[Greater-Baltimore] [MD-Sligo] News from the National Federation of the Blind National Organization

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Subject: [MD-Sligo] News from the National Federation of the Blind National Organization


The below information is from the National Federation of the Blind national organization.




Convention Hotels:

#NFB26 Convention Travel Update: Our JW Marriott room block is sold out—but rooms are still available at nearby hotels (including the new Austin Marriott Downtown), all just a short walk away. Visit nfb.org/convention<https://nfb.org/convention> (Planning for Your Trip<https://nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention-prep>) to get all the details. Rates: $139/night (single/double) or $155/night (triple/quad) + 19.7% tax/fees. To book Austin Marriott Downtown, call 800-627-7468 and use code BL1.



New NFB Song Available for Download:

The National Federation of the Blind song, “Who Are We? NFB,” by The Litigators is now available to listen to or download on the NFB songs webpage<https://nfb.org/resources/jacobus-tenbroek-library/collections/nfb-songs> or on your favorite music platform.



March Braille Monitor:

Read the March issue of the Braille Monitor, our flagship publication and the magazine of the organized blind movement. Access Braille Monitor Vol 69 No 3 March 2026<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm26/bm2603/bm2603tc.htm>



Future Reflections:

Read the latest Future Reflections, a quarterly magazine for parents and teachers of blind children that offers stories, resources, and information. Access Future Reflections Volume 45 Number 1 Winter 2026<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/fr/fr45/1/fr4501tc.htm>



Nation’s Blind Podcast:

Listen to the latest episode of the Nation's Blind Podcast titled, "We Can Have Our Pi and STEM, Too." In this episode, Melissa and Anil are joined by Ashleigh Moon, our STEM2U coordinator. They celebrate Pi Day and discuss accessible ways for blind students and blind adults to practice STEM. Subscribe to the Nation’s Blind Podcast wherever you get podcasts, or download this episode at https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/x8k92ksm9xt8vj4b/STEM_episode_Edited60zhc.m4a.



Access On Podcast:

Tune into episode 66 of Access On, which is devoted to NVDA, the open-source screen reader for Windows from NV Access. We welcome Mick Curran, who came up with the idea of NVDA and started developing it twenty years ago. We’re also joined by Gerald Hartig and Quentin Christensen for a wide-ranging discussion about NVDA’s past, present, future, philosophy, and user experience.
Subscribe to Access On wherever you get podcasts, or download the MP3 of this week’s episode at https://buff.ly/y9Se1rQ.



Walking Alone and Marching Together Podcast:

Tune into episode twenty of our Walking Alone and Marching Together podcast entitled, "Episode 20: Chapter 6 - Restoration, The Beginning Years of the Second Jernigan Presidency, Part 3." Listen at https://buff.ly/cCJGZgg<https://buff.ly/cCJGZgg?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBEyN3AxakJTR1A2NGlVaDRGeXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR6HlrJbA-qCXtAgbMT62yKICPLKYs5KYi_GIjUGM65h_jfhrky56uM5MTf_Ww_aem_FDiA2p03NfLLxTkveC9qYQ> or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or on Amazon Music.







Ronza Othman, President

National Federation of the Blind of Maryland

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