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 parents and those designated to serve as guardians, are not to be disqualified on account of disability.

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:

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 face-to-face meeting at your earliest convenience. We would like to meet with the Secretary of State, the HAVA Administrator, and other decision makers within the Indiana Election Division and Indiana Election Commission.

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 the information you can get over a touch-tone telephone? Did you get a new Victor Reader Stream, second generation, and want to learn how you can easily use it to download your favorite publications? Do you have questions about the service or suggestions for new features?

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.

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 applications for some benefits when an authorized representative is not being used by the applicant.

On April 3, 2020 The National Federation of the Blind demanded that restaurants, banks, and other businesses, as well as drive-through COVID-19 testing facilities, provide equal service to blind customers, as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act, whether the blind customer is on foot or in a vehicle. Many businesses are offering drive-through service only during the COVID-19 pandemic. The National Federation of the Blind has received numerous reports of discrimination against blind people who have tried to access drive-through windows on foot.

In response to the current situation with the coronavirus (COVID-19), the National Federation of the Blind has decided to provide up-to-date information to all eligible subscribers of the service.

The National Federation of the Blind and two blind individuals, Lisa Irving and Amy Bonano, have reached a court-ordered settlement of the lawsuit they filed in 2017 against the Social Security Administration (SSA). Under the settlement agreement, the SSA will make improvements to the visitor intake processing kiosks (VIPr kiosks) at its field offices so that blind visitors can use the kiosks privately and independently, without revealing personally identifiable information such as their Social Security numbers to third parties like security guards or other office visitors.