Featured Programs
Scholarship Program
Every year through our scholarship program, we award more than $120,000 to blind scholars across the United States and Puerto Rico in recognition of their achievements and professional aspirations.
Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards
The annual Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards honor individuals and organizations that are a positive force in the lives of blind people and whose work advances the ultimate goal of helping transform our dreams into reality.
Santa Letters
Every December, the National Federation of the Blind helps Santa send letters in Braille to young blind children across the country, along with a tactile coloring sheet and a print letter for parents.
Upcoming National Events
- January 28-31, 2019, Washington Seminar, Washington, DC
- March 28-29, 2019, Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium, Baltimore, MD
- June 16-22, 2019, NFB EQ, Baltimore, MD
- July 7-12, 2019, 2019 National Convention, Las Vegas, NV
Resources
Top Stories
A Preliminary Victory for Blind Students
The Department of Education has partially rolled back its effort to reduce its caseload at the expense of blind students. Read more in this blog post from NFB President Mark A. Riccobono.
Mentoring Can Be Momentous
In the latest episode of the Nation's Blind Podcast, we discuss the important role mentoring plays in the lives of members of the National Federation of the Blind.
The Unexplored Dimensions of Photography: The Blind and the Freedom of Tactile Understanding
The November issue of the Braille Monitor features this story about how, through tactile art, we are changing the museum experience for the blind.
President Riccobono's First Pitch
Special thanks to the Baltimore Orioles, Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, and Jim Hunter.
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