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How Love Convinced Gary Wunder to Join the National Federation of the Blind
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by Gary Wunder Editor’s Note: Gary is the former president of the National Federation of the Blind of Missouri and shared this story as…
Growing Up in the NFB
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by Michelle Murrey From the Editor: In the National Federation of the Blind, it is almost a cliché to say that conventions change lives. However,…
BELL Program Teaches Visually Impared Kids Braille, Blindness Skills
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GEM STATE MILESTONES Winter 2014 A Publication of the NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF IDAHO Dana Ard, Editor President’s Report My…
Lauren McLarney, Government Affairs Specialist at the National Federation of the Blind has included a progress report bilow on the TEACH ACT. So, before I…
Atlantic Cape Community College Discriminates Against BlindStudent, Bans Him from Freely Accessing Campus Mays Landing, New Jersey (April 15, 2014): Members of the National…
Rebecca Casper, mayor of Idaho Falls, proclaimed that March 29, 2014 is to be National Federation of the Blind Day. This announcement was to be…
Idaho Braille Enrichment for Literacy and Learning APPLY NOW! The NFB BELL Program is designed to provide intensive Braille instruction to blind and low vision…
Thank You For Your Generous Supoort to the NFBI We appreciate all contributions given to support the National Federation of the Blind at both the…
Idaho Falls Hosts the 2014 National Federation of the Blind of Idaho State Convention
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We would like to invite you to our annual state convention of the National Federation of the Blind of Idaho. It will take place at…
The Technology, Education and Accessibility in College and Higher Education Act (HR 3505)
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The Technology, Education and Accessibility in College and Higher Education Act (HR 3505) I am proud to say that today after ten months of…
Idaho Needs To See
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Idaho Needs To See Oct 31, 2013 Posted by haligoodrich In News Comments (0) Published by The Arbiter There are 285 million people in the…
The United Nations Treaty On Disability for People Around the World The United Nations Treaty On Disability for People Around the World This morning…
For the first time ever, write your math on an electronic Braille device! October 24, 2013 – If you are a blind student walking in…
Published by the Gem County Messenger October is World Blind Awareness Month Posted: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 11:56 am Few blind Gem County…
Helping Those With Low Vision
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Published in CPA Press Helping Those With Low Vision Posted: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 12:00 am | Updated: 12:42 am, Wed Oct 23,…
Audible Teleprompter for Public Speaking by Norm Gardner Click Here to download audio file of training. This audio file is a 40 minute…
Papa John’s Sponsers Fund Raiser for Idaho Falls Chapter of the NFB November 14th
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Papa John’s Sponsers Fund Raiser for Idaho Falls Chapter of the NFB November 14th The Snake River Valley Chapter of the National Federation…
HumanWare sees its global development expand through a partnership with Essilor
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HumanWare sees its global development expand through a partnership with Essilor October 17, 2013 — HumanWare announces a major strategic partnership with Essilor, the world’s…
Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release October 11, 2013 Presidential Proclamation — Blind Americans Equality Day, 2013 BLIND AMERICANS EQUALITY DAY, 2013 –…
Access to Kindle Books For the Blindis Here By Laine Amoureux Recently Amazon released an App for IOS devices that adheres to the accessibility guidelines…
Click Here to watch the KIDK News 8 interview with sandy Streeter. The Idaho Falls Snake River Valley Chapter of the National Federation of…
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Sean Malone hadn’t thrown a baseball since he lost his vision to diabetes in 2009. That changed Saturday at the Idaho Falls Chukars baseball game.…
two-week summer camp for children who are blind or have low vision kicked off at the Idaho Falls Parks and Recreation Department today. The camp…
Hotline For Blind Voters
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Blind Voters Hotline Individuals who have experience in the operation of accessible voting technology will be manning the hotline to provide assistance to blind voters,…
TOLERANCE IS A GOOD THING
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TOuesday at 12:31pm near Novato, CA · TOLERANCE IS A GOOD THING Michael Hingson On September 11, 2001 I was employed by a Fortune 500…
ational Federation of the Blind Comments on New Kindles Baltimore, Maryland (September 6, 2012): The National Federation of the Blind, the nation’s leading advocate…
Michael Hingson Guest Speaker July 1st In Dallas for the National Association of Blind Veterans
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The National Association of Blind Veterans will hold it’s annual meeting in Dallas Texas at the Anatole Hilton Hotel on Sunday Night July 1, 2012…