Press Room

Below please find the latest press releases and media advisories issued by the National Federation of the Blind. For more information, or to request an interview with one of our experts, please contact Chris Danielsen, director of public relations, at 410-659-9314 extension 2330 (office), 410-262-1281 (mobile), or [email protected].

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Blind Woman Sues California Hospital for Employment Discrimination

Release Date: 
Thursday, July 26, 2018
Category: 
National

San Francisco, California (July 26, 2018): Alina Sorling worked for ten years as a food service technician at Mercy Medical Center in Redding, California until she went blind from an illness. After successful rehabilitation in which she learned to manage her home and perform the duties of her job as a blind person, she sought reasonable accommodations from her employer to return to work. Instead, she was fired.

Blind Students from Across the Nation Come to Baltimore for Hands-on Engineering Program

Release Date: 
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Category: 
National

Baltimore, Maryland (July 24, 2018): The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) will welcome thirty blind high school students to its Baltimore headquarters next week for a summer engineering program called NFB EQ ("Engineering Quotient"). NFB EQ will be a jam-packed week of fun and learning.

National Federation of the Blind Awards $50,000

Release Date: 
Monday, July 23, 2018
Category: 
National

Orlando, Florida (July 23, 2018): The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) has presented $50,000 in cash awards to individuals and organizations that are a positive force in the lives of blind people and whose work advances the ultimate goal of helping transform their dreams into reality.

National Federation of the Blind Files Discrimination Complaint with MCAD

Release Date: 
Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Category: 
National

Boston (July 18, 2018): The National Federation of the Blind, the nation's oldest and largest organization of blind Americans, has filed a complaint with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against Epic Systems Corporation.

Greyhound Website and Mobile App to Become More Accessible to Blind Users

Release Date: 
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Category: 
National

San Francisco (July 17, 2018): Greyhound has committed to make its website (www.greyhound.com) and mobile apps more accessible to blind passengers who use screen-reader software to access these services.

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