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3,000 Blind People Arrive in Dallas

Event:   National Federation of the Blind Annual National Convention

Dates:   July 3–8, 2010

Place:   Hilton Anatole Hotel
           2201 Stemmons Freeway
           Dallas, Texas 75207

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UNO Introduces First Official Braille Deck

Oct. 1, 2019, El Segundo, Calif.—UNO®, the number one card game globally by Mattel (NASDAQ: MAT), today announced the debut of UNO Braille, the first official UNO card deck featuring Braille. The new game will make game play widely accessible for the more than 7 million blind and low-vision Americans in the U.S.

National Federation of the Blind and Pearson Announce Agreement to Promote Equal Access to Education

Baltimore, Maryland (October 6, 2020): The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the nation’s leading advocate for the equal education and employment of the blind, and Pearson, the world’s learning company, have announced a formal agreement to enhance the accessibility of Pearson’s educational products and courses, deepen Pearson’s culture of accessibility, and accelerate the effectiveness of Pearson’s accessibility efforts broadly.

Distinguished Educator of Blind Students Award Presented to Dan Kelley

New Orleans, Louisiana (July 10, 2025): The National Federation of the Blind, the transformative membership and advocacy organization advancing the lives of its members and all blind people in the United States, proudly presented its 2025 Distinguished Educator of Blind Students Award to Dan Kelley, a dedicated coach, band director, teacher, and tec

Blind Man Drives Car Independently

Daytona Beach, Florida (January 29, 2011): The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the oldest and largest organization of blind people in the nation, announced today that for the first time a blind individual has driven a street vehicle in public without the assistance of a sighted person.  Mark Anthony Riccobono, a blind executive who directs technology, resear