Dakota Center for Independent Living

April 2016

Facebook Adds Accessible Feature to Make Site More Inclusive to People with Vision Impairments and Blindness

People share over 2 billion photos across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp every day. Visual content provides a fun and expressive way for people to communicate online; however, consuming and creating it can pose a challenge for people who are blind or visually impaired. There are more than 39 million people who are blind and […]

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Obama to Forgive Student Loan Debt for People with Permanent Disabilities

On April 12, the Department of Education announced it will forgive an estimated $7.7 billion dollars in student loans for 387,000 people with permanent disabilities.  Starting next week, the Department of Education will send letters to Americans who have been identified as eligible for what is called a “total and permanent disability” loan discharge because

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Tax Credit Proposed for Caregivers of People with Disabilities

A bill introduced in the beginning of March in the House of Representatives would allow family members who care for people with disabilities or aging family members receive up to $3,000.00 in tax savings annually. The bill is known as the Credit for Care Act. The tax credit offsets expenses for things like home modifications,

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