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<DIV><SPAN class=765262615-13052012><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>Good
Morning,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=765262615-13052012><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=765262615-13052012><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>Here
is the press release announcing our 2012 NFB Scholarship Winners. I wish we were
announcing winners from Kentucky. We had some really good candidates. The only
thing I can say is that the competition was fears. I want to encourage those of
you who applied to apply again next year. Just because you weren't chosen this
time around in no way means you are out of the game. I know several students who
applied as many as three and four times before actually receiving a scholarship.
I want to encourage all college students to apply for our NFBK scholarships. The
information was posted to the list early in April. Contact Lora Felty at <A
href="mailto:lorafelty@windstream.net">lorafelty@windstream.net</A> for further
information. Happy Mother's day to all of our Moms out
there.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=765262615-13052012><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=765262615-13052012><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Arial>Cathy</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr class=OutlookMessageHeader align=left><FONT size=2
face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Freeh, Jessica
[mailto:JFreeh@nfb.org]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 11, 2012 3:40
PM<BR><B>To:</B> Adelmo Vigil; Alpidio Rolon; Amy Buresh; Beth Rival; Bill
Packee; Bob Kresmer; Carl Jacobsen; Cassandra McNabb; Cathy Jackson; Charlene
Smyth; Christine G. Hall; Dan Hicks; Daniel Burke; Donna Wood; Duane Iverson;
Elsie Dickerson; Frank Lee; Franklin Shiner; Fred Schroeder; Garrick Scott; Gary
Ray; Gary Wunder; Grace Pires; J.W. Smith; James Antonacci; James Brown; Jeannie
Massay; Jennifer Dunnam; Joe Ruffalo; John Batron; John Fritz; Joy Harris; Joyce
Scanlan; Ken Rollman; Kimberly Flores; Larry Posont; Lynn Majewski; Mary
Willows; Melissa Riccobono; Michael Barber; Michael Freeman; Mika Pyyhkala; Nani
Fife; Pam Allen; Parnell Diggs; Patti Chang; Patty Estes; Rena Smith; Ron Brown;
Gardner, Ron; Sam Gleese; Scott LaBarre; Shawn Callaway; Terry
Sheeler<BR><B>Subject:</B> National Federation of the Blind Announces 2012
Scholarship Program Winners<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt"><FONT
face=Helvetica>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT
face=Helvetica>CONTACT:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Helvetica>Chris
Danielsen<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Helvetica>Director of Public
Relations<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Helvetica>National Federation of the
Blind<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Helvetica>(410) 659-9314, extension 2330
<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Helvetica>(410) 262-1281
(Cell)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A
title=blocked::mailto:cdanielsen@nfb.org href="mailto:cdanielsen@nfb.org"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">cdanielsen@nfb.org</SPAN></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal
align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">National Federation of the Blind
Announces <BR>2012 Scholarship Program Winners<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Helvetica><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Baltimore,
Maryland (May 11, 2012):</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">
The</SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <A
href="http://www.nfb.org/">National Federation of the Blind</A> (NFB), the
nation’s oldest and largest organization of blind people, today announced the
winners of its <A href="http://www.nfb.org/scholarship-program">2012 Scholarship
Program</A>, which awards thirty scholarships each year to recognize achievement
by blind scholars.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><FONT
face=Helvetica><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The winners are listed below in
alphabetical order with their home states and vocational goals:</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=disc>
<LI
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Helvetica>Cody Bair,
CO: certified public accountant (CPA)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN>
<LI
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"
class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Helvetica><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Kimie
Beverly</SPAN></st1:PersonName></st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">,
<st1:State w:st="on">NV</st1:State></SPAN></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">: lawyer, specializing in disability and employment
law<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT>
<LI
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Helvetica>Brandon
Keith Biggs, CA: music teacher, opera singer, actor<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN>
<LI
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Helvetica>Matthew
Bowers, TN: professor of atmospheric sciences,
climatology<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN>
<LI
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"
class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Helvetica><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Nallym Bravo</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">, <st1:State
w:st="on">FL</st1:State></SPAN></st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">:
university administrator or director of student
affairs<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT>
<LI
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"
class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Helvetica><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Chrys Buckley</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">, <st1:State
w:st="on">OR</st1:State></SPAN></st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">:
professional writer specializing in medicine and
physics<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT>
<LI
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Helvetica>Robert
Campbell, OH: attorney<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN>
<LI
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Helvetica>Jordyn
Castor, MI: software developer<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN>
<LI
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Helvetica>Christopher
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">De Jesus</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">NY</st1:State></st1:place>: psychiatrist </FONT></SPAN>
<LI
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Helvetica>Michael Foster, NJ:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>CEO or CFO for a
nonprofit<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN>
<LI
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Helvetica>Harriet Go,
PA: special education administrator, specialist in reading curricula and
literacy<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN>
<LI
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Helvetica>Sierra
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Gregg</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">MO</st1:State></st1:place>: librarian<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN>
