Audio-Video Center

Below you will find links to the National Federation of the Blind's audio and video collection. Please check back frequently for new additions, as we are constantly updating this page. For more video, subscribe to the Nation's Blind YouTube channel.

HELPFUL HINTS: We have divided the materials into two main categories (Audio and Video) and then into topic subcategories within these two main categories. Within each subcategory, materials have been listed chronologically with the most recent pieces listed first.

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Audio

Presidential Releases

Listen to the most recent monthly report available or catch up on past news you might have missed! The releases are available in both English and Spanish.

The Nation's Blind Podcast

The Nation's Blind Podcast is a monthly show that highlights different areas of the Federation. You can subscribe to the show's RSS feed, or find it on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.

Braille Monitor

Beginning with the February 2007 issue, the Braille Monitor recordings are available as MP3 files online. The MP3 links are listed next to each article within the online Braille Monitor issue.

National Convention Banquet Speeches

Some of our national convention keynote addresses presented by our esteemed current President, Mark Riccobono, and our honored past presidents, Marc Maurer, Kenneth Jernigan and Jacobus tenBroek, are available now!

• Innovation, Blindness, and the Emerging Pattern of Thought
  by Mark Riccobono (2017 Banquet Speech)
• The Understanding of Fear and the Power of Progress
  by Mark Riccobono (2016 Banquet Speech)
• The Federation at Seventy-Five: The Determination of Value and the Reflection of Hope
  by Mark Riccobono (2015 Banquet Speech)
• The Challenge and the Limit
  by Marc Maurer (2014 Banquet Speech)
• The Power of Belonging
  by Marc Maurer (2013 Banquet Speech)
• The Intersection of Law and Love
  by Marc Maurer (2012 Banquet Speech)
• Opportunity, Danger, and the Balance of Risk
  by Marc Maurer (2011 Banquet Speech)
• Cross of Blindness
  by Jacobus tenBroek (1957 Banquet Speech)

National Convention Highlights

We have created a special page for all of the audio and video highlights from our recent national conventions. Relive all of the excitement now!

Straight Talk About Vision Loss

Straight Talk About Vision Loss is a video series hosted by Betsy Zaborowski and Mark Riccobono that focused on issues surrounding blindness and vision loss.

Other Audio

• First Timer's Guide to the National Convention
  June 3, 2010 (21 MB)
• The Braille Literacy Crisis in America: Facing the Truth, Reversing the Trend, Empowering the Blind
  August 25, 2009 (48 MB)
  This powerful report on the state of Braille literacy in America was released on the same day as the Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar launch on March 26, 2009.
• Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar Launch
  March 26, 2009 (66 MB)
  The launch took place on March 26, 2009 at the NFB Jernigan Institute. If you missed the event or just want to relive it, you can listen to speeches from Dr. Maurer, US Mint Director Ed Moy, and much, much more.
• Blindness: Concepts and Misconceptions
  March 2009 (24 MB)
  by Kenneth Jernigan
  An address delivered at the NFB national convention, Washington, DC, July 6, 1965.
• The Nature of Independence
  March 2009 (41 MB)
  by Kenneth Jernigan
  An address delivered at the NFB national convention, Dallas, Texas, July 6, 1993.
• Blindness: A Left-Handed Dissertation
  February 2009 (21 MB)
  by Kenneth Jernigan
  An address delivered at the NFB national convention, New York City, July 4, 1973.
• Dr. Betsy Zaborowski Memorial Celebration
  January 27, 2008 (121 MB)
  Listen to speeches by Dr. Maurer, Governor O'Malley, and Senator Mikulski from the memorial celebration honoring Dr. Betsy Zaborowski.
• A Definition of Blindness
  November 1962 (9 MB)
  In this article, which originally appeared in the Blind American in November 1962, Dr. Kenneth Jernigan, president of the NFB from 1968 to 1986, gives a truly workable definition of blindness.
• From the Fiftieth Year
  1990 (25 MB)
  A collection of recordings of events from throughout the fifty-year history of the organized blind.
• The Dishwashing Tape
  1961 (13 MB)
  This recording of a seminar with blind students is a classic piece of Federation audio available for the first time on our Web site.
• The Christmas Story by Saint Luke
  (4 MB)
  The age-old Christmas story of Christ's birth read by our beloved Dr. Kenneth Jernigan.
• The Night Before Christmas
  (3 MB)
  The classic poem, depicting St. Nicholas' annual trek, and the mellifluous tones of Dr. Jernigan's voice combine to create a very special piece of audio history.

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Video

Please visit our YouTube channel, NationsBlind. Our channel is devoted to videos created by or featuring the National Federation of the Blind and its members living the lives they want. If you would like to learn how you can submit your video, please contact [email protected]. 

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For more information about blindness, please contact the Jacobus tenBroek Library of the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute at 410-659-9314 or send an email to [email protected].

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