NFB Indiana

The State of Indiana now has a bill protecting the right of persons with disabilities to parent. Members of the Indiana state affiliate of the NFB played an important role in getting this bill introduced and passed. While not a perfect law, it does establish for state courts that parents, including potential and active foster …

SB_0259 “Parents With Disabilities” Signed Into Law By Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb Read More »

The National Federation of the Blind has released version 3.0 of NFB-NEWSLINE Mobile. The brand new, redesigned app not only allows subscribers to access all of the content available through NFB-NEWSLINE from their iPhone, iPad, or other iOS device, but includes a free basic version of the KNFB Reader mobile app. NFB-NEWSLINE Mobile includes: KNFB …

NFB-NEWSLINE Mobile 3.0 with KNFB Reader Read More »

Office of the Indiana Secretary of State 200 W. Washington St., Room 201 Indianapolis, IN 46204 Secretary of State Lawson and Election Administrators: The American Council of the Blind of Indiana and the National Federation of the Blind of Indiana, jointly and together, on behalf of Indiana’s community of people who are blind, request a …

Letter to Indiana Secretary of State Demanding the Blind be Able to Vote from Home Read More »

Have you never heard of NFB-NEWSLINE, or are you just starting out? Are you a seasoned pro and would like to learn more of the detailed features of the service? Do you use the iPhone app or Amazon ALEXA devices and want to master the use of NFB-NEWSLINE on them? Do you know all of …

June 11 Training on Using NFB-NEWSLINE Indiana Read More »

We congradulate Indiana resident Marie Villaneda, pursuing her goal of becoming an Orientation and Mobility Instructor; one of thirty finalists for the National Federation of the Blind annual scholarship program, providing financial assistance and connecting students with mentoring and other resources. Vocation specialties of the thirty finalists include: Access Technology Specialist, Actuary, Animal Genetics and …

Indiana NFB 2020 Scholarship Program Finalist Read More »

Four plaintiffs along with the National Federation of the Blind, are suing the Social Security Administration in federal court. They seek a court order requiring SSA to allow e-signatures on applications rather than requiring a “wet-ink” signature when the applicant is using an attorney or other authorized representative. SSA does not require wet-ink signatures for …

NFB Asks Court to Require Acceptance of E-signatures for Social Security Disability Applicants Read More »