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A young blind man sits at a picnic table in the park using a laptop.

Equal Treatment in the Workplace Means Equal Access to Technology

The National Federation of the Blind engages in strategic legal action to defend the rights and advance the equality of blind people. While we do not have the financial resources to assist every blind individual who experiences discrimination, we help individuals bring legal action where we believe that the result is likely to be important systemic change.
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Marilyn Green in front of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC.

Growing in Confidence at Washington Seminar

When nearly five hundred blind Americans travel to Capitol Hill with our long white canes in hand and a call to increase the independence of blind people nationwide, the United States Congress knows that the members of the National Federation of the Blind have mobilized for security, equality, and opportunity.
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Catastrophic Impact on Vocational Rehabilitation

Much attention has been given to Congress’s planned tax reform efforts and the varied effects those changes will have on Americans.
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Mark Riccobono addresses the crowd at the Great Gathering In.

National Federation of the Blind Celebrates a Successful Washington Seminar

With a new administration in Washington promising sweeping change, many wonder what the prospects for legislative success are in the rapidly evolving political environment.
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Senator Dole Supports Space Available for Veterans with Disabilities

Federationists know that we are working to allow 100 percent service disabled veterans to participate in the military’s Space Available program, which allows active duty and retired military personnel to travel on Department of Defense flights when space is available.
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Lululemon Class Notice

In April of 2015, the NFB learned of a pending class action settlement between David New et al and Lululemon USA, Inc., which resolved claims pertaining to inaccessible touchscreen payment systems.  The settlement proposed to unfairly waive the rights of blind customers without due process or compensation.  To protect the rights of blind people, the NFB objected to
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We Must Stop the Amazon Fail!

We Must Stop the Amazon Fail!
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Time for the White House to Upload the Internet Regs

Earlier this week I was honored to attend a White House reception and ceremony to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). President Obama spoke with passion and sincerity about the progress made since the signing of the ADA and some of the very significant executive orders he has made to raise expectations for people with disabilities. While I am proud of what the President has done to raise the bar for employment of and payment of fair wages to workers with disabilities, I left the White House in complete frustration after the President failed to mention anything about meaningful regulatory action that will ensure our full participation in the twenty-first century where the internet is critical to success.
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National Federation of the Blind Urges Smarter Balanced to Fix Accessibility Barriers and Policies Before Launch of K-12 Assessments

The National Federation of the Blind, along with seven national disability advocacy and technology organizations, sent a letter on January 23, 2015, to the governing board of Smarter Balanced, a consortium of twenty-one member states that will administer Common Core assessment tests to K-12 students starting this spring.
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Education

The TIME Act: Transitioning to Integrated and Meaningful Employment Act

When you are reading through the legislative agenda for the National Federation of the Blind Washington Seminar next month, do not be alarmed when you do not see the Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act of 2015.
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