Baltimore, Maryland (February 12, 2021): The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the premier membership and advocacy organization of blind Americans, today announced the winners of its 2020 named scholarships, which were awarded at the kickoff meeting of the organization’s Washington Seminar on February 8.
New Orleans, Louisiana (July 11, 2022): The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) has presented fifty thousand dollars in cash awards to individuals and organizations that are a positive force in the lives of blind people and whose work advances the goal of helping transform their dreams into reality. At the National Federation of the Blind annual convention, the fifteenth annual Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards honored five individuals and organizations who are helping blind people live the lives they want.
Minneapolis, Minnesota (May 16, 2024): Julie Dalton, a blind individual residing in Minnesota; the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the transformative advocacy organization of blind Americans; and MinuteClinic, the retail medical clinic inside CVS Pharmacy, have worked together to successfully resolve litigation filed against CVS Pharmacy, In
Baltimore, Maryland: The National Federation of the Blind is deeply saddened by the death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a blind Rohingya refugee who passed away in Buffalo, New York after being released from federal custody.
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New York (March 27, 2019)
Event: National Federation of the Blind #LetUsPlayUs Protest
Date: Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Place: CBS Corporation, 52 West 53rd Street, New York, NY 10019
Southfield, Michigan (May 19, 2020): In a historic outcome, a Federal Court in Detroit has approved a consent decree that orders the State of Michigan to provide accessible absentee ballots to blind Michigan voters in all future elections. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of blind voters Michael Powell and Fred Wurtzel, along with the National Federation of the Blind of Michigan, alleged that Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Director of Elections Jonathan Brater violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to provide absentee ballots that can be completed by the blind.
The Jackson chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of Mississippi, an affiliate of the transformative membership and advocacy organization of blind Americans, is reaching out to blind people and their families to make sure that they can access drinking water and meet related needs during the current crisis.
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Annapolis, Maryland (June 5, 2019): Nine current and former Maryland prison inmates have settled their discrimination lawsuit, Brown v. Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, for $1.4 million in damages and attorneys’ fees. The Maryland Board of Public Works has just approved the settlement payment.