<LI
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Helvetica>Rachel
Grider, CA: professional singer, composer<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN>
<LI
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"
class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Helvetica><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Brandon</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> “Trey” Lewis, OK: talent agent for musicians and
actors<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT>
<LI
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"
class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Helvetica><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">ShaQuantaey
Mack</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">, <st1:State
w:st="on">LA</st1:State></SPAN></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>administrator of nonprofit agency for community empowerment
(MSW)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT>
<LI
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Helvetica>Alyssa
Munsell, NH: clinical social worker (MSW)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN>
<LI
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Helvetica>Stephanie
O’Donnell, NH: special education/elementary teacher in a public
school<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN>
<LI
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"
class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Helvetica><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Valeria
Paradiso</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">, <st1:State
w:st="on">NY</st1:State></SPAN></st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">:
psychiatrist </SPAN></FONT>
<LI
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"
class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Helvetica><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT
face=Helvetica>Emily Pennington, OH: lawyer, specialist in
accounting<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN>
<LI
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"
class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Helvetica><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Briley Pollard</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">, <st1:State
w:st="on">VA</st1:State></SPAN></st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">:
federal special education policy analyst<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT>
<LI
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"
class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Helvetica><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Rylie Robinson</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">, <st1:State
w:st="on">IN</st1:State></SPAN></st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">:
teacher of blind high school students<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT>
<LI
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Helvetica>April
Scurlock, AR: special education teacher, grades 4-12<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN>
<LI
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Helvetica>Jennifer
Shields, VA: editor, writer, or publishing company
executive<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN>
<LI
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Helvetica>Michael
Sipes, MO: attorney, specialist in public interest
law<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN>
<LI
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Helvetica>Rose Sloan,
IL: director of an agency for education policy (government or
nonprofit)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN>
<LI
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"
class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Helvetica><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Kyra Sweeney</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">, <st1:State
w:st="on">CA</st1:State></SPAN></st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">:
psychologist or lawyer<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT>
<LI
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Helvetica>Brandon
Terry, UT: facilities manager or construction manager<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN>
<LI
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Helvetica>Elizabeth
Troutman, NC: lawyer, specialist in education policy and disability
laws<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN>
<LI
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Helvetica>Maria
“Monica” Villarreal, TX: lawyer<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN>
<LI
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Helvetica>Brandy
Wood, <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">AL</st1:place></st1:State>:
rehabilitation counselor or teacher<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></LI></UL>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">“These students represent academic
excellence, and many of them are doubtless future leaders of this nation’s
blind,” said Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the
Blind.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“They are forging a path in
disciplines as varied as climatology, software development, special education,
law, and psychiatry.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>They are proof
of our conviction that we, the blind of this nation, can compete on terms of
equality with our sighted peers, and we are very proud of their
accomplishments.”<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">In July each winner will attend the
NFB’s seventy-second annual national convention in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Dallas</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">Texas</st1:State></st1:place>, where the Scholarship Committee will
spend several days getting to know each student and then decide which
scholarship (ranging in value from $3,000 to $12,000) to award each of
them.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The scholarship winners will
then be announced at the banquet of the NFB convention on Thursday, July
5.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Helvetica><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">For more information on the National Federation of the
Blind Scholarship Program, visit </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A
title=blocked::http://www.nfb.org/scholarships
href="http://www.nfb.org/scholarships"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">www.nfb.org/scholarships</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P
style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
class=MsoNormal align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">###<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P
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class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">About the National Federation of the
Blind<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">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 <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">United
States</st1:place></st1:country-region>. 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 <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">United States</st1:place></st1:country-region>
for the blind led by the blind. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></FONT></DIV>
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