Title: G.A.B. Session 2 – ATAA

Subtitle: Access Technology Affordability Act

 

Welcome to episode 2 of our Government Affairs of the Blind (GAB) Session bonus series! In this bonus episode of the Nation’s Blind Podcast, our government affairs team discusses Access Technology Affordability Act (ATAA) and what it would mean for blind Americans.

ATAA in the Senate: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/732

ATAA in the House: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1734

ATAA Fact Sheet: https://nfb.org/access-technology-affordability-act

ATAA FAQs: Coming soon

Find Your Representative: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

Call Your Representative: (202) 224-3121

Contact Kimie: (410) 659-9314, extension 2441; [email protected]

Feedback: (410) 659-9314, extension 2444; [email protected]

Twitter and Instagram: @NFB_voice

Facebook: National Federation of the Blind

Oppose H.R. 620

Welcome to our new Nation's Blind Podcast bonus series, Government Affairs of the Blind (GAB) Session! In this episode, our government affairs team discusses H.R. 620, the ADA Education and Reform Act, and its potential implications.

H.R. 620: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/620

H.R. 620 Fact Sheet: https://nfb.org/oppose-hr620-fact-sheet

H.R. 620 FAQs: Coming soon

President Riccobono’s Op-ed in The Hill: http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/343880-passing-the-ada-education-and-reform-act-would-be-a-step

President Riccobono’s letter to the House Committee on the Judiciary: https://nfb.org/images/nfb/documents/pdf/goodlatte_hr620_06142017.pdf

Find Your Representative: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

Call Your Representative: (202) 224-3121

Contact Dylan: (410) 659-9314, extension 2210; [email protected]

Feedback: (410) 659-9314, extension 2444; [email protected]

Twitter and Instagram: @NFB_voice

Facebook: National Federation of the Blind

December 2017

Season’s greetings from all of us here on the Nation’s Blind Podcast! In this episode, we take a look at the impact we’ve had throughout 2017, share some favorite holiday traditions, and look ahead to 2018. In Talking about Our Federation, NFB Government Affairs Specialist Gabe Cazares speaks with two blind Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients to learn more about their experience as blind immigrants. We get an update on our hurricane relief efforts in the News. And finally, President Riccobono shares some reflections on our 2017 work, a look ahead at 2018, and his favorite holiday traditions.

DACA Survey: https://nfb.org/daca

Diversity Statement: https://nfb.org/diversity-statement

Hurricane Relief: https://nfb.org/blog/article/3341

Become a Member: https://nfb.org/how-join

2017 Presidential Report: https://nfb.org/presidential-reports

Braille Monitor: https://nfb.org/braille-monitor

Voice of the Nation’s Blind Blog: https://nfb.org/blog

Feedback: (410) 659-9314, extension 2444, or at [email protected]

Twitter and Instagram: @NFB_voice

Facebook: National Federation of the Blind

Traveling with Children

We’re back with another bonus episode of the Nation’s Blind Podcast! This time, we spoke to blind parents about some of the techniques they use for getting around with their children.

 

Babywearing International: https://babywearinginternational.org/

Blind Parents website: blindparents.org

Blind Parents listserv: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blparent_nfbnet.org

Twitter: @NFB_Voice

Facebook: National Federation of the Blind

Website: www.nfb.org

Feedback: (410) 659-9314, extension 2444, or [email protected]

November 2017

This month, we’re taking a look at our partnerships. Melissa gets a chance to talk to Beth Sellers, a mom in Virginia whose daughters attended the NFB BELL Academy, about how she partnered with her affiliate to start up a local NFB BELL Academy in her town. Next, Chris has some exciting news from KNFB Reader and Sprint in In the News. And finally, in the Presidential Privilege, President Riccobono speaks with Expedia’s Bhala Dalvi about our work together on accessibility.

 

NFB BELL Academy: https://nfb.org/bell-academy

KNFB Reader: https://knfbreader.com/

Sprint: sprint.com/vision

Expedia: https://www.expedia.com/

Bhala Dalvi’s 2017 Convention Speech: https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm17/bm1710/bm171005.htm

Strategic Nonvisual Access Partnership: https://nfb.org/national-federation-blind-strategic-nonvisual-access-partner-certification

Santa Letters: https://nfb.org/santa-letters

Voice of the Nation’s Blind Blog: https://nfb.org/blog

Feedback: (410) 659-9314, extension 2444, or at [email protected]

Twitter and Instagram: @NFB_voice

Facebook: National Federation of the Blind

October 2017