Braille Monitor

The Braille Monitor is the flagship publication of the National Federation of the Blind. It covers the events and activities of the NFB, addresses the issues we face as blind people, and highlights our members. Full issues are published eleven times a year. Early access articles are made available for relevant and urgent information and updates and will be featured in future full issues as needed and determined by the President and editor.

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Legislative Update

We announce the dates for the 2026 Washington Seminar and provide an update on critical legislation aimed at ensuring equality and opportunities for blind Americans.

11 months ago | By Chris Danielsen

What is Braille Monitor Early Access?

Learn how we are continuing the Braille Monitor's legacy through our new Early Access section.

11 months ago | By Chris Danielsen

The Magazine of the Blind People's Movement

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How to Subscribe

The Braille Monitor is available online, via email, in fourteen-point inkprint, in Braille, and on USB flash drive. It is also available through our NFB-NEWSLINE^® program and via podcast by searching for "National Federation of the Blind—Braille Monitor" in your podcast client.

You can subscribe to the email version here. To subscribe to the inkprint, Braille, or USB flash drive version, or to change your format or mailing address, please contact us at 410-659-9314, extension 2344, or [email protected]. Please indicate which format you would like to receive. If based in the United States, NFB members are invited, and nonmembers are requested, to cover the subscription cost (i.e., $40).

All subscriptions mailed to foreign countries are invoiced at $75 USD per year
Canadian subscriptions are invoiced at $50 USD per year

Checks should be made payable to the National Federation of the Blind and sent to the NFB, attention Braille Monitor, 200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21230.

Submitting Material

Article submissions and letters to the editor may be sent to the National Federation of the Blind, attention Chris Danielsen, 200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21230 or to [email protected].

The Braille Monitor welcomes thoughtful, civil letters to the editor in response to any of our articles, as well as article contributions from members, supporters, and friends of the National Federation of the Blind. We are committed to serving as a forum where blind people, as well as their families and friends, can tell their stories, reflect on our movement, and express their views on issues facing our community. Submissions in response to specific articles must engage the arguments presented in those articles; purely personal attacks on individual contributors will not be tolerated.

Consideration of submissions will be guided, among other editorial policies, our organization’s brand, core values, and strategic priorities, as well as the Code of Conduct of the National Federation of the Blind. As stated in our Code of Conduct, the National Federation of the Blind celebrates and embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion as core values in its mission to achieve equality, opportunity, and security for the blind. We respect differences of opinion, beliefs, identities, and other characteristics that demonstrate that blind people are a diverse cross section of society.

Views expressed in the Braille Monitor are not necessarily the views of the National Federation of the Blind; pieces that do reflect organizational policy, such as resolutions passed by the National Convention, will be noted as such. The Braille Monitor takes its obligation to present truthful and accurate content to its readers and the public very seriously. If you believe a correction is needed, please contact the editor.