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Delaware (June 29, 2020): The Delaware Department of Elections (“Department”) and Disabilities Law Program of Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (DLP) are pleased to announce the reactivation of Delaware’s pilot accessible absentee voting program through Democracy Live.

Baltimore, Maryland (May 11, 2023): The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the transformative membership organization of blind Americans, today announced the finalists for its annual scholarship program, which provides financial assistance and connects students with blind mentors and other resources.

Baltimore, Maryland (October 28, 2024): The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), together with plaintiffs Jack C. Stephens and Maryann Murad, is pleased to announce a significant settlement agreement with the Social Security Administration (SSA) in the case of NFB et al. v. Martin J. O'Malley (Case No. 20-cv-1160, D.D.C).

Boston, Massachusetts (July 20, 2015): The Container Store Group, Inc., which promotes its founders’ belief in “conscious capitalism”-the notion that a business should focus on a purpose beyond profit-is alleged in a class action lawsuit filed today in the United States District Court of Massachusetts (Case No.

Baltimore, Maryland (July 18, 2019): The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the nation’s oldest and largest organization of blind people, today announced the winners of its 2019 scholarships, which were awarded at the organization’s national convention in Las Vegas on July 12.

Baltimore, Maryland (July 16, 2020): The National Federation of the Blind has presented its annual Distinguished Educator of Blind Students Award to Graciela L. Olivo of Brownsville, Texas.

Baltimore, Maryland (July 28, 2021): The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), home of the Center for Excellence in Nonvisual Access, has reached an agreement with Curative Inc., under which Curative will make its technology accessible to blind screen-reader users. The company will also donate to the National Federation of the Blind.

Houston, Texas (July 6, 2023): The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) has presented fifty thousand dollars in cash awards to individuals and organizations that are a positive force in the lives of blind people and whose work advances the goal of helping transform their dreams into reality.