Virginia Agrees to Provide Accessible Absentee Voting Option for Voters with Print Disabilities

For Immediate Release
Media Contacts
American Council of the Blind: Clark Rachfal, crachfal@acb.org, 202-467-5081
disAbility Law Center of Virginia: Colleen Miller, colleen.miller@dlcv.org, (804) 225-2042
National Federation of the Blind: Chris Danielsen, cdanielsen@nfb.org, 410-262-1281
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP: Steven Hollman, shollman@sheppardmullin.com,

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Washington Seminar 2021

Hello everyone, I wanted to provide some important information for the 2021 Washington Seminar. This upcoming Washington Seminar will be a bit different from years past. It will be completely virtual, which has its pros. You won’t need to travel to DC, and you won’t need to worry about frantically making it from one end of the House buildings to the other between appointments. Of course, we will miss seeing our friends and socializing in person. But we hope many more of you will be able to attend this year since you can participate from home. Washington Seminar will be held February 8-11.

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what does the nfb do for me

by Dianna Oliveira

You may be asking that question when approached by a member, inviting you for a meeting or even a convention. Each one of us probably came to the NFB looking to socialize, for support, to be among blind or visually impaired people like us who could perceive the world as we do, empathize with the many challenges we face every day. Yes, the Federation is 80 years old and the ground was prepared for us by the founders, who went through more obstacles than we can ever imagine.

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Word of Mouth

By Mary Fernandez

Editor’s Note: Some of you may have met Mary Fernandez from one of her visits to Virginia. Though she calls New Jersey home, she is a friend of the Virginia affiliate and was a part of the team who prepared the original proposal for what would become Project RISE. Though this article, borrowed from the Student Slate archives, was published a long while ago, the core message remains relevant today and will hopefully serve as a source of encouragement for anyone currently looking for a job.

Would You Go to a Blind Doctor? How the Blind Respond

By John Bailey

“Would you go to a blind doctor?", was the first of many challenging questions asked by Trisha Kurkarni At the February leadership seminar cohosted by the National Association of Blind Students in Falls Church, Virginia.  

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