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Baltimore, Maryland (May 15, 2018): The world's best print-reading app for the blind and print-disabled is now even better. The National Federation of the Blind and Sensotec NV announced today that KNFB Reader Version 3.0 is now available in the Apple App Store.

Truth or Consequences, New Mexico (April 5, 2022): Dan Parker, a blind racecar driver, achieved the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS^TM title for the “Fastest Speed for a Car Driven Blindfolded” on Thursday, March 31.

Baltimore, Maryland (May 8, 2017): The National Federation of the Blind today announced the launch of a program to test the effectiveness of ridesharing companies Uber and Lyft's efforts to accommodate passengers with guide dogs and other service animals.

Cleveland, Ohio (December 12, 2023): The National Federation of the Blind, the transformative membership and advocacy organization of blind Americans, and two blind Cleveland residents —Theresa McKenney and Shirley Patterson — have filed a lawsuit against Exact Care, an Ohio-based mail-order pharmacy.

Baltimore, Maryland (July 2, 2016): The National Federation of the Blind today announced that it is working with Walmart to offer the retailer’s ads on NFB-NEWSLINE®, its audio information service for the blind and print disabled.  

Baltimore, Maryland (May 22, 2025): The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the transformative organization advancing the lives of its members and all blind people in the United States, today announced the finalists for its annual scholarship program, that provides financial assistance and connects students with blind mentors and other resources

Washington, DC (September 15, 2015): Seven leading organizations comprised of Americans with disabilities announced today that they are calling for reform of the AbilityOne Program and set forth seven principles for overhaul of the program, which affects tens of thousands of American workers with disabilities.

Baltimore, Maryland (November 17, 2014):  Once again, Santa has enlisted the help of the elves at the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) Jernigan Institute to get Braille letters out to hundreds of blind boys and girls this Christmas season. 

Baltimore, Maryland (February 4, 2014): The National Federation of the Blind, the nation’s oldest and largest nationwide organization of the blind, has sent a letter to President Obama urging him to value the work performed by workers with disabilities by includin

Boston, Massachusetts (April 8, 2013): The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the oldest and largest organization of blind people in the United States, and two blind taxpayers residing in Massachusetts—Mika Pyyhkala and Lindsay Yazzolino—filed suit today in the United States District Court for the District of M