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Oracle Software Cannot Be Used By Blind Texas Employees

Austin, Texas (February 5, 2007): The National Federation of the Blind and three blind Texas employees filed suit today to enforce a provision of Texas law requiring all information technology purchased by the state to be accessible to blind employees.  The suit was brought because the blind cannot use software manufactured by Oracle Systems and use

National Federation of the Blind and American Council of the Blind File Discrimination Suit Against Arizona State University

Baltimore, Maryland (June 25, 2009): The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) and the American Council of the Blind (ACB) filed suit today against Arizona State University (ASU) to prevent the university from deploying Amazon’s Kindle DX electronic reading device as a means of distributing electronic textbooks to its students because the device cannot be used by b

3,000 Blind People Arrive in Dallas

Event:   National Federation of the Blind Annual National Convention

Dates:   July 3–8, 2010

Place:   Hilton Anatole Hotel
           2201 Stemmons Freeway
           Dallas, Texas 75207

Attention Editors: