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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Express Employment Professionals Makes Testing Accessible to Blind Job Seekers

Release Date: 
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
Category: 
National

Baltimore, Maryland (July 11, 2018): Express Employment Professionals, a leading national staffing company, has committed to ensuring that its employee testing solutions can be used by blind and low-vision job seekers and employees.

3,000 Blind Americans Gather for Convention

Release Date: 
Friday, June 29, 2018
Category: 
National

MEDIA ADVISORY

Orlando, Florida (June 29, 2018): The National Federation of the Blind will gather in Orlando beginning on July 3 for the last of six consecutive annual conventions in the city. Local media and residents who have not yet experienced a National Federation of the Blind convention are cordially invited to attend. Those seeking press access should contact Chris Danielsen by emailing [email protected] or calling 410-262-1281.

United States Senate Greenlights Marrakesh Treaty and Implementing Legislation

Release Date: 
Thursday, June 28, 2018
Category: 
National

Washington, DC (June 28, 2018): The United States Senate today provided its advice and consent for ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled. The chamber also approved the treaty's implementing legislation (S.

The Blind Will Soon Be Able to Bank with BECU Through Mobile and Online Banking

Release Date: 
Wednesday, June 6, 2018
Category: 
National

SEATTLE (June 6, 2018): The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), its Washington affiliate, and three blind individuals have reached an agreement with the Boeing Employees’ Credit Union (BECU). As a part of this agreement, BECU will work in collaboration with NFB and its members to make its website and mobile banking app fully accessible to blind customers.

National Federation of the Blind Announces 2018 Scholarship Program Finalists

Release Date: 
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Category: 
National

Baltimore, Maryland (May 29, 2018): The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the nation’s oldest and largest organization of blind people, today announced the finalists for its 2018 Scholarship Program, which awards thirty scholarships each year to recognize achievement by blind scholars.

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