Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships

The Department offers information to students on audio CD, in Braille, and on the Web. The audio compact disc (CD), the Student Aid Audio Guide, is available to anyone who wants it. It can be played on any audio CD player, and it contains information on the federal student aid programs, application procedures, eligibility criteria, loan repayment options, and deferment and cancellation provisions. It also contains information on non-federal resources. If students prefer to listen online, they can also access the Audio Guide on the web by going to this audio link.

Three of the Department's print publications are also available in Braille:

• The Student Guide: A booklet with detailed descriptions of the federal student financial aid programs. It is targeted to high school and college students and parents.
• Funding Your Education (FYE): A booklet covering the essentials of the federal student financial aid programs (application procedures, eligibility requirements, etc.) It is targeted to high school students.
• The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA): The form all students must complete when applying for the federal student aid programs administered by the Department of Education. The Braille FAFSA itself cannot be submitted. Students can use a Braille FAFSA as a reference aid.

To request Braille copies of these publications, students should call the Federal Student Aid Information Center toll-free at (800) 433-3243. Students may also access both The Student Guide and Funding Your Education on the Web with a screen reader. For The Student Guide, they can go to the Student Guide link.

For Funding Your Education, they can go to the Funding Your Education Link.

The above-mentioned Braille FAFSA will help students complete the paper application. The FAFSA is also available electronically to students with screen readers at www.fafsa.ed.gov.