The National Federation of the Blind frequently releases comments, sign ons, letters, and statements regarding a variety of issues that affect blind Americans. Below is a selection of these statements. Please visit our press room for additional information.
2024
- Comments on the Proposed Rule Regarding the Accessibility of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (November 1, 2024)
- Letter to the US Secretary of Education Regarding the Dismantling of the Digital Accessibility Unit (October 30, 2024)
- Letter to the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled Regarding Parental Acknowledgment Policy (October 15, 2024)
- Letter to include the Transformation to Competitive and Integrated Employment Act in Upcoming Legislation (July 24, 2024)
- Comments on the EAC Accessible Digital Form Filler Tool for the National Mail Voter Registration Form (July 19, 2024)
- Comments to the Office of Science and Technology Policy Regarding Upcoming Federal Evidence Agenda on Disability Equity (July 15, 2024)
- Letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Regarding the Updated Animal Importation Rule (June 27, 2024)
- Letter Opposing the One Percent Utilization Goal for the AbilityOne Program (June 11, 2024)
- Comments Regarding the Department of Transportation’s Renewal of the Service Animal Attestation Forms for Air Travel (May 24, 2024)
- Joint letter to the Senate and House Labor Committees on the Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (May 20, 2024)
- National Federation of the Blind Statement on the Signing of the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act (May 17, 2024)
- National Federation of the Blind Statement on the Release of ADA Title II Website Accessibility Final Rule (April 10, 2024)
- Letter sent to 253 Texas Counties Regarding Remote Accessible Vote-by-mail Systems (March 29, 2024)
- NFB Response to AbilityOne Commission Draft Policy 51.401 (March 14, 2024)
- Letter to Uber CEO to Stop Recent Ad Promoting Negative Perception of Blindness (February 15, 2024)
- Waymo Advice Letter 0002 (Tier 2) - CPUC Driverless Deployment Service Area Expansion (February 8, 2024)
- Letter to the Department of Transportation Regarding Airlines Requiring Service Animal Attestation Forms (January 12, 2024)
- Open Letter Regarding the National Federation of the Blind’s Objections to the Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act (January 4, 2024)
2023
- Comments on the Department of Health and Human Services Section 504 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (November 9, 2023)
- Ronza Othman’s Testimony Before the Senate Special Committee on Aging Regarding Accessible Federal Technology (September 21, 2023)
- Comments on the ADA Title II Website and Mobile App Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (September 19, 2023)
- Comments on the FCC’s Access to Video Conferencing Proposed Rule (September 6, 2023)
- President Riccobono’s Written responses to additional questions for the record from the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce regarding Autonomous Vehicles (August 24, 2023)
- President Riccobono’s Written Testimony to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce regarding Autonomous Vehicles (July 26, 2023)
- Video of Mark A. Riccobono’s Testimony (July 26, 2023)
- Letter of Support for the Charitable Act (June 14, 2023)
- Letter to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Regarding Discriminatory Driver’s License Requirements (March 21, 2023)
- Letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee Regarding Increased Appropriation for the Independent Living Services for Older Individuals who are Blind Program (March 13, 2023)
- Letter to the House Appropriations Committee Regarding Increased Appropriation for the Independent Living Services for Older Individuals who are Blind Program (March 13, 2023)
2022
- Comments on ANPRM Regarding Accessibility Requirements for Self-Service Transaction Machines and Self-Service Kiosks (November 17, 2022)
- Comments on NPRM Regarding Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities (September 29, 2022)
- Comments to NHTSA Regarding Ford and GM Requests for Exemptions from Motor Vehicle Safety Standards in order to Develop Autonomous Vehicles (August 19, 2022)
- Anil Lewis’s Testimony Before the Senate Special Committee on Aging Hearing Regarding Accessible Federal Technology (July 28, 2022)
- Letter Regarding the U.S. AbilityOne Commission Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2022-2026 (July 1, 2022)
- Letter to the Senate Committee on Finance Supporting the ABLE Age Adjustment Act (June 20, 2022)
- Letter to the Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee Regarding the Older Blind and Randolph-Sheppard Programs (April 27, 2022)
- Letter to the Chair and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee Regarding the Older Blind and Randolph-Sheppard Programs (April 25, 2022)
