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Dear Federation Family, Just in time for your Black Friday shopping, the NFB Bid for Equality online auction is now open for bidding. Help the NFB fund its work by sharing the auction with your [...]

By Marc Maurer – 11/18/13 09:00 AM EST The Wednesday before Thanksgiving is usually the busiest travel day of the year, so most planning to fly home for the holidays are prepared for high [...]

Jury finds NuVision Credit Union denied disabled vet loan because he did not have a driver’s license. HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., October 25, 2013- A Federal jury awarded Army Sgt. Major [...]

HOLLISTER CO. STORES MUST MOVE FORWARD WITH WHEELCHAIR ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS Federal Court Refuses to Stay Injunction Pending Appeal On August 20, 2013, US District Court Judge Wiley Y. Daniel [...]

Website: <www.nfb.org/scholarships > Email: scholarships@nfb.org Deadline: March 31, 2014 Are you a legally blind college student living in the United States or Puerto Rico? This annual [...]

Rep. Tom Petri Introduces “Technology, Education and Accessibility In College and Higher Education Act” Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, DC (November 15, 2013): The National Federation of the [...]

Decision Will Allow Access to Millions of Books by the Blind Baltimore, Maryland (November 14, 2013): The National Federation of the Blind, the nation’s leading advocate for access to education [...]

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has fined US Airways $1.2 million for not providing adequate wheelchair assistance to passengers in Philadelphia and Charlotte. The fine is one of the [...]

Baltimore, Maryland (November 6, 2013): The National Federation of the Blind, the oldest and largest nationwide organization of blind people, today expressed severe disappointment in the [...]

Burlington, Iowa (November 4, 2013): The National Federation of the Blind, which has led the fight for the equality of blind Americans for over seventy years, today commented on the landmark case [...]