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Feedback on Blind Man's Story on This American Life
The following is a copy of an e-mail that was recently sent by NFB member Bob Hartt to the producers of NPR's This American Life:
We Hold These Truths to Be Self-Evident: Part Two
On April 11, 2013, I wrote a blog post entitled, “We Hold These Truths to Be Self-Evident—Do You?” That post was the result of talking to many people about the shift in thinking that needs to occur with respect to technology a
Participants Needed for Testing a New Math Education Software Tool for the Blind During the 2013 NFB National Convention
At the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) Jernigan Institute we work on creating educational programs and tools that enhance the participation of blind students.
Grading Kindle Accessibility on iOS
Hip Hip Hooray!
The Tactile Graphics Conference Wrap-Up
When we started planning the first-ever Tactile Graphics Conference here at the NFB HQ we thought it would be more of a meeting than a full-fledged conference. We put out a call for proposals, and when we got more than we could really fit in our plans, we expanded the plan.
Victims of the Exemption
Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act exempts over three thousand employers from paying their workers with disabilities the federal minimum wage, allowing them to pay workers subminimum wages as low as three cents per hour. The Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act of 2013 will repeal this unfair, discriminatory, and immoral provision.
The Commensurate Wage Fallacy
Under Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act, a flawed formula has been used for years to calculate the commensurate “piece rate” wage for workers with disabilities. This formula, based on average wages and survey data, works mathematically, but fails the common sense test.
We Hold These Truths to Be Self-Evident—Do You?
Technology and education are two topics that get a great deal of attention today. The intersection of technology and education is viewed as an unprecedented opportunity to fully unlock the power of knowledge and make it more accessible than ever before in the history of mankind.
Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities
From the 2012 Annual Report of the National Federation of the BlindThe National Federation of the Blind is, at its core, a grassroots civil rights movement consisting of blind people, our family members, and friends.
Dropbox Dropped the Ball, but They Are Working to Recover it.
Broken. Dropbox is broken. More specifically, the Dropbox desktop client is broken. I am just a little heartbroken, or possibly a lot.