[nabs-l] Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers to Participate in the National Federation of the Blind Motor City March for Independence

[Freeh, Jessica]

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CONTACT:

Chris 
Danielsen 


Director of Public Relations
National Federation of the Blind

(410) 659-9314, ext. 2330

(410) 262-1281 (Cell)
<mailto:cdanielsen at nfb.org>cdanielsen at nfb.org





Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers to Participate in the
  National Federation of the Blind Motor City March for Independence



Alliance President & CEO Dave McCurdy to Speak at Event



Baltimore, Maryland (February 27, 2009): The National Federation of 
the Blind (NFB) announced today that the Alliance of Automobile 
Manufacturers, a coalition of eleven major automakers, will 
participate in the NFB's third annual March for Independence.  The 
Motor City March for Independence will take place on the morning of 
July 6, 2009, as part of the convention of the National Federation of 
the Blind that is to be held in Detroit.  Over a thousand blind 
citizens from across the nation will march to raise money to benefit 
blind people all over the United States and to raise awareness about 
the capabilities of blind people.



Dave McCurdy, President of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, 
said: "Alliance members support organizations, such as the National 
Federation of the Blind, that are doing important work to ensure the 
health and safety of drivers, pedestrians, and others who use 
America's roadways.  I'm pleased the organization is supporting 
Detroit by choosing it as the location for this event.  Although ours 
is a global industry, automakers have many historical ties to this area."



Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, 
said: "We are pleased to have the Alliance of Automobile 
Manufacturers in this year's March for Independence.  It is 
particularly fitting that at our Motor City March we will be joined 
by the organization that represents the most innovative and 
influential car manufacturers in the world."



The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers 
(<http://www.autoalliance.org/>www.autoalliance.org) represents 
eleven car and light truck manufacturers, including BMW Group, 
Chrysler LLC, Ford Motor Company, Jaguar Land Rover, General Motors, 
Mazda, Mercedes-Benz USA, Mitsubishi Motors, Porsche, Toyota, and 
Volkswagen.  It represents the common interests of its members and 
provides a forum to enable them to advance public policies that meet 
consumer and societal needs for clean, sustainable, safe, efficient, 
and affordable personal transportation.



For more information about the March for Independence, including how 
to participate and how to sponsor a marcher, visit 
<http://www.marchforindependence.org/>www.marchforindependence.org. 
To learn more about the National Federation of the Blind, please 
visit <http://www.nfb.org/>www.nfb.org.





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About the National Federation of the Blind

With more than 50,000 members, the National Federation of the Blind 
is the largest and most influential membership organization of blind 
people in the United States.  The NFB improves blind people's lives 
through advocacy, education, research, technology, and programs 
encouraging independence and self-confidence.  It is the leading 
force in the blindness field today and the voice of the nation's 
blind.  In January 2004 the NFB opened the National Federation of the 
Blind Jernigan Institute, the first research and training center in 
the United States for the blind led by the blind.