<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><br></div><div>Last week, a competent, blind, expert witness testified at a Congressional hearing. He was mocked and mistreated by Members of Congress and by some media outlets. Below is our national statement about this in a press release. We must stand united against such horrible, stereotyped treatment of blind people by elected officials and media outlets! </div><div><br></div><div>If you ever wondered why we need the National Federation of the Blind, this is a prime example.</div><a href="https://nfb.org/about-us/press-room/statement-national-federation-blind-harmful-stereotyping-blind-people-political">https://nfb.org/about-us/press-room/statement-national-federation-blind-harmful-stereotyping-blind-people-political</a></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Marci</div></body></html>