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Publication Date: August 3, 2007
Author: Jennifer Douglas, General Manager, Student Aid Awareness and
Applicant Services Channel, Federal Student Aid
Summary: Resources for Blind and Visually Impaired Students
Posted on 08-03-2007
Federal Student Aid has a variety of information resources available
for blind and visually impaired students enrolling in or currently enrolled
in education beyond high school.
- Funding Education Beyond High School: Audio Highlights
Formerly called the Student Aid Audio Guide, this new audio
release introduces students to critical information to consider as they
prepare for education after high school. In addition, Audio Highlights
introduces them to other resources (Web sites and Braille and print
publications) that provide more details relating to each topic listed
in the contents. Audio Highlights helps students 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 begins with a 60 second Public Service Announcement
(PSA) that highlights Federal Student Aid's core mission-to ensure that
all eligible individuals benefit from financial assistance for education
beyond high school and to champion the value of postsecondary education.
The PSA points out that each year, Federal Student Aid awards more than
$80 billion in grants, work-study and low-interest loans to help finance
the dreams of tomorrow's leaders.
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. Your school can
order copies in bulk from www.fsapubs.org
or your students can order individual copies by calling the Federal
Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC) toll-free at 1-800-433-3243.
The following federal student aid print publications are available in
Braille and can be ordered at www.fsapubs.org
or through the FSAIC.
- Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and FAFSA on the
Web Worksheet
Although the Braille FAFSA cannot be submitted, students can 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.ed.gov.
- Funding Education Beyond High School: The Guide to Federal Student
Aid
This publication is a comprehensive and user-friendly resource on student
financial aid that can be used at every stage of the student's financial
aid lifecycle. The guide covers the three major types of student financial
aid available-grants, loans, and work-study-and explains how to apply
for them. The Guide also includes sources of nonfederal aid.
An updated Braille Bookmark is now available. It contains the new Federal
Student Aid Gateway Web address, www.FederalStudentAid.ed.gov.
Students can use this site to find information on applying for aid and
locating their federal student loans. The bookmark also contains our
toll-free FSAIC telephone number: 1-800-433-3243. Students can call
this number if they have general questions about federal student aid
or would like to order publications. TTY users can call 1-800-730-8913.
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