American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults
Future Reflections Fall 2022 WHAT'S NEW?
American Printing House for the Blind (APH)
https://www.aph.org/8-stem-products-for-inclusive-classrooms
APH has a series of products to help make STEM topics accessible to blind and low-vision students. The Snap Circuits Jr Access Kit is an inclusive way to teach basic electronics concepts in the classroom. Other products include Sense of Science: Astronomy; DNA Twist; DNA-RNA Kit; Protein Synthesis Kit; and Code Jumper. APH also offers Basic Science Tactile Graphics and Life Science Tactile Graphics.
Braille Readers Are Leaders
actionfund.beanstack.org
Contest Period: December 5, 2022 to January 23, 2023
Registration is open for the Braille Readers Are Leaders Contest, sponsored by the American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults in partnership with the National Federation of the Blind. Braille reading students and adults across the US compete against other participants in similar contest categories for seven weeks. Participants
A video is available to walk contestants through the login process. Participants receive a contest t-shirt as soon as possible after registration. If you have questions or are having trouble logging minutes, email [email protected].
2023 NFB Writers Division Contest
Contact: Shelley Alongi, [email protected]
Deadline for Submissions: April 30, 2023
The 2023 NFB Writers Division Contest is open to all aspiring writers, whether blind or sighted. Adult contest categories are short fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Youth contest categories are short fiction and poetry.
The youth contest is divided into three groups: elementary (grades 1-4), middle (grades 5-8), and high school (grades 9-12). Youth contest prize winners will receive $30 for first place, $20 for second place, and $10 for third place.
Fiction entries in the youth contest may be no more than one thousand words, and poetry entries must not exceed fifty lines. Entries must be submitted in hand-embossed contracted Braille, either written with a slate and stylus or Perkins Brailler. An electronic copy must be sent in DOC, DOCX, or RTF format to Shelley Alongi at the address above. The cover letter must include the contestant's name, mailing address, phone number and email address, and the titles of all submissions. Submissions and cover letter should be sent to:
Chelsea Cook
901 Englewood Parkway, Apt. J 304
Englewood, CO 80110
National Federation of the Blind Surveys
https://nfb.org/legal/surveys
The National Federation of the Blind works to advance disability rights. One important way to do that is to learn about your stories. The NFB is conducting several surveys to gain more information in various areas of access. Please review our current survey categories and report your experiences via one of these important surveys. Links to these surveys can be found at the address above. Thank you for your time!
Rideshare Discrimination Survey
The National Federation of the Blind is seeking feedback from Uber and Lyft customers who have been discriminated against by either rideshare company because of disability, including but not limited to a rider's use of a service animal or white cane, or due to inaccessible rideshare app technology. Please take time to report all instances of discrimination through the Rideshare Discrimination Survey.
Education Technology Survey
The NFB is gathering information regarding the accessibility of educational technology used in our nation's schools (kindergarten through graduate level). If you are a student, parent, teacher, or administrator who uses screen access software or other accommodations to participate nonvisually in educational programs or services, or if you are the parent, teacher, or administrator of someone who does, please complete our Education Technology Survey once a semester and contribute to this important research.
Access to COVID 19 Vaccine and Testing Survey
The National Federation of the Blind is gathering data to monitor and challenge access barriers for blind people to COVID-19 vaccines and tests. It is vital that blind and low-vision Americans receive the same opportunities and tools to participate in ending this public-health threat as others do. Please complete a five- to fifteen-minute survey regarding your experience with COVID-19 vaccines and testing.
Access to Digital Library Services Survey
Equal access to digital library services is a priority for the National Federation of the Blind. Digital services provide additional opportunities to engage with libraries and increase the availability of information. Your feedback will help us advocate for improved access to digital library services in public and school libraries. Please complete our survey on access to digital library services.
Unemployment Benefits Survey
The National Federation of the Blind is investigating barriers or denials related to unemployment benefits. If you have been terminated or laid off from your job within the past two years, please complete this important survey.