Advocacy

National Federation of the Blind Applauds Senate Vote Washington, DC (June 28, 2018): The United States Senate today provided its advice and consent for ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty to [...]

Five-Year Grant Will Allow Blind Youth to Explore Engineering and Yield Innovative Research in Informal Education Baltimore, Maryland (February 13, 2018): The National Federation of the Blind [...]

Baltimore, Maryland (January 22, 2018): Mark A. Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind, has received one of the inaugural Autos2050SM awards. The awards are being presented [...]

National Federation of the Blind and World Blind Union Call for Rescission of New Ban on Blind Mountaineers Baltimore, Maryland (January 2, 2018): The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) and [...]

Here’s my new look with the Aira.io glasses!   Aira and Memphis airport have come together as the only airport in the country (and the world), to create an agreement where Aira [...]

I thought you all would like to know about this new bill that will promote equal access to automated vehicles! -Mike Legislation Will Promote Access to Automated Vehicles for the Blind   [...]

AT&T has partnered with Aira.io in the #experiencemore campaign. Here’s a short video to check out.  

My visit to the World Trade Center Memorial. I am able to use my new glasses from Aira Technology and get a pretty amazing perspective.

As a blind person growing up in the 1950s and ’60s, I did not have real access to libraries. Instead I, like most blind persons, received borrowed books through a program known as [...]

  As you all know this time of year is very busy with travel and speaking engagements. I thought I would share one of the interviews with you all here. Enjoy.  Life After Blindness [...]