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Founded in 1940, the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) is the nation's largest and most influential membership organization of blind persons. With fifty thousand members, the NFB has affiliates in all fifty states plus Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, and over seven hundred local chapters. As a consumer and advocacy organization, the NFB is considered the leading force in the blindness field today and is the Voice of the Nation's Blind.

Press Releases - National

National Federation of the Blind Commends University of Illinois for Commitment to Accessible E-book Technology 11/19/2009

National Federation of the Blind Commends Parties to Google Settlement 11/18/2009

National Federation of the Blind Partners with Santa to Promote Braille Literacy 11/16/2009

Universities Will Not Deploy Kindle DX as Textbook Reader 11/11/2009

National Federation of the Blind Announces Notre Dame Will Use Braille Coin in Coin Toss 11/4/2009

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Press Releases - Affiliate and Chapter

National Federation of the Blind Files Complaint Against the Utah State Office of Education 6/9/2009

National Federation of the Blind of Iowa to Coordinate Service Project 1/15/2009

National Federation of the Blind Celebrates Meet the Blind Month 10/16/2008 3:39:00 PM

Blind Group Condemns And Deplores The Movie Blindness 10/2/2008

National Federation of the Blind of Iowa to Honor Secretary of State Mike Mauro 9/18/2008

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Fact Sheets

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND

BLINDNESS AND LOW VISION

THE KURZWEIL–NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND READER

For more information about the National Federation of the Blind and its programs contact:

Chris Danielsen
Director of Public Relations
National Federation of the Blind
200 East Wells Street
at Jernigan Place
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
Telephone: (410) 659-9314, ext. 2330
Cell phone: (410) 262-1281
Fax: (410) 685-5653
E-mail: cdanielsen@nfb.org