Press Room Archives
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Press Release Archive
- AFB Recognizes Extraordinary Contributions to the Blindness Field
- Larry E. Thompson Appointed to the President's Council of the American Foundation for the Blind
- AFB Presents Highest Awards at the 2009 Josephine L. Taylor Leadership Institute
- AFB Survey Finds Drug Labeling Puts People with Vision Loss at Serious Medical Risk
- AFB Celebrates 200 Years of Louis Braille
- No One is Laughing at SNL's Skit of Governor Paterson
- Dollar General's New Point of Sale Equipment Praised by Blind Community
- Jackie Bird, Leader in Cross-Cultural Communications, Elected to AFB's Board of Trustees
- Ultimate Holiday Guide for Friends and Family of People with Vision Loss
- AFB to Close its Audio Production Division in October 2009
- Patient Advocacy Groups Call on Congress to Eliminate Two-Year Waiting Period for Medicare
- Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness (JVIB) Publishes Special Issue on Macular Degeneration
- 2008 Helen Keller Achievement Awards
- Good News for Music Fans with Vision Loss
- AFB Commends Target's Decision
- FamilyConnect Named a "2008 Outstanding Product" in the iParenting Media Awards
- American Foundation for the Blind Welcomes Four New Trustees
- Call for Nominations for 2009 Access Awards
- Call for Nominations for 2009 Migel Medals
- Legislation Brings Hope for People with Disabilities Left Out of Communications Technologies
- Toy Industry Foundation Offers Recommendations and Assistance to Those Selecting Toys for Children with Special Needs
- Talking Book Productions Receives Prestigious Award
- Thompson to Treasury: Stop Discriminating Against the Visually Impaired
- AFB Senior Site Receives 2008 Communicator Award
- Appeals Court Rules U.S. Currency Must be Redesigned to be Accessible
- Dr. Susan J. Spungin Announces Retirement from the American Foundation for the Blind
- New Web Community Brings Together Parents of Visually Impaired Children
- Carl R. Augusto Elected President North American/Caribbean Region of the World Blind Union
- L'Occitane Accepting Applications for Free Summer Fragrance Workshop
- Gil Johnson to Retire from the American Foundation for the Blind
- 7-Eleven, Inc's Upgrade of Point of Sale Equipment Praised by Blind Community
- Paterson To Make History Again by Becoming the First Legally Blind Governor of New York
- AFB Presents Highest Awards at its 2008 National Conference (JLTLI)
- New Prescription Labeling Guidelines Promote Medication Safety for People with Vision Loss
- Holiday Season Brings Promise of More Access to Disability Community
- American Foundation for the Blind Welcomes Five New Trustees
- AFB Celebrates 75 Years of Involvement with Talking Books
- New Hampshire Presidential Candidate Forum
- AT&T Funds Program to Expand Access to the Web for Visually Impaired Adults
- Verizon Awards $1.5 Million Grant to AFB
- "Dancing with a vision" Gala
- COAT Members Urge Action by Wireless Industry to Improve Disability Accessibility
- Family Conference
- Cell Phone Industry Fails to Meet the Needs of Consumers With Vision Loss
- Installation of Accessible Pedestrian Signals Will Aid Blind, Visually Impaired Community
- RadioShack Announces Point of Sale, Web Site Initiative
- Visually Impaired Teens Become Perfumers at L'Occitane
- L'Occitane Accepting Applications for Free Summer Fragrance Workshop
- AFB Presents Highest Award at JLTLI 2007
- Gov. Perry Appoints Twelve to Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities
- Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness (JVIB) Publishes Special Issue
- AFB Applauds the American Council of the Blind for Fighting to Make U.S. Currency Accessible to People with Vision Loss
- New AFB Board Member
- CAPTCHAs On Social Networking Sites
- AFB Center on Vision Loss
- AFB and NAD Partner to Expand Accessible Media
- ADA Goes Digital for Its Sweet Sixteen
- AFB 2006 Scholarships
- Migel and Access Nominations
- Dr. Kay Alicyn Ferrell Joins AFB
- 2006 Helen Keller Achievement Awards
- Shop L'Occitane and Benefit the Blind
- Medicare Agency Moves to Deny Low Vision Devices
- AFB Honors William Casto
- T-Base and AFB Unite
- Application for Summer Fragrance Workshop
- Sports Sites Fall Short of the End Zone
- Anne Sullivan Macy Online Museum Introduces the World to Helen Keller' Famous Teacher
- AFB's National Board Flourishes
- Extraordinary Contributions to Blindness Field Recognized at National Event
- White House Conference on Aging statement
- 2006 Toy Guide
- New Technologies for the Blind and Visually Impaired
- Shoppers with Vision Loss Head to the Web this Holiday Season
- Diabetes and Vision Loss:
- Jack Duffy Honored at National Philanthropy Day
- L'Occitane Candle Promotion
- AFB Launches ePublications
- CareerConnect
- Feed Readers: Not Satisfying the Appetites of Blind Computer Users
- Points of Light Foundation
- AFB Welcomes Three New Trustees
- Free Online Course from AFB Teaches New Techniques for Transcribing Instructional Materials into Braille
- AFB Renews Commitment to People with Vision Loss
- Migel and Access Awards
- AFB Commemorates Anniversary of ADA
- Mark Richert Joins AFB
- AFB Scholarships
- Blogging
- Itinerant Teaching
- National Healthy Vision Month
- Helen Keller Achievement Awards
- Tuning in to the Digital Revolution with Vision Loss
- AFB Preserves Helen Keller Legacy
- AFB Presents Highest Awards at JLTLI 2005
- AFB to Research Physical Activity Among People with Disabilities
- One Million in Federal Funding Goes to Combating Technology and Access Barriers
- Toy Guide
- Susan Spungin Elected Treasurer World Blind Union
- IDEA
- AFB Board Elections
- As Technology Advances, So Does Accessibility
- Scourby Narrator of the Year Awards
- National Disability Employment Awareness Month
- Bridging the Gap
- L'Occitane candle
- Ray Charles (1930 - 2004)
- Website relaunch release
- Braille Is Alive and Well
- AFB Participates in Setting Accessibility Standards for Linux
- The UPS Foundation gives $1,250,000 to support AFB's National Literacy Center in Atlanta
- Premier Accessible Technology Magazine Now Available Free
- New Trustees
- Librarian of Congress ruling is victory for people who are blind or visually impaired
- Technology: Opening up the World to Blind People
- 2003 Migel Medal Honorees
- IDEA legislation
- American Foundation for the Blind Expands AFB Technology and Employment Center at Huntington West Virginia
- JVIB Speaker's Corner features Susan LaVenture
- LOccitanecandle
- AFB Honors Irvin Schloss
- 2003 AFB Scholarships
- HiSoftware and American Foundation for the Blind Team Up to Make the Web More Accessible to People with Disabilities
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