Vol. 68, No. 3 March 2025
Contents
The 2025 Washington Seminar: New President, New Congress, New Approach
The Significance of Washington Seminar 2025
Legislative Agenda of Blind Americans: Priorities for the 119th Congress, First Session
Laws and Funding the Blind Depend On
Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act
Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act
Blind Americans Return to Work Act
Additional Legislative Concerns of Blind Americans for the 119th Congress
A Report from Washington Seminar by the South Carolina Delegation
Leading Disability Organizations: President Trump’s Blame of Deadly Plane Crash on Disabled Federal Workers Is Baseless, Irresponsible
The Why and How of Service Animal Self-ID in Rideshare
A Tribute to Tom Stevens: A Leader and a Friend
Making Meta Accessible: Update on Latest Improvements
Building the Future: Shaping Accessible Learning Together
Springing Forward Successfully
Who Says Blind People Can’t Get Foul Balls? Three Parks, Three Years, Three Souvenir Balls
NFB BELL®: It’s Not just for the Kids!
Learning, Leading, and Living the Life I Want
Washington Seminar photos
Facebook.com/nationalfederationoftheblind
www.nfb.org/planned-giving
https://nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention/first-timers-guide
https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/internet-broadband/
https://www.disabilitystatistics.org/acs/1
https://www.siteimprove.com/blog/a-complete-overview-of-canadas-accessibility-laws/
https://www.levelaccess.com/compliance-overview/european-accessibility-act-eaa/#:~:text=The%20European%20Accessibility%20Act%20(EAA,accessible%20to%20people%20with%20disabilities.
https://connectedmed.com/resources/post-pandemic-telehealth-utilization-settles-in-at-20-or-less-of-medical-appointments/
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2018/12/12/how-far-americans-live-from-the-closest-hospital-differs-by-community-type/
https://www.japha.org/article/S1544-3191(22)00233-3/fulltext
https://ncd.gov/progressreport/2016/progress-report-october-2016
https://www.facebook.com/?force_mobile=1
https://nfb.org/programs-services/center-excellence-nonvisual-accessibility/self-advocacy-toolkit-and-tracking-form
https://nfb.org/programs-services/center-excellence-nonvisual-access/inaccessibility-tracker-form
https://www.birdability.org/blind-birder-birdathon
Pew Research Center. “Internet, Broadband Fact Sheet.” November 13, 2024. https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/internet-broadband/
United States Census Bureau. “The number of non-institutionalized, male or female, all ages, all races, regardless of ethnicity, with all education levels in the United States reported any disability in 2022.” https://www.disabilitystatistics.org/acs/1
Siteimprove. “A complete overview of Canada’s Accessibility Laws.” August 2, 2024. https://www.siteimprove.com/blog/a-complete-overview-of-canadas-accessibility-laws/
Level Access. “European Accessibility Act (EAA).” https://www.levelaccess.com/compliance-overview/european-accessibility-act-eaa/#:~:text=The%20European%20Accessibility%20Act%20(EAA,accessible%20to%20people%20with%20disabilities.
See Center for Connected Medicine, Telehealth utilization settles in at 20% or less of medical appointments, available at https://connectedmed.com/resources/post-pandemic-telehealth-utilization-settles-in-at-20-or-less-of-medical-appointments/
See Pew Research Center, How far Americans live from the closest hospital differs by community type, available at https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2018/12/12/how-far-americans-live-from-the-closest-hospital-differs-by-community-type/
See Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, Access to community pharmacies: A nationwide geographic information systems cross-sectional analysis available at https://www.japha.org/article/S1544-3191(22)00233-3/fulltext
See National Council on Disabilities, National Disability Policy Progress Report: Technology that enables access to the full opportunities of citizenship under the Constitution is a right at 19 (October 7, 2016), available at https://ncd.gov/progressreport/2016/progress-report-october-2016
Commitment to Serve, A presentation given at the 2018 NIB/NAEPB Training Conference and Expo.
