(Southfield, Michigan) – Plaintiffs Michael Powell, Fred Wurtzel, and the National Federation of the Blind have asked a Federal Court to hold Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson in contempt of Court.
Baltimore, Maryland (July 9, 2021): The National Federation of the Blind has presented its annual Distinguished Educator of Blind Students Award to Jordana M. Elgebretsen of Post Falls, Idaho. Mrs. Elgebretsen, a native of Ecuador, teaches blind and low-vision students in both English and Spanish.
On Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2023, the undersigned national disability organizations celebrate the transformative impact of accessible technology and call on the federal government to require websites and software applications to be accessible to and usable by people with disabilities.
Baltimore, Maryland (December 5, 2024): The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the transformative advocacy organization of blind Americans, today expressed its commendation of the U.S.
Des Moines, Iowa (June 27, 2014): The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) today applauded the Iowa Supreme Court for its decision in the landmark case of Aaron Cannon and Davenport Civil Rights Commission v.
Baltimore, Maryland (July 31, 2019): The National Federation of the Blind, the oldest and largest nationwide organization of blind Americans, today applauded the introduction of the Greater Access and Independence through Nonvisual Access Technology (GAIN) Act of 2019 (H.R. 3929) in the House of Representatives.
Detroit (July 16, 2020): Maryann Murad, a blind Michigan resident, and the National Federation of the Blind, the nation’s oldest and largest organization of blind Americans, have reached an agreement with Amazon.com resolving the employment discrimination lawsuit they brought in September of 2019.
Baltimore, Maryland (August 4, 2021): The National Federation of the Blind, its Maryland affiliate, and three blind registered Maryland voters – Marie Cobb, Ruth Sager, and Joel Zimba – have settled the lawsuit they brought two years ago against state election officials.
Houston, Texas (July 4, 2023): The National Federation of the Blind has presented its annual Distinguished Educator of Blind Students Award to Krystal Guillory, who serves blind students throughout Lincoln Parish, Louisiana.
Charleston, WV (March 20, 2025): Today, the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the National Federation of the Blind of West Virginia (NFBWV), and two blind graduate students filed a federal lawsuit against the West Virginia University (WVU) Board of Governors, alleging that the university systematically denies blind students equal access to its