News and Current Events

Fellow Federationists: We are proud to announce the long awaited release of “Kids Speak the Truth: Subminimum Wages,” made by this summer’s interns: Catherine Jacobson, Sarah Patnaude, [...]

Decision Affirms Right of Blind People to Enter Chiropractic Medicine Field Des Moines, Iowa (June 27, 2014): The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) today applauded the Iowa Supreme Court for [...]

The past six weeks have seen our country once again take up the discussion of racial prejudice.  It began with the LA Clippers owner, Donald Sterling, making extreme, racially prejudiced comments [...]

Dear Federationists, The NFB is seeking your feedback regarding accessibility features available within Electronic Health Record (EHR) software, in light of the U.S. Department of Health and [...]

Dear Fellow Federationists: We wanted to share a video with you that supports our call for fair wages for workers with disabilities. We asked American workers at an event outside Johns Hopkins [...]

Do you need a little extra cash to be able to attend the national convention in Orlando this summer? The Kenneth Jernigan Scholarship Fund invites members of the National Federation of the Blind [...]

National Federation of the Blind and H&R Block Announce Agreement Assuring Accessibility H&R Block Will Make Online Tax Prep and Mobile Apps Accessible Boston, Massachusetts (March 25, [...]

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 Read More [...]

Tony Gonzalez, The (Nashville) Tennessean 11:28 a.m. EST March 7, 2014 Source: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/03/07/service-dogs-law/6163211/ NASHVILLE — Tennessee law [...]

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 Read More [...]