The Education Department Wants To Help Disabled Borrowers Get Their Student Loans Forgiven

On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Education announced new steps to ensure that student loan borrowers with disabilities receive the loan forgiveness they’re eligible for. As a start, education officials will send out letters to these borrowers next week to inform them about their options.

Back in 2012, the Obama administration moved to make it easier for totally and permanently disabled borrowers to apply to have their student loans discharged through Social Security. But many borrowers aren’t aware they can apply to discharge their loans....
http://thinkprogress.org/education/2016/04/12/3768506/department-of-education-borrowers-disability/