National Federation of the Blind press releases
Baltimore, Maryland (July 20, 2020): The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) has once again presented fifty thousand dollars in cash awards to individuals and organizations that are a positive force in the lives of blind people and whose work advances the goal of helping transform their dreams into reality.
Orlando, Florida (June 30, 2015)
Event: National Federation of the Blind National Convention
Dates: July 5–July 10, 2015
Place: Rosen Centre
9840 International Drive
Orlando, Florida 32819
Washington, DC (September 15, 2015): Seven leading organizations comprised of Americans with disabilities announced today that they are calling for reform of the AbilityOne Program and set forth seven principles for overhaul of the program, which affects tens of thousands of American workers with disabilities.
Baltimore, Maryland (August 25, 2015): The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the nation’s leading advocate for equal education for blind students, commented today on a proposed $30 million contract under which Amazon, Inc.
Date: August 26, 2015
Time: 4:30–6:00 p.m.
Place: M.S. 131, 100 Hester Street, New York, NY 10002
Baltimore, Maryland (August 13, 2015): With a financial gift provided by Oracle, the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) honored two outstanding blind students last month at the banquet of the organization’s seventy-fifth annual convention.
Baltimore, Maryland (August 12, 2015): The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the nation’s oldest and largest organization of blind people, today announced the winners of its 2015 scholarships, which were awarded at the organization’s recent national convention in Orlando. The winner of the organization’s
Baltimore, Maryland (August 11, 2015): The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the nation’s leading advocate for the rights of blind parents and their children, applauds the new technical assistance document Protecting the Rights of Parents a
Baltimore, Maryland (August 6, 2015): The National Federation of the Blind, the oldest and largest nationwide organization of blind Americans, applauds the introduction of the Transitioning to Integrated and Meaningful Employment (TIME) Act (S. 2001) by Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH).
Boston, Massachusetts (July 20, 2015): The Container Store Group, Inc., which promotes its founders’ belief in “conscious capitalism”-the notion that a business should focus on a purpose beyond profit-is alleged in a class action lawsuit filed today in the United States District Court of Massachusetts (Case No.