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IRWE (Impairment Related Work Expense) Exclusions for SSDI

Updated as of February 19, 2024. Note: The worker must have paid the expense in order for it to be considered an IRWE exclusion. Categories Download available IRWE Calculation Spreadsheet (two worksheets: SSDI Calculation & IRWE Calculation) Contact the Bridges Helpdesk for More Information Our Accessible web form Email: Helpdesk@imagemd.org  Text: Send to: (410) 357-1546 […]

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Blind Work Expense (BWE) Exclusions for SSI

Updated as of February 19, 2024. Note: Blind Work Expense items do not have to be related to your blindness. Note: The worker must have paid the expense in order for it to be considered a BWE exclusion from income calculation. Categories Download Available BEAR’s BWE Calculation Spreadsheet (two worksheets: SSI Calculation & BWE Calculation) […]

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Braille eReader

The Maryland State Library for the Blind and Print Disabled (LBPD) serves as Maryland’s branch of the National Library Service for the Blind and Print-disabled. Updated as of February 19, 2024 About the Braille eReader Due to its association with NLS, LBPD can loan a 20-cell refreshable braille display at no cost to any LBPD […]

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BADIE Contest

Updated as of February 19, 2024. Benefits of Audio Description in Education (BADIE) Contest 2024 Audio description opens doors of access to visually-presented information in videos (movies, television shows, and more) to blind/low vision individuals of all ages. The BADIE contest invites students to write a review of an audio-described video – sharing the good, […]

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Black History is American History

Let’s take a journey to the past to discover a few interesting facts of Black History.