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Barbara and Robert Pierce smile together.

The Wall-to-Wall Thanksgiving

By Barbara Pierce
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Karen Anderson smiles at the center of the 2022/2023 NFB Teachers of Tomorrow cohort at a meeting during the Washington Seminar.

How Our Lived Experience Empowers Our Educators

By Karen Anderson
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Krystal Guillory smiles with Carla McQuillan who just presented her with the Educator of Blind Students Award.

Blind Kids Can: Krystal Guillory's Federation Story

By Krystal Guillory
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Robin House smiles with Tomás Cintron after he accepted his award.

My Journey of Light and Wisdom:

Thirty Years in the National Federation of the Blind of Puerto Rico and 23 Years Educating with Passion By Prof. Tomás Cintron Rivera (en español)
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At an NFB career fair, two NFB members speak with a representative of Morgan Chase about job openings.

Raise Expectations During Blind Equality Achievement Month

By Cricket Bidleman
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A crowd of NFB members stand and clap along with the opening general session band.

Writing Our Own Histories: Arron Faxon's Federation Story

By Arron Faxon and Cricket Bidleman
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three people (two with guide dogs and one with a white cane) walk down a side walk

How the Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act Has Turned Me into an Impassioned Advocate

By Debbie Wunder Talking about laws and the Congress is intimidating, but the Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act forced me to move into the uncomfortable and what (for me) was once the unthinkable area of public policy.
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Collage of three blind women portraits, background of chemistry presentation of a graph on a laptop

Women Who Helped Me Stay the Course

By Ashley Neybert 
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Scholarship Class Photo of 30 diverse blind students in three rows, Colin is in the first row on the left

Growing in the Federation through Scholarship and Mentorship 

by Colin Wong
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blind woman using a smartphone.

Accessible payments and banking with Cash App

by Karl Belanger
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