- Comments on the AbilityOne Draft Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2022-2026 (April 14, 2022)
- Update on White House Engagement Regarding At-Home COVID-19 Tests (March 7, 2022)
- Letter to Assistant Attorney General Regarding Website Accessibility Regulations Signed by 181 Disability Advocacy Organizations (February 28, 2022)
- Letter to FDA Commissioner Regarding Accessible Instructions for At-Home COVID-19 Test Kits (February 4, 2022)
- Comments to the Federal Highway Administration Regarding Electric Vehicle Charging Stations at Interstate Rest Stops and their Effect on Randolph-Sheppard Vendors (January 28, 2022)
- Letter to the Administration for Community Living Regarding Accessible At-home COVID-19 Test Kits for Blind Americans (January 27, 2022)
- Letter to NIH Director Regarding Accessible At-home COVID-19 Test Kits for Blind Americans (January 24, 2022)
- Letter to Contractors Regarding the Procurement of Accessible At-home COVID-19 Test Kits for Blind Americans (January 14, 2022)
- Letter to FDA Commissioner Regarding the Accessibility of At-Home COVID-19 Tests and Test Requests (January 11, 2022)
- Letter to President Biden Regarding the Accessibility of At-Home COVID-19 Tests and Test Requests (January 3, 2022)
2021
- Letter of Support for the Nomination of Justice Richard Bernstein to the US Court of Appeals (December 29, 2021)
- Response to the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Request for Information on Voting Accessibility (November 22, 2021)
- Response to the AbilityOne Commission NPRM Regarding the Elimination of Subminimum Wages (November 5, 2021)
- Letter to Speaker Pelosi Regarding ATAA in Build Back Better Act (October 20, 2021)
- Letter to Majority Leader Schumer Regarding ATAA in the Build Back Better Act (October 20, 2021)
- Letter to President Biden Regarding the Establishment of an Interagency Coordinating Council on Blindness (August 24, 2021)
- Opposition to Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act Fact Sheet – 117th Congress
- Anil Lewis’s Written Testimony Before A Joint Hearing Regarding The Phase Out of Subminimum Wages
- Letter from President Riccobono to Chairperson Murray (June 21, 2021)
- Letter from President Riccobono to Chairperson Scott (June 21, 2021)
- Letter to the Secretary of Labor Regarding Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (June 21, 2021)
- NFB Comments on FCC Fulfillment of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (June 3, 2021)
- Letter to Chair Cantwell and Ranking Member Wicker supporting Senator Thune’s amendment to the Endless Frontier Act (May 11, 2021)
- Letter to Senators Klobuchar and Merkley Regarding the S. 1 (April 1, 2021)
- Comments on RSA FAQ Regarding Criterion for an Integrated Employment Location in the Definition of “Competitive Integrated Employment” and Participant Choice (3/31/2021)
- Letter to All Governors regarding COVID-19 Vaccinations and Testing (February 26, 2021)
- Letter Regarding the American Rescue Plan and the Phase Out of Subminimum Wages (February 22, 2021)
- Letter to Congressional Leaders Regarding Amendments to H.R. 1, For the People Act (February 19, 2021)
2020
- Open Letter from the National Federation of the Blind to All Airlines (December 22, 2020)
- Letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Regarding Accessibility of COVID-19 Vaccinations (December 7, 2020)
- Letter to Congressional Leaders Regarding the Transformation to Competitive Employment Act (October 5, 2020)
- Letter to Assistant Secretary Schultz Regarding Unemployment for Disabled Americans (August 24, 2020)
- Letter to Senator John Cornyn Opposing Section 181 of the SAFE TO WORK Act (S. 4317) (August 11, 2020)
- Letter to the House Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures Supporting the Access Technology Affordability Act (June 18, 2020)
- Open Letter to School Districts Concerning Rethink Grant Applications (May 14, 2020)
- Letter to Secretary of Education Regarding Rethink K-12 Grant Program (May 14, 2020)
- Letter to Congress Regarding CARES Act Waivers (May 4, 2020)
- Reply Comments to FCC Regarding Use of the 5.9 GHz Band (April 23, 2020)
- Letter to House Committee on Administration and the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration Regarding Vote-by-Mail Legislation (April 10, 2020)
- Letter to the Betsy DeVos Regarding Educational Waivers During the COVID-19 Pandemic (April 10, 2020)
- Letter to Chairman Scott Regarding Including Primary Tenets of AIM HIGH Act (H.R. 5312) as Section 9008 in College Affordability Act (H.R. 4674) (March 11, 2020)
- Response to DOT’s Service Animal NPRM (March 3, 2020)
- Mark A. Riccobono's Written Testimony before the United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce; "Autonomous Vehicles: Promises and Challenges of Evolving Automotive Technologies" (February 11, 2020); Video of Mark A. Riccobono's Testimony (February 11, 2020)
2019
- Letter to the United States Commission on Civil Rights Regarding the Payment of Subminimum Wages to People with Disabilities (November 25, 2019)
