Browsing Month
When I was 24 years old, I had about $3,400 in credit card debt. Maybe that doesn’t sound like a lot, but as a journalist who only made $28,000 a year (about $850 every two weeks), it felt like a mountain of debt. Initially, I could only afford to make minimum payments. A coworker …
The CDC estimates that it costs over $16,000 a year to be blind or visually impaired.
I think of these added costs as “the blind tax.” How much someone pays for their disability depends on their unique situation.
We’ll be posting ways to combat the blind tax on this blog and on our social media accounts to spread awareness — but more importantly — to offer real financial solutions to people with disabilities.
