Vol. 68, No. 11                                                                                                December 2025

 

                                                       Contents

 

Convention Bulletin 2026

 

Running for the Federation: Meet Roger Oberholzer

 

Double Your Impact: A Matching Gift Challenge to Advance the Lives of Blind People

 

Fifty Years of Federation Love: The DC Affiliate Honors Gail Snider with the 2025 Presidential Award

by Shawn Callaway

 

Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income Updates for 2026

by Jesse Shirek

 

Accessible Independent Check-Out: Blind-Centered Leadership Makes All the Difference

by Jake Konerza, Rick Walstrom, and Steve Decker

 

Owner of “Blind Guy Boards” Travels to DC on a Mission to Save Services for His Community

by John Hult

 

A Failure of Access, a Betrayal of Trust: Why Two Blind Students Are Suing West Virginia University

by Gary Wunder

 

LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired of San Francisco Seeks Its Way through a Storm, but May Hit the Rocks

by Chris Danielsen

 

iOS 26 and Braille Access: Apple’s Impressive Investment in Braille Literacy

by Jonathan Mosen

 

Announcing the 2026 NFB Scholarship Program

 

Monitor Miniatures

 

 

Photo and Web List

Issue: [DECEMBER 2025]

Photos:

Roger Oberholzer

Shawn Callaway

Gail Snider

Jesse Shirek

Jake Konerza

Rick Walstrom

Steve Decker

John Hult

Gary Wunder

Chris Danielsen

Jonthan Mosen

Web Links:

www.nfb.org

www.nfbnet.org

Facebook.com/nationalfederationoftheblind

YouTube.com/NationsBlind

www.nfb.org/planned-giving

www.nfb.org/make-gift

https://www.abletoday.org/

www.nfb.org/pac

www.nfb.org/scholarships

nfb.org/donate

https://nfb.org/resources/publications-and-media/braille-monitor/early-access-articles/beacon-over-troubled-waters

https://nfb.org/braille-monitor