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Kenneth Jernigan stands next to a high-speed tape duplicator.

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 in the process of building this page. 

HELPFUL HINTS: We have divided the materials into two main categories (Video and Audio) 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. 

In addition, we have a Most Recent Additions category which features those audio and video pieces added to this page most recently (even if they were recorded some time in the past).  

Most Recent Additions (Audio and Video)

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Audio

Braille Monitor

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

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National Convention Banquet Speeches

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

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National Convention Highlights

We have created a special page for all of the audio and video highlights from the 2009 and 2008 national conventions. The highlights include audio and video from the March for Independence rally, speeches from esteemed colleagues such as Representative Dingell, President of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers Dave McCurdy, and much, much more!

Presidential Releases

In December 2005, Dr. Maurer's presidential release was first offered on our NFB Web site.  You can listen to the most recent monthly report available or catch up on past news you might have missed!

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Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar Radio Spots

Straight Talk About Vision Loss

Other Audio

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Video

Braille Literacy | K-NFB Reader Classic | Paper Currency | Straight Talk About Vision Loss | March for Independence | Other | Youth Slam 
                                                     

Braille Literacy

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Kurzweil-National Federation of the Blind Reader Classic

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Paper Currency

  • John Pare on FOX Business
    May 20, 2008 (10 MB)
    John Pare, executive director for strategic initiatives, explains the NFB's position on the May 20 court ruling regarding paper currency.
  • Straight Talk About Vision Loss, Episode 5 
    January 31, 2007 (39 MB)
    Dr. Z speaks with Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, regarding the NFB's position on the recent federal court ruling on paper currency.
  • Dr. Marc Maurer on FOX News 
    December 7, 2006 (7 MB)
    Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the NFB, speaks to FOX News about the recent federal court ruling on U.S. currency.
  • James Gashel on Channel 8 News, Washington, D.C. 
    November 30, 2006 (10 MB)
    James Gashel, executive director for strategic initiatives, explains why U.S. paper currency does not discriminate against blind Americans.
  • Curtis Chong on KCCI 8 News 
    November 29, 2006 (5 MB)
    Curtis Chong, of the NFB of Iowa, comments on the paper currency ruling to a Des Moines television station.

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Straight Talk About Vision Loss

