Affiliate and Chapter press releases
Boston, Massachusetts (December 6, 2010): The National Federation of the Blind of Massachusetts (NFB of MA) is working to resolve an emergency issue with the City of Boston and one of its contractors, Everbridge. The city contracts with Everbridge to provide a subscription service w
St. Louis, Missouri (October 2, 2015): The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) of Missouri commented today on the St. Louis Board of Aldermen’s vote to reinstate an exemption from the city’s minimum wage law for sheltered workshops for people with disabilities.
Tempe, Arizona (September 5, 2007): The National Federation of the Blind of Arizona, an affiliate of the oldest and largest organization of the blind in the country, the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), will hold its annual convention from Friday, September 7 to Sunday, Septem
October 25, 2011 (Winter Garden, Florida): The National Association of Blind Veterans (NABV), a division of the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), today announced a free lottery for wounded warriors who have lost their sight during Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring F
University Park, Pennsylvania (October 18, 2007): In support of Meet the Blind Month, the Happy Valley Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of Pennsylvania is proud to sponsor the Independent Laboratory Access for the Blind (ILAB) Open House on October 20th. The free work
Montgomery, Alabama (April 12, 2021): The National Federation of the Blind of Alabama, the state affiliate of America’s transformative civil rights organization of the blind, today announced its strong opposition to H.B. 145/S.B. 238, which purport to authorize access to an electronic ballot-marking system for blind absentee voters.
Des Moines, Iowa (May 8, 2012): The Des Moines chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of Iowa (NFBI) will once again spearhead and sponsor a rally to save the downtown Des Moines Capitol Square Post Office. The rally will be held on Monday, May 14, inside the Capitol Square Building, first floor atrium, from 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Des Moines Iowa, (January 8, 2008): The National Federation of the Blind of Iowa (NFBI) will be hosting an organizational meeting for blind and interested sighted persons on the current issues and concerns that affect blind people in Burlington and around the state. The meeting will
New York, NY (April 5, 2022): The National Federation of the Blind of New York State, American Council of the Blind of New York, Inc., Center for Independence of the Disabled, New York, Disability Rights New York, and several New York voters with disabilities, including Rasheta Bunting, Karen Gourgey, Keith Gurgui, and Jose Hernandez —have settled t