Vol. 68, No. 3                                                                                             March 2025

 

                                                       Contents

 

Convention Bulletin

 

The 2025 Washington Seminar: New President, New Congress, New Approach

by Chris Danielsen

 

The Significance of Washington Seminar 2025

by Mark Riccobono

 

Legislative Agenda of Blind Americans: Priorities for the 119th Congress, First Session

 

Laws and Funding the Blind Depend On

 

Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act

 

Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act

 

Blind Americans Return to Work Act

 

Additional Legislative Concerns of Blind Americans for the 119th Congress

 

A Report from Washington Seminar by the South Carolina Delegation

by Janice Bright

 

Leading Disability Organizations: President Trump’s Blame of Deadly Plane Crash on Disabled Federal Workers Is Baseless, Irresponsible

 

The Why and How of Service Animal Self-ID in Rideshare

by Al Elia

 

A Tribute to Tom Stevens: A Leader and a Friend

by Gary Wunder

 

Making Meta Accessible: Update on Latest Improvements

 

Building the Future: Shaping Accessible Learning Together

by Kaili Kameoka

 

Springing Forward Successfully

by LaShawna Fant

 

Who Says Blind People Can’t Get Foul Balls? Three Parks, Three Years, Three Souvenir Balls

by Rose Warner

 

NFB BELL®: It’s Not just for the Kids!

by Karen Anderson

 

Learning, Leading, and Living the Life I Want

by Cole Carper

 

Monitor Miniatures

 

Photo and Web List

Issue: [MARCH 2025]

Photos:

Chris Danielsen

Washington Seminar photos

Mark Riccobono

Al Elia

Gary Wunder

Tom Stevens

Kaili Kameoka

Dr. LaShawna Fant

Rose Warner

Cole Carper

 

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://nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention/first-timers-guide

https://nfb.org/cena.

https://nfb.org/bolotin

https://nfb.org/donate.

https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/internet-broadband/

https://www.disabilitystatistics.org/acs/1

https://www.siteimprove.com/blog/a-complete-overview-of-canadas-accessibility-laws/

https://www.levelaccess.com/compliance-overview/european-accessibility-act-eaa/#:~:text=The%20European%20Accessibility%20Act%20(EAA,accessible%20to%20people%20with%20disabilities.

https://connectedmed.com/resources/post-pandemic-telehealth-utilization-settles-in-at-20-or-less-of-medical-appointments/

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2018/12/12/how-far-americans-live-from-the-closest-hospital-differs-by-community-type/

https://www.japha.org/article/S1544-3191(22)00233-3/fulltext

https://ncd.gov/progressreport/2016/progress-report-october-2016

https://www.facebook.com/?force_mobile=1

https://nfb.org/programs-services/center-excellence-nonvisual-accessibility/self-advocacy-toolkit-and-tracking-form

https://nfb.org/programs-services/center-excellence-nonvisual-access/inaccessibility-tracker-form

bit.ly/3DR5ucT.

https://www.birdability.org/blind-birder-birdathon

 

Footnotes:

  Pew Research Center. “Internet, Broadband Fact Sheet.” November 13, 2024. https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/internet-broadband/

  United States Census Bureau. “The number of non-institutionalized, male or female, all ages, all races, regardless of ethnicity, with all education levels in the United States reported any disability in 2022.” https://www.disabilitystatistics.org/acs/1

  Siteimprove. “A complete overview of Canada’s Accessibility Laws.” August 2, 2024. https://www.siteimprove.com/blog/a-complete-overview-of-canadas-accessibility-laws/

  Level Access. “European Accessibility Act (EAA).” https://www.levelaccess.com/compliance-overview/european-accessibility-act-eaa/#:~:text=The%20European%20Accessibility%20Act%20(EAA,accessible%20to%20people%20with%20disabilities.

  See Center for Connected Medicine, Telehealth utilization settles in at 20% or less of medical appointments, available at https://connectedmed.com/resources/post-pandemic-telehealth-utilization-settles-in-at-20-or-less-of-medical-appointments/

  See Pew Research Center, How far Americans live from the closest hospital differs by community type, available at https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2018/12/12/how-far-americans-live-from-the-closest-hospital-differs-by-community-type/

  See Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, Access to community pharmacies: A nationwide geographic information systems cross-sectional analysis available at https://www.japha.org/article/S1544-3191(22)00233-3/fulltext

  See National Council on Disabilities, National Disability Policy Progress Report: Technology that enables access to the full opportunities of citizenship under the Constitution is a right at 19 (October 7, 2016), available at https://ncd.gov/progressreport/2016/progress-report-october-2016

 

  42 U.S.C. Sec. 423.

  Commitment to Serve, A presentation given at the 2018 NIB/NAEPB Training Conference and Expo.

  Ibid.