December 17, 2018: Today the United Nations passed a resolution designating January 4 of each year as World Braille Day. “From the time of its invention nearly two hundred years ago, Braille has represented independence, literacy, and opportunity for blind people,” said Mark Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind.

By Mark A. Riccobono

"Workers paid only a few dollars per hour." "Disabled workers exploited for profit." "Employers pay next to nothing for manual labor." If you read these headlines at the top of your newspaper, would you think you were reading about sweatshops in some distant developing country?

Those of you who ride Uber or Lyft with your service animals, Complete NFB’s rideshare survey. Good or bad, we need your feedback. Those of you who post on Facebook or Twitter for yourself, your chapter or our affiliate please look at the two suggestions below, and post at least one.

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National Federation of the Blind and Its Maryland Affiliate Also Plaintiffs
Baltimore, Maryland (October 26, 2018): When Cynthia Morales and her boyfriend Linwood Boyd, who are both blind, made a routine trip to a Walmart in Owings Mills in late July of 2017, they didn’t expect to have to get the police involved.

The National Federation of the Blind filed suit on September 26, 2018 against the US AbilityOne Commission, which oversees a federal program that is supposed to advance work opportunities for the blind and other Americans with disabilities.

Two years ago, staff at the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites set out to do something few museums had done before: find a way to make a museum accessible and welcoming to people who are visually impaired or blind. But, when a visit to most museums includes seeing objects, reading information and navigating indoors and out, how can that be done?

The answer was found in technology. Specifically, an app. On Sept. 19, the Indiana State Museum unveiled the Indiana State Museum Guide, a new app specially tailored to people who are blind or visually impaired.

August 7, 2018): The National Federation of the Blind has partnered with Kellogg's Rice Krispies Treats to create accessible "Love Notes" so parents can share messages of love and encouragement with blind children in their lunchboxes. The "Love Notes" are an accessible version of the writable wrapper on Rice Krispies Treats.

Blind and low-vision youth need exposure to positive blind role models who demonstrate a genuine belief in them and in their natural abilities. Here is a wonderful opportunity for you to give back to the next generation and to help them achieve their full potential.

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