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The American Foundation for the Blind in the News

Below are recent media articles featuring AFB, our experts, and issues related to blindness and vision loss.

Blindness foundation lauds Markey
The Boston Globe
Sunday, March 22, 2009

Updating a Workhorse: The Perkins Brailler—which has served as a literary lifeline to the blind community for almost 60 years—gets a long overdue redesign.
Metropolis Magazine
Wednesday, March 18, 2009

A Governor's Sense of Humor Is Put to a Rigorous Test
The New York Times
Thursday, February 5, 2009

Vision loss is no obstacle at work: Aging workers will benefit from tech advances
TMCnet.com
Sunday, January 18, 2009

Inspirational Deaf-Blind Teacher, Poet Retires
The New York Times
Saturday, January 17, 2009

ALMANAC: Birth of Louis Braille
CBS News Sunday Morning
Sunday, January 4, 2009

For the Blind, Technology Does What a Guide Dog Can't
The New York Times
Saturday, January 3, 2009

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