Braille Monitor

Vol. 69, No. 7                                                                                            July 2026             Contents   From the Editor by Chris Danielsen   From the Backseat to the Driver’s Seat: A Federation Journey with Waymo by Jordan Moon   Federation Sues Government Agencies Over Delayed Web Accessibility Rules by Chris Danielsen   National Federation of the Blind Official Comments in Response to the Department of Health and Human Services Interim Final Rule Regarding Section 504 Digital Accessibility   How I Came to the Federation by Amy Porterfield   Becoming Blind: Finding the Truth Beyond Vision by Ahmad Shafi   BELLs Should Be Ringing Everywhere by Eric Duffy   Eye Condition Twins: A Double-Edged Sword by Justin Salisbury   Of Seniors and Seeds by Sandy Halverson   The Golden Rule, the Platinum Rule, and the Right to Speak for Ourselves by Gary Wunder   Trainers Committee for Structured Discovery: A Name Change Reflecting Expanded Mission and Professional Impact by Jimmy Morris   Monitor Miniatures   Photo and Web List Issue: [July 2026] Photos: Chris Danielsen Jordan Moon Amy Porterfield Ahmad Shafi Eric Duffy Justin Salisbury Sandy Halverson Gary Wunder Jimmy Morris Web Links: www.nfb.org www.nfbnet.org https://nfb.org/convention https://nfb.org/advocacy Blind Driver: Ultimate Insult or Statement of Fact Neither Dog nor Cane nor Blindness Should Deprive Us of a Ride https://nfb.org/braille-monitor nfb.org/donate nfb.org/pac https://www.nfb.org/get-involved/ways-give/planned-giving   Facebook.com/nationalfederationoftheblind YouTube.com/NationsBlind www.nfb.org/planned-giving www.nfb.org/make-gift https://nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention/first-timers-guide.

Vol. 69, No. 6                                                                                            June 2026             Contents Convention Bulletin   From the Editor by Chris Danielsen   Employment Events at the 2026 National Convention by Lia Stone   How to Be a Blind Wheelchair User by Ellana Crew   When the Pain Is Real, but the Reason Is Invisible by Kaleigh Brendle   Becoming the Voice His Daughter Will Need by Ismael Collazo       Keep NFB Advancing: Give $25 in ’26   The Super-Braillers and Me by Will Hendrick   Indiana Drops Out, but States Continue to Threaten Section 504 in Lawsuit by Anna Claire Vollers   Once Again, the Federal Government Delays Equal Access by Chris Danielsen   DOJ Delay of ADA Web Rule Undermines Equal Access by Mark Riccobono and Eve Hill   From the President’s Desk   Photo and Web List Issue: [June 2026] Photos: Chris Danielsen Lia Stone Ellana Crew Kaleigh Brendle Ismael Collazo Will Hendrick Anna Claire Vollers President Riccobono Eve Hill Web Links: www.nfb.org www.nfbnet.org nfb.org/convention https://nfb.org/advocacy https;//nfb.org/braille-monitor https://askablindperson.wordpress.com https://nfb.org/give25donate nfb.org/donate nfb.org/pac https://www.nfb.org/get-involved/ways-give/planned-giving   Facebook.com/nationalfederationoftheblind YouTube.com/NationsBlind www.nfb.org/planned-giving www.nfb.org/make-gift https://nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention/first-timers-guide.

