NFB Independence Market Information 
for Attendees of the 2016 National Convention

The Independence Market will be open to the public during the following days and times:

Friday, July 1	9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Saturday, July 2	8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Sunday, July 3	12:00-1:45 p.m.
Monday, July 4	12:00-1:45 p.m.

The Independence Market will be located with the Exhibit Hall in Sebastian Ballrooms K and L, Level 1. Once visitors enter the exhibit hall, the Independence Market will be in the back right corner of the exhibit hall. Our tables will be arranged in a rectangle, with the checkout/pay station area on the front side of the rectangle. The left and right sides of the rectangle are longer than the front and back sides. Canes will be at the back right corner of the rectangle. Other Independence Market products will be on display on the left, back, and right sides of the rectangle of tables. 

Our product demonstrator volunteers will be able to assist you with information about the various demo items on display. Each demo item is labeled with a laminated Braille/large print tag, with paper print labels behind it. If you are interested in purchasing a product, you should ask for one of the paper tags. Please do not take our laminated Braille/print tags, which identify our product demos for our visitors. Also, please take only one tag, even if you wish to purchase multiples of the same product. You should let the storekeeper know at checkout how many of each item, for which you have product tags, you wish to purchase. If we have sold out of an item at convention, we will attach a Braille/print “Sold Out” tag to the item. Some products will have a “Demo Only” tag, meaning that we did not bring any stock to convention for that item. 
 
The list below will give an overview of the types of products available at the Independence Market and help orient visitors to specific areas. The list indicates which types of product demos will be on each table, as well as some general information about the overall layout of the market. The description assumes that you are walking clockwise around the market, starting at the front left corner.

Table 1: The first table at the front end of the left side of the Independence Market rectangle of tables
* Literature related to NFB History

Table 2:
* Blind Driver Challenge shirts (now on $15.00 closeout special)
* Specialty items, including the Rhythm of the Movement CD, the NFB 75th anniversary mug, the National Center stoneware mug, and the Louis Braille commemorative silver dollar, as well as the NFB songbook and the Christmas Programs on CD.

Table 3:
* Men's and women’s Braille watches, including the Bradley timepiece

Table 4:
* Men's and women's talking watches

Table 5:
* Talking travel and desk clocks
* A low vision desk clock

Table 6: 
* Kitchen aids, including timers, a cooking thermometer, and a liquid level indicator. There is also a knife with a slicing guide, double spatula/tongs, talking kitchen scales, and the cornbread kit.

Table 7: 
* Various measuring cups and spoons and an egg separator
* Sewing aids

Table 8:
* Clothing organizers and color identifiers
* Tactile and audio labeling aids, including stick-on bumps, the PenFriend, and Braille food labels

Table 9:
* Digital recorders, including the Wilson 5, the Olympus DP-311 (new), and the Victor Reader Stream, as well as Recording and Playback Device Accessories
* JAWS Training Bundle on NLS Cartridge

Table 10:
* Household items, such as various locating devices, accessible padlocks, and a light sensor
* Household items, including a large button phone, an indoor/outdoor thermometer, and a thermostat
* Talking calculators and an abacus

Table 11:
* Measuring devices, including a click rule, tactile rulers, and a talking measuring tape
* Medical devices 

Table 12: The last table at the back end of the left side of the rectangle of tables
* More medical devices including a talking bathroom scale
* Choose Your Foods (book) 
* Magnifiers
* So You Don’t See As Well As You Used To (book on audio CD)

Table 13: The first (left most) table at the back end of the table rectangle
* Low vision products, including large print record keeping aids, dark lined writing paper, and Boldwriter 20 Pen
* Writing guides

Table 14:
* Braille slates

Table 15: 
* Braille styluses and eraser
* Braille paper, notepads, and a notebook 

Table 16: 
* Braille labeling aids, including various plastic index cards
* Various Braille learning aids, including the print/Braille book Sadie Can Count

Table 17: The last (right most) table at the back end of the table rectangle, right before the cane corner
* Materials for those learning Braille
* Other literature related to Braille

The cane demonstration area is between tables 17 and 18.

Table 18: The first table at the back end of the right side of the table rectangle, right after the cane corner. This table is empty.

Table 19:
* If you know the cane type and length you want, pick up your cane tags here

Table 20:
* Various travel related items such as cane tips, a talking compass, a talking pedometer, and sleepshades, including the new model 
* Topographical puzzle map of the United States

Table 21: 
* Literature related to teaching cane travel

Table 22 
* Literature related to education, as well as rehabilitation and training

Table 23: 
* Various raised line drawing boards, including the inTACT sketchpad, and the new coloring book
* Various balls and a Frisbee

Table 24: 
* Various card games, tactile dice, and the Tactile Turn-a-Cube Puzzle
* Board games

Table 25: 
* More board games

Table 26: 
* More board games

Table 27: The last table on the right side of the table rectangle before the checkout/pay station area at the front of the table rectangle
* UPS shipping box