Blind Taxpayers Sue the IRS
San Francisco (July 25, 2019): Berkeley businesswoman Karen Rose, who is blind, was about to throw away what she thought was junk mail when a friend noticed that it was from the IRS. It turned out to be a second notice that she owed nearly $25,000 in additional taxes. When she contacted the agency, she learned that she had also incurred an additional $1,500 in interest and penalties because she hadn’t responded to the first notice.
National Federation of the Blind Awards $50,000
Baltimore, Maryland (July 20, 2020): The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) has once again 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.
Lawsuit Challenges Inaccessibility of the California Insurance Exam
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National Federation of the Blind Comments on Proposal of ADA Title II Regulations
Baltimore, Maryland (August 4, 2023): The National Federation of the Blind, the transformative membership and advocacy organization of blind Americans, issued the following statement on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that has just been published by the United States Department of Just
Lawsuit Alleges that New York Courts Systemically Discriminate Against Blind Jurors in Grand Jury System
March 25, 2025 (Brooklyn, New York): Today, Brooklyn resident Albert Elia and the National Federation of the Blind – New York filed a federal lawsuit against the New York State Unified Court System and the Kings County Commissioner of Jurors challenging their systemic discrimination against blind individuals who report for jury duty.
National Federation of the Blind Awards $60,000
New Orleans, Louisiana (July 13, 2025): The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) has presented sixty thousand dollars in cash awards to individuals and organizations who are a positive force in the lives of blind people and whose work advances the goal of helping transform their dreams into reality.
National Federation of the Blind and American Council of the Blind File Discrimination Suit Against Arizona State University
Baltimore, Maryland (June 25, 2009): The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) and the American Council of the Blind (ACB) filed suit today against Arizona State University (ASU) to prevent the university from deploying Amazon’s Kindle DX electronic reading device as a means of distributing electronic textbooks to its students because the device cannot be used by b
Blind Woman and EEOC Settle Lawsuit against California Hospital
Baltimore (September 20, 2019): Alina Sorling, a blind food service technician, has settled the lawsuit she brought against California’s Dignity Health for employment discrimination with the assistance of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the National Federation of the Blind.
National Federation of the Blind Applauds Report of United States Commission on Civil Rights
Baltimore, Maryland (September 17, 2020): The National Federation of the Blind, America’s civil rights organization of the blind, issued the below statement regarding a report from the United States Commission on Civil Rights entitled Subminimum Wages: Impacts on the Civil Rights of People with Disabilities:
Dan Parker, a Blind Man, Breaks Driving Speed Record
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico (April 5, 2022): Dan Parker, a blind racecar driver, achieved the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDSTM title for the “Fastest Speed for a Car Driven Blindfolded” on Thursday, March 31.