Vol. 68, No. 10                                                                       November 2025

Illustration: Ray Kurzweil Honored at his Alma Mater, MIT

Running for the Federation: Meet Ken Duke

Bountiful Expressions of Thanksgiving from the Mississippi Affiliate

Compiled by LaShawna Fant

Back to School Bags for Braille Readers

by Peggy Chong

United States Department of Justice Sues Uber for $125 Million

by Chris Danielsen

Graduating from the Colorado Center for the Blind Means More Than Skills

by Jeremy Smith

National Federation of the Blind Commends House Introduction of Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act

National Federation of the Blind Denounces Devastating Job Cuts Within the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

When Cuts Become Catastrophe: Defending Braille and Deafblind Education

by Justin Young

Equal Access to Live Theater: Opening New Worlds through Audio Description and Touch Tours

by Cindy Scott-Huisman

Blind-Centered Innovations through JAWS for Windows: Celebrating Thirty Years and a Commitment to Leadership into the Future

by Glen Gordon and Ryan Jones

A Commitment to High Expectations: Leadership through Reflecting the Hopes of Blind People in Education

by Anne Lancaster

Monitor Miniatures

Photo and Web List

Issue: [November 2025]

Photos:

Ken Duke

LaShawna Fant

Peggy Chong

Chris Danielsen

Jeremy Smith

Justin Young

Cindy Scott-Huisman

Glen Gordon

Ryan Jones

Anne Lancaster

Web Links:

www.nfb.org

www.nfbnet.org

Facebook.com/nationalfederationoftheblind

YouTube.com/NationsBlind

www.nfb.org/planned-giving

www.nfb.org/make-gift

www.touchofgeniusprize.org

https://nfb.org/programs-services/advocacy/legislative-priorities/legislative-alerts/reinstate-funding-critical.

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