National Federation of the Blind of Alabama

The 2019 Annual Convention of the

National Federation of the Blind of Alabama

Coming March 8, 9 and 10, 2019 - Huntsville, Alabama

Details cominng soon!

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2019 National Convention to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada

Please make your plans now to attend

The 2019 National Federation of the Blind Convention 

Come join us for our seventy-ninth convention of the National Federation of the Blind! Join us next July 7 through 12, 2019, at the beautiful Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, as we celebrate seventy-nine years of raising expectations of blind people. Preregistration will be available March 1, 2019! Please reserve your room after January 1, 2019! For more information about the convention, please go to this link: www.nfb.org/convention 

We want to see you be a part of our national convention.  The largest gathering of blind people anywhere in the world.  Learn about all the latest technology at the world's largest exhibit hall for the blind.  You won't regret coming to Las Vegas.  See you there!

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The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is NOT the characteristic that defines your or your future.  Every day we raise expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can have the life you want, blindness is NOT what holds you back. 

People who are blind can experience all of the joys and empowerment of every day life, and the lack of eyesight can be the least problem of blindness. Great significance is a person?s misunderstanding and lack of information. For example, with proper training and opportunity, blindness is often regarded more as a nuisance than a disability.

The National Federation of the Blind of Alabama is a self-help group of blind people who provide peer support for one another. The NFB of Alabama can help you understand that blindness need not be a tragedy. We work together to promote the goal of integrating blind people into society as equals and productive members. We work towards this goal by helping people outgrow their many misconceptions about blindness and by changing laws that affect the blind.

The National Federation of the Blind of Alabama is one of 52 affiliates of the National Federation of the Blind.  You can learn more about the National Federation of the Blind at our national homepage at www.nfb.org.  We are Alabama's and the nation's largest organization of the blind.  Please come and participate in our organization through a local chapter in your area.  For further information you can contact, Barbara Manuel, President, NFB of Alabama.  She can be reached via email at [email protected] or at (251) 656-5165.  Come and join us as we change what it means to be blind! 

 Highlights of our 2018 Washington Seminar-Three Alabamians visited the US Congress along with 550 federationists from around the country.  Follow this link for details:  http://youtu.be/QusTv4RIolI

Would you like a newspaper with your morning cup of coffee? NFB-NEWSLINE® just added its 370th publication AND it's still growing. Five Spanish language newspapers are now available to all subscribers. The service handles thousands of phone calls each day for individuals across the country who now access daily newspapers and magazines as never before. The toll-free centralized call-in center provides service on demand to any subscriber. This also enables those who cannot read conventional print to have access to all content offered on NFB-NEWSLINE® when traveling throughout the United States twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.

Information about the National Association of Blind Merchants of Alabama. 

Alabama State Affiliate Chapters

Board meeting schedule

For more information on how your old car or truck can benefit the NFB's Vehicle Donation Program, please visit our link above or visit, http://www.carshelpingtheblind.org/ or call 1-855-659-9314.  Your support of our cars program is appreciated!