Social Security & Other Government Programs
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Seniors
- Aging and Vision Changes
- Causes of Adult Vision Loss
- Driving
- Family Support
- Housing
- Independent Living
- Orientation & Mobility
- Professionals: Caregivers & Healthcare
- Reading & Writing
- Recreation & Leisure
- Rehabilitation
- Vision Loss Combined with Hearing Loss
- Vision Loss Combined with Other Disabilities
Financial assistance is available for people who are blind or visually impaired. These sites have information about the benefits offered by the Social Security Administration and Medicare for elders with vision loss.
Social Security, SSI, and Medicare Facts for 2009 Braille Monitor, National Federation of the Blind
Jim McCarthy, Government Programs Specialist for the National Federation of the Blind, provides his annual Social Security summary.
