By Kirk Larson
Social Security Washington Public Affairs Specialist
Perhaps you’ve been planning to read that booklet on Social Security benefits, but you never seem to find the time to sit down with it. If only you could listen to an audio version, just as you might listen to the latest novel by your favorite author on audio book.
Well, now you can. Social Security offers more than a hundred publications in audio format, in both English and Spanish. You can find them at https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/audio/audio.html and https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/ or you can call 800-772-1213 for assistance.
Social Security wants to make sure you can get the information you need. That is why we offer our publications in print, online in both internet and PDF versions, and some in audio format. You also can get publications in Braille, in enlarged print and even cassette or CD. If you are blind or visually impaired and are having trouble reading a notice sent to you in the mail, ask a Social Security representative to read it and explain it to you. You can contact us as many times as you want.
You can even learn about Social Security in 15 different languages at our Language Gateway. There are many publications you can read and download in Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, or Vietnamese. If you want to learn about Social Security in Greek (or another language), you can at https://www.ssa.gov/site/languages/en/
If you were planning to plug in the ear buds and listen to a little music tonight, why not play the Social Security publication you’ve been putting off?
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