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Catch the 69th Annual Convention of the National Federation of the Blind Online!

July 5-8, 2009

The National Federation of the Blind--the voice of the nation's blind--will be once again streaming portions of its annual convention over the Internet, thanks to VBrick Systems, Inc.  The NFB National Convention is the largest gathering of the blind anywhere in the world.  If you cannot be in Detroit, Michigan, to catch the excitement in person, you will be able to get portions of the convention via the Internet.

Listen live now!

To view the full NFB 2009 Convention Agenda in a Microsoft Word format visit: /images/nfb/documents/word/2009_Convention_Agenda.doc

The NFB Convention live stream schedule is as follows (note that all times are Eastern Daylight Time):

Sunday, July 5

  • 9:00 - 11:30 a.m. NFB Board Meeting

Monday, July 6

  • 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. NFB General Session
  • 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. NFB General Session

Tuesday, July 7

  • 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. NFB General Session
  • 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. NFB General Session

Wednesday, July 8

  • 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. NFB General Session
  • 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. NFB General Session
  • 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. Annual NFB Banquet