Minneapolis, Minnesota (May 16, 2024): Julie Dalton, a blind individual residing in Minnesota; the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the transformative advocacy organization of blind Americans; and MinuteClinic, the retail medical clinic inside CVS Pharmacy, have worked together to successfully resolve litigation filed against CVS Pharmacy, In
Baltimore, Maryland (April 6, 2021): The National Federation of the Blind, the transformative advocacy organization of blind Americans, applauds the introduction of the Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (H.R.
Baltimore, Maryland (February 15, 2025): The National Federation of the Blind strongly condemns the inappropriate and harmful stereotyping of blind people that has been highlighted in the response to a recent Co
Baltimore, Maryland (April 14, 2022): The National Federation of the Blind, the transformative membership and advocacy organization of blind Americans, is an active member of the World Blind Union (WBU), which recently established the Ukrainian Unity Fund.
Geneva, Switzerland (February 8, 2019): Today, the United States government formalized its ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty by depositing the US instrument of ratification with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
New Orleans, Louisiana (July 7, 2022): The National Federation of the Blind has presented its annual Distinguished Educator of Blind Students Award to Scott McCallum, the superintendent of the Washington State School for the Blind (WSSB). Mr. McCallum oversees the faculty, staff, curriculum, and facilities of the school, which provides educational and transition services to blind and low-vision students and their families on its campus and throughout the state. The school also collaborates with the National Federation of the Blind of Washington to conduct summer NFB-BELL® Academy sessions, as well as on other initiatives. Mr. McCallum has been a teacher of blind students and orientation and mobility instructor since 1999 and accepted the position as superintendent of WSSB in 2016.
Baltimore (December 19, 2019): Senator Elizabeth Warren (D.-MA) has introduced the AIM HIGH Act (S. 3095), along with Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO.), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Jon Tester (D-MT), and Joni Ernst (R-IA).
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29, 2022 — Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Representative John P. Sarbanes (D-Md.) introduced The Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act (S. 4998) and (H.R. 9021) in both the United States Senate and the House of Representatives.
This document updates previous policy issued by the National Federation of the Blind Board of Directors on March 13, 2020. Effective April 4, 2020, the organization has extended its request that all in-person meetings, events, and public gatherings of Federation affiliates, chapters, and divisions are to be canceled or postponed until May 31, 2020 or until local, state, and federal governments permit, whichever is later.
Baltimore, Maryland (March 23, 2023): The National Federation of the Blind made the following statement on the recent unanimous decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools.