8/4/15 From the Federal Register Volume 80, Number 145 (Wednesday, July 29, 2015) Presidential Documents Pages 45389-45392 From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov FR Doc No: 2015-18785 The President Proclamation 9302 of July 24, 2015 Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 2015 By the President of the United States of […]
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“Re-imagining the Social Security System for the 21st Century”
7/21/15 From the National Council on Disability NCD CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING: “Re-imagining the Social Security System for the 21st Century” WHEN: Tuesday, July 28 2015 TIME: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM LOCATION: Capitol Visitors Center, Senate-Side, SVC 201-00 in Washington, DC BRIEFING NOTICE: On Tuesday, July 28, 2015, the National Council on Disability (NCD) will […]
Accessible Emergency Information, and Apparatus Requirements for Emergency Information and Video Description
7/14/15 From the Federal Register July 10, 2015 Federal Register Volume 80, Number 132 (Friday, July 10, 2015) Rules and Regulations Pages 39698-39715 From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov FR Doc No: 2015-16324 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 47 CFR Part 79 MB Docket No. 12-107; FCC 15-56 Accessible Emergency Information, and […]
My Apple Watch after 5 days!
5/12/15 Shared by Flying Blind – Here is a great blog post about how one deaf-blind person benefits from the Apple Watch My Apple Watch after 5 days! Posted by Molly on Wednesday, 29 April 2015 in Blog Having known about the Apple Watch for some time and knowing lots of my friends were planning to […]
What Everyone with a Retinal Disease Should Know about Vitamin A
3/17/15 Shared by the Foundation Fighting Blindness What Everyone with a Retinal Disease Should Know about Vitamin A By Ben Shaberman on March 10, 2015 If you think of your retinas as the engines that power your vision, then vitamin A is their fuel. Without vitamin A in our diets, we wouldn’t see. In developed countries, typical diets […]
From: The Bureau of Engraving and Printing
1/6/15 From: The Bureau of Engraving and Printing Washington, DC (January 5, 2015) – The Department of Treasury’s Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) is now accepting and processing applications nationwide from blind or visually impaired individuals who wish to receive a free currency reader. This initiative is one of a number of steps the […]
DNA info By Janet Rausa Fuller on October 30, 2014
1/6/15 From DNA info By Janet Rausa Fuller on October 30, 2014 5:18am Blind Chef Laura Martinez Readies Herself for New Role as Restaurant Owner LINCOLN PARK — Chef Laura Martinez, who is blind, made headlines when she was hired by the late Charlie Trotter fresh out of culinary school in 2010. For two years, […]
7/11/14 National Federation of the Blind elects Mark Riccobono President
From Chris Danielsen, NFB FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE National Federation of the Blind elects Mark Riccobono President Baltimore, Maryland (July 11, 2014): The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the nation’s largest organization of blind Americans, has elected Mark Anthony Riccobono as its new President, the Chief Executive Officer of the organization. The election took place […]
3/31/14 Money Stolen from Vending Machines
From Vending Market Watch Money Stolen from Vending Machines – Posted on: 8:59 pm, March 30, 2014, by Kim Schuetrum Link to video – http://wnep.com/2014/03/30/money-stolen-from-vending-machines/ COLUMBIA COUNTY — Money was stolen from several vending machines at rest areas along Interstate 80, according to state police. That money was supposed to help visually impaired people. Troopers told […]
February 5, 2014 Opposition to Section 511 of Title 5 of the reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act
Dear Senator, I am writing to express my strong opposition to Section 511 of Title 5 of the reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act (S. 1356). My main concern is that Section 511 introduces subminimum wage employment into the Rehabilitation Act for the first time ever. Even more importantly, the title of Section 511 is not reflected […]