Advocacy

Here’s a great article written by Gail Rosenblum that might interest you. Emily Wharton’s epiphany came in college, as she faced a roomful of listeners at a coffeehouse poetry reading. All [...]

WBUMarrakesh, Morocco – Yesterday, under a scorching sun, the World Blind Union organised an event to raise awareness about the negotiations taking place inside the Marrakesh Palais des Congrès. [...]

As you know there is a petition on the nfb.org website concerning an important treaty concerning the availability of books, worldwide, to blind and visually impaired persons.  There is also a [...]

Baltimore, Maryland (June 19, 2013): The National Federation of the Blind commended the Department of Education for guidelines on Braille instruction issued in a Dear Colleague Letter earlier [...]

(Source: HUD) — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it is charging City Rescue Mission of New Castle (CRM) and one of its employees with refusing [...]

As I travel the world and speak about Disabilities and Inclusion I am often asked if I think we are better off today than when I was born.  “In some ways we are”, I state.  “Technology, for [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Chris Danielsen Director of Public Relations National Federation of the Blind (410) 659-9314, extension 2330(410) 262-1281 (Cell) cdanielsen@nfb.org National [...]

Are you tired of spending hours shopping and waiting in long lines to make those special holiday purchases? Thankfully, there is a quick and easy way to cut out the stress of the season. The [...]

The answer is 90 percent if the children are blind. That represents 52,070 students who are not learning to read. Most Americans are shocked to hear this statistic. And we should be. There are [...]

National Federation of the Blind Goes to Washington -Largest Coalition of Blind People Participates Early February, I had the opportunity to visit Washington DC as a part of the largest group of [...]