- Anil Lewis’s Written Testimony before the United States Commission on Civil Rights (November 15, 2019)
- NFB Response to Docket ID ED–2019–OSERS–0111 (October 29, 2019)
- NFB Response to Docket No. NHTSA-2019-0085 (October 22, 2019)
- Letter of Support for Updated Version of Sami’s Law - H.R. 4686 (October 16, 2019)
- Letter to Senators Isakson and Tester, and Representatives Takano and Roe Regarding the Impact of the VA’s Rule of Two (September 26, 2019)
- Letter to Senators Wicker and Cantwell, and Representatives Pallone and Walden Regarding Autonomous Vehicle Legislation and Attachment to Letter (August 22, 2019)
- NFB Comments Regarding Sami’s Law (June 27, 2019)
- Comments Regarding Google Fiber’s Petition for Limited Waiver of the Audibly Accessible Rules for User Interfaces on Covered Navigation Devices (June 10, 2019)
- Letter of Chairman Isakson and Ranking Member Tester Supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs Website Accessibility Act of 2019 (May 29, 2019)
- Testimony Before the Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch Committee on Appropriations Regarding Funding for the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) (April 2, 2019)
- Comments Regarding Developments in Video Description for the Federal Communications Commission’s Report to Congress (March 26, 2019)
- Letter to Chairman Ryan Supporting the Relocation of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (February 26, 2019)
- Letter to FDA Regarding the Need for Prescription Point-of-Care Blood Glucose Monitor Accessibility Guidelines (February 25, 2019)
- Letter to FDA Regarding the Need for Over-the-Counter Blood Glucose Monitor Accessibility Guidelines (February 25, 2019)
- Letter to Chairman Scott Supporting the Transformation to Competitive Employment Act (January 25, 2019)
- Letter to Senator Casey Supporting the Transformation to Competitive Employment Act (January 25, 2019)
2018
- Letter Criticizing Changes to 14(c) Certificate Application Process (December 10, 2018)
- NFB Response to DHS Docket No. USCIS-2010-0012 (December 10, 2018)
- Letter Supporting the Updated AV START Act (December 4, 2018)
- Letter Opposing Section 437 of FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (September 25, 2018)
- NFB Comments Regarding the Tentative Findings for the 2018 Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) Biennial Report (August 22, 2018)
- Letter from President Riccobono to Tina Ballard, AbilityOne Executive Director, Regarding Appointment of Third Central Nonprofit (August 2, 2018)
- NFB Comments Regarding a Letter Sent by 103 Members of the House of Representatives to Attorney General Sessions about Title III Accommodations (July 27, 2018)
- NFB and the Diabetes Action Network Follow Up Request to the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (April 27, 2018)
- NFB and the Diabetes Action Network Request Meeting with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Regarding Continuous Glucose Monitors (March 27, 2018)
2017
- NFB Comments Regarding Accessible Video Games
- National Council of State Agencies for the Blind Comments on Elimination of Federal Funding for Public Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Programs in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
- NFB Comments Regarding Regulations for Increased Described Television Programming
- NFB Comments Regarding the Evaluation of Existing Regulations by the Department of Education
- NFB Comments with the Association of People
- Supporting Employment First (APSE) and the Collaboration to Promote Self-Determination (CPSD) in Support of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
- NFB Supports the Definition of "Competitive Integrated Employment" in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
- NFB Comments with the National Disability Rights Network and American Civil Liberties Union Regarding Prisoners with Disabilities
- Updated Opposition to H.R. 620
- NFB Comments on Broadband Medical Technology
- NFB Opposes Privatization of Interstate Rest Areas
- NFB Opposes H.R. 620
- NFB Comments on Regulations Implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
- NFB Comments with the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Regarding HR 620
2016
- NFB v PARCC Settlement Agreement
- NFB Comments Regarding the Issue of Nondiscrimination Against Passengers with Disabilities in Air Travel (80 FR 75953)
2015
- National Federation of the Blind Comments on Nondiscrimination Policies in the Affordable Care Act
- National Federation of the Blind Letter to Office of Standards and Technology Regarding Accessible Health IT
- NFB Comments in Support of Requirements for Emergency Information and Video Description: Implementation of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010
- NFB Comments Regarding SSDI Earnings Cliff
- NFB Comments Regarding Guidance Under Section 529A: Qualified ABLE Programs (IRS REG-102837-15)