  • Straight Talk About Vision Loss, Episode 28
    November 10, 2009 (60 MB)
    Mark Riccobono discusses the new Intel Reader with Ben Foss, Head Researcher for Independent Living in the Intel Digital Health Group. 
  • Straight Talk About Vision Loss, Episode 27
    September 24, 2009 (49 MB)
    Mark Riccobono talks with NFB Jernigan Institute staff members Mary Jo Hartle and Natalie Shaheen about the Bell Program, a two-week pilot program held in the summer of 2009, which sought to expose children aged 4-12 to Braille.
  • Straight Talk About Vision Loss, Episode 26
    May 20, 2009 (24 MB)
    Mark Riccobono reports live from Virginia Tech about the exciting blind driver challenge.
  • Straight Talk About Vision Loss, Episode 25
    April 23, 2009 (39 MB)
    Mark Riccobono talks with Michael Hingson, director of sales for the knfbREADER Mobile, about the groundbreaking product and its new capabilities.
  • Straight Talk About Vision Loss, Episode 24
    March 9, 2009 (18 MB)
    Mark Riccobono reports live from the 2009 Washington Seminar and speaks with Anil Lewis, chairman of the NFB Scholarship Commmittee, about the NFB's scholarship program.
  • Straight Talk About Vision Loss, Episode 23
    January 26, 2009 (27 MB)
    In the latest episode, Mark Riccobono is on location at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and speaks with Mike May, president of the Sendero Group, about mainstream electronics that blind people can use.
  • Straight Talk About Vision Loss, Episode 22
    January 27, 2009 (52 MB)
    Mark Riccobono speaks with classical singer and composer Jessica Bachicha about the Braille music code and the creation of the new video about Braille music: Measure for Measure.
  • Straight Talk About Vision Loss, Episode 21
    December 18, 2008 (62 MB)
    In this holiday episode, Mark Riccobono talks about resources for blind diabetics with Tom and Eileen Ley. Eileen Ley is the director of diabetes initiatives for the NFB and is in charge of the influential publication, Voice of the Diabetic.
  • Straight Talk About Vision Loss, Episode 20
    October 2, 2008 (57 MB)
    Mark Riccobono speaks with Chris Danielsen, public relations specialist of the NFB, about the NFB's objections to the novel and upcoming movie Blindness.
  • Straight Talk About Vision Loss, Episode 19
    September 3, 2008 (39 MB)
    Mark Riccobono talks with Dr. Fred Schroeder, vice president of the NFB, about the NFB's historic Braille literacy campaign.
  • Straight Talk About Vision Loss, Episode 18
    August 5, 2008 (67 MB)
    Mark Riccobono talks with the new president of the National Organization of Parents of Blind Children, Carrie Gilmer.
  • Straight Talk About Vison Loss, Episode 17
    May 6, 2008 (59 MB)
    Mark Riccobono talks with Melissa Riccobono, president of the NFB Human Services Division, wife, and parent, about parenting as a blind individual.
  • Straight Talk About Vision Loss, Episode 16
    April 29, 2008 (40 MB)
    Mark Riccobono and his guest, NFB of Georgia President Anil Lewis, discuss the National Center for Mentoring Excellence program.
  • Straight Talk About Vision Loss, Episode 15
    April 4, 2008 (72 MB)
    Mark Riccobono explores access technology for the blind with guests Anne Taylor and Preety Kumar, CEO of Deque Systems, Inc.
  • Straight Talk About Vision Loss, Episode 14
    March 18, 2008 (49 MB)
    In anticipation of the Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium, Mark Riccobono talks with blind attorney Scott LaBarre.
  • Straight Talk About Vision Loss, Episode 13
    February 19, 2008 (43 MB)
    Mark Riccobono interviews Jim Gashel and learns about the new knfbREADER Mobile, the smallest text-to-speech reading device in history.
  • Straight Talk About Vision Loss, Episode 12
    February 11, 2008 (47 MB)
    Mark Riccobono talks with Noreen Grice, co-author of the new tactile book Touch the Invisible Sky.
  • Straight Talk About Vision Loss, Episode 11
    January 2008 (67 MB)
    Mark Riccobono talks with the three executive directors of the NFB-affiliated training centers for the blind: Shawn Mayo, Blind Inc.; Pam Allen, Louisiana Center for the Blind; and Julie Deden, Colorado Center for the Blind.
  • Straight Talk About Vision Loss, Episode 10
    November 2007 (17 MB)
    Executive Director of the Jernigan Institute Mark Riccobono speaks with special guest Santa Claus about Braille literacy and the holiday program Braille Letters from Santa.
  • Straight Talk About Vision Loss, Episode 9
    November 2007 (33 MB)
    Executive Director of the Jernigan Institute Mark Riccobono speaks with guest Kevan Worley about the National Association of Blind Merchants, the Randolph-Sheppard program, and the NFB Imagination Fund.
  • Straight Talk About Vision Loss, Episode 8 
    May 2007 (41 MB)
    Dr. Z and her special guest Barbara Cheadle discuss the upcoming national convention, highlighting the events catering to parents of blind children.
  • Straight Talk About Vision Loss, Episode 7
    March 16, 2007 (71 MB)
    Dr. Abraham Nemeth joins Dr. Z to provide some history about himself and about Nemeth Code (the Braille math code) which he devised.
  • Straight Talk About Vision Loss, Episode 6
    March 8, 2007 (37 MB)
    Dr. Z discusses the upcoming NFB Youth Slam with Mark Riccobono, director of education at the Jernigan Institute.  The NFB Youth Slam is a four-day academy for blind high school students focusing on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
  • Straight Talk About Vision Loss, Episode 5 
    January 31, 2007 (39 MB)
    Dr. Z speaks with Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, regarding the NFB's position on the recent federal court ruling on paper currency.
  • Straight Talk About Vision Loss, Episode 4 
    January 12, 2007 (36 MB)
    Dr. Betsy Zaborowski, executive director of the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute, speaks with Ron Gardner about the upcoming March for Independence.
  • Straight Talk About Vision Loss, Episode 3 
    January 4, 2007 (30 MB)
    Dr. Betsy Zaborowski, executive director of the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute, speaks with Jennifer Dunnam about the National Braille Transcribing and Proofreading Certification Program, which the National Federation of the Blind was recently contracted to conduct.
  • Straight Talk About Vision Loss, Episode 2
    December 8, 2006 (36 MB)
    Dr. Betsy Zaborowski interviews Ellen Ringlein, the manager of the new Independence Market, located in the Jernigan Institute.
  • Straight Talk About Vision Loss, Episode 1
    November 21, 2006 (36 MB)
    Dr. Betsy Zaborowski speaks with James Gashel regarding the Kurzweil-National Federation of the Blind Reader Classic.

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March for Independence

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Youth Slam

  • NFB Youth Slam 2009 (6 MB)
    November 2008
    The excitement is building for the second NFB Youth Slam, to be held in the summer of 2009! Watch this video to learn more about this groundbreaking event.
  • 2007 NFB Youth Slam (35 MB)
    In the summer of 2007, the NFB held the most dynamic gathering of blind youth ever.  View the video to learn more about the excitement of the first-ever NFB Youth Slam.

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Other

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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 e-mail to jtblibrary@nfb.org.

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