Vol. 69, No. 5                                                                                             May 2026                                                          Contents   Convention Bulletin   From the Editor by Chris Danielsen   Keeping Convention Weird: Plan Your Visit to Wacky, Wonderful Austin by Norma Crosby   Resolution Reminders by Donald Porterfield   Building Momentum from Coast to Coast by Rachel Held   Two Displays, Two Philosophies: Comparing and Contrasting the Monarch and the Dot Pad X        by Jonathan Mosen   The Courage to Bloom by Elizabeth Rouse   Generational Federationism by Latonya Phipps Cross   Course Corrections: Developments in LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired of San Francisco Governance and DeafBlind Services by Chris Danielsen   The Nature of Independence An Address Delivered by Kenneth Jernigan   Learning Independence through Life Experiences and the National Federation of the Blind by Andrew D. Adams   The Meaning of Membership and Independence      by Melissa Riccobono, Anil Lewis, and Denise Avant Oregon State University Commits to Accessibility Improvements for Blind and Low-Vision Students NFB Kids Camp: Tons of Fun! by Harriet Go   Photo and Web List Issue: [MAY 2026] Photos: Chris Danielsen Norma Crosby Donald Porterfield Rachel Held Jonathan Mosen Elizabeth Rouse Latonya Phipps Cross Dr. Kenneth Jernigan Andrew D. Adams Melissa Riccobono Anil Lewis Denise Avant Harriet Go Web Links: nfb.org/convention nfb.org/movers nfb.org/donate nfb.org/pac https://www.nfb.org/get-involved/ways-give/planned-giving https://nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention/nfb-camp-registration-form   www.nfb.org www.nfbnet.org Facebook.com/nationalfederationoftheblind YouTube.com/NationsBlind www.nfb.org/planned-giving www.nfb.org/make-gift https://nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention/first-timers-guide.

Vol. 69, No. 4                                                                                             April 2026   Contents   Convention Bulletin   The Continued Fight to Protect Section 504 and the Integration Mandate by Sanho Steele Louchart   My Walk with Astronomy as a Blind Scientist by Cary Supalo   A Troubling Tragedy in Buffalo by Chris Danielsen   Friendship in Action: Nyal McConoughey’s Story by Nichole Chrissis and Alison Tyler   New Jersey’s Blind Refused to Be Collateral Damage by Linda Melendez   Finding Your Caregiving Superpower: Reflections from a Blind Caregiver of a Parent with Dementia by Catherine Samuel   From the UK to the USA: Moving Forward Together by Sania Kellogg   From the President’s Desk   Photo and Web List Issue: [April 2026] Photos: Sanho Steele-Louchart Cary Supalo Chris Danielsen Nichole Chrissis Alison Tyler Linda Melendez Catherine Samuel Sania Kellogg Web Links: nfb.org/convention The Braille Monitor, November, 1957 Braille Monitor, April, 1958 https://www.nj.gov/govelect www.nfb.org www.nfbnet.org nfb.org/donate nfb.org/pac Facebook.com/nationalfederationoftheblind YouTube.com/NationsBlind www.nfb.org/planned-giving www.nfb.org/make-gift

Vol. 69, No. 3                                                                March 2026                                                          Contents   Convention Bulletin 2026   Cold Weather and Common Sense: The 2026 Washington Seminar by Chris Danielsen   The Significance of Washington Seminar 2026 by Mark Riccobono   Protecting Education, Employment, and Independent Living Fact Sheet   Access Technology Affordability Act Fact Sheet   Blind Americans Return to Work Act Fact Sheet   Adventure in Annapolis by Shawn Jacobson   National Federation of the Blind and Blind Entrepreneurs File Federal Lawsuit Challenging Army-Wide Waiver of Randolph-Sheppard Act   But I Don’t Know How to Dance by Catherine Horn Randall   Filling in the Gap by Shawn Callaway   Divorce Me by Peggy Chong   Blind and Print-Disabled Harris County Voters File Federal Lawsuit Seeking Accessible Vote-by-Mail Ballots   Monitor Miniatures     Issue: [MARCH 2026] Photos: Chris Danielsen Mark Riccobono Shawn Jacobson Catherine Horn Randall Shawn Callaway Peggy Chong Web Links: nfb.org/convention https://nfb.org/washington-seminar The complaint, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland,  statement by the National Federation of the Blind  https://nfb.org/donate https://www.nfb.org/pac https://www.nfb.org/get-involved/ways-give/planned-giving https://nfb.org/programs-services/nfb-bell-academy https://nfb.org/programs-services/education/nfb-stem2u www.nfb.org www.nfbnet.org Facebook.com/nationalfederationoftheblind YouTube.com/NationsBlind www.nfb.org/planned-giving www.nfb.org/make-gift