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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).

Members of the National Federation of the Blind are extremely saddened to hear of the death of Congressman John Lewis, a civil rights icon of this nation and a true friend of the National Federation of the Blind. His death comes during a transformative moment in our nation.

Washington, DC (June 28, 2018): The United States Senate today provided its advice and consent for ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled.

Baltimore, Maryland (August 4, 2021): The National Federation of the Blind, the transformative civil rights and advocacy organization of blind Americans, today applauded the introduction of the Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act (H.R. 4853) in the United States House of Representatives.

Baltimore, Maryland (July 6, 2017): The Honorable R. Alexander Acosta, Secretary, United States Department of Labor, will address the annual convention of the National Federation of the Blind in Orlando on the afternoon of Friday, July 14, at approximately 2:55 p.m.

 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.

BOSTON – On the 26^th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Attorney General Maura Healey and the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) announced a first-of-its-kind agreement with Pursuant Health, Inc. to make its self-service health care kiosks accessible to blind consumers.

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

COLUMBUS, OHIO – After working for an average of $2.50 an hour for more than three years, three Disability Rights Ohio (DRO) clients are asking for fair pay from Seneca Re-Ads, a sheltered workshop run by the County Board of Developmental Disabilities in Seneca County.

Baltimore, Maryland (December 17, 2014): The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the oldest and largest organization of blind people in the United States, is proud to announce the winners of the 2014 Onkyo Braille Essay Contest.