Scholarships for the Visually Impaired
There are a Variety of Scholarship Sources for Blind Students
Major progress has been made and huge steps have been taken in the last few decades to make the world as easy to navigate as possible to the visually impaired: braille is ubiquitous, auditory methods of signalling are used in traffic and other common public situations, and hundreds of thousands of books have been converted to audio books. The collegiate world has also taken significant steps in opening their doors to students with a sight-related disability. Many college classrooms now accommodate the visually impaired through textbooks that can be listened to, touch-based navigation, and easy-access academic buildings and dormitories.
The visually impaired also have a leg-up at affording their college career if they choose to go the route of post-secondary education. Many scholarships are in place to provide a supporting hand to the visually impaired. Here is a selection of the financial aid possibilities available to blind students from a variety of national organizations, state councils, and singular universities.
National Federation of the Blind
The NFB has the largest scholarship program for legally blind [...]