Category: Monthly Bulletins
To be read at chapter meetings: Grants For The Annual Convention of the National Federation of the Blind Are Now Available: Your presence at the national convention is important! By your presence, you are a part of the largest gathering of blind people held anywhere in the world. The Federation needs your ideas and you […]
Catch Our Dreams Please join us for the 2nd Annual Catch Our Dreams Fundraiser Live and Silent Auction The National Federation of the Blind of California is raising money for low vision and blind high school students to attend the 2013 Science Camp. This much anticipated three day opportunity is available for up to […]
To be read at all chapter meeting: Legislative update: As many of you know, the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review committee’s subcommittee on education held a hearing on March 22 to discuss a proposed 1.8 million dollar cut to the budget of the state special schools. Should this cut go into effect, the California School […]
March 8, 2012 To Be Read At Chapter Meetings: What Makes the NFB Different? Recently, I attended a presentation of California agencies that serve the blind. I was struck not by what I heard, rather, by what I did not hear. It caused me to think about what makes the NFB different from agencies serving […]
To be read at chapter meetings: Washington Seminar: February is always an exciting time of year in the National Federation of the Blind. This year we have three important issues to introduce to our California representatives. We are asking Congress to pass H.R. 3086, the Fair Wages for Persons with Disabilities Act. This bill would […]