[NFB-NM] SHARE WIDELY: National Federation of the Blind Is Seeking to Support DREAMers

[Tonia Trapp]

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National Federation of the Blind Is Seeking to Support DREAMers
 
As the principal vehicle for collective action for the blind in the United
States, the National Federation of the Blind is committed to enabling all
blind people, irrespective of immigration status, to live the lives we want.
To better inform our current and future advocacy and policy strategies, the
National Federation of the Blind is collecting the following information to
better understand the impact of the administration's recent decision to
rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program among the
blind in the United States. The information collected will be used to: 

1.	Identify DREAMers who are blind in order to better understand the
impact on blind people and help inform the National Federation of the Blind
regarding ways the organization can best provide assistance. 
2.	Develop an aggregate summary of the blind people in the United
States who participate in the DACA program, which can be shared with
government officials, advocates, and other interested parties. 
3.	Develop statistical analyses on the unemployment rate among the
blind before and after the establishment of the DACA program. 
4.	Highlight general narratives of blind people living the lives they
want because of the DACA program. 
5.	Coordinate a community of blind DACA recipients in order to maximize
the resources available. 

 
If you or someone you know is blind and receives DACA benefits, please
complete the National Federation of the Blind DACA form at the below links
(available in Spanish and English), or share this information with them. If
you know of a DREAMer who does not have internet access, we would appreciate
your helping them complete the form.
 
Spanish NFB DACA form: https://nfb.org/daca-es 
English NFB DACA form: https://nfb.org/daca
 
Together with love, hope, and determination, the National Federation of the
Blind transforms dreams into reality. Through this effort we seek to support
the hopes and dreams of blind people seeking to be fully contributing
members of our nation.
 
 
Mark A. Riccobono, President
200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 659-9314 | Officeofthepresident at nfb.org
Twitter: @Riccobono
 
 
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The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends
who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation's blind. Every day we work
together to help blind people live the lives they want. 
 
 

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