fair October 22, 2024, 1:00-4:00 p.m., Eastern via Zoom Register for the National Federation of the Blind Virtual Career Fair. With opportunities to compete in the workplace in terms of equality, blind people can achieve careers based on their dreams, talents, and abilities. Employers, this is your chance…
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Podcast: You Cane Give Initiative
James Boehm, Amanda Juetten, and Angus Kola from Kustom Canes, and the You Cane Give initiative, talk about their organizations and how they fund a need that’s super important, and one we probably don’t think about here in the United States, which is the needs of the blind and visually impaired in the rest of…
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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…