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Vol. 67, No. 3 March 2024
Contents
Convention Bulletin 2024
The 2024 Washington Seminar: Back in the Groove Again
by Gary Wunder
The Significance of Washington Seminar 2024
by Mark Riccobono
Washington Seminar Agenda
Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act (H.R. 5813/S. 2984)
Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act (H.R. 1328/S. 3621)
Blind Americans Return to Work Act
Additional Legislative Concerns of Blind Americans for the 118th Congress
How My Life Experience Led Me to Become a School Social Worker
by Jhaliyah Anderson
Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight
by Andrew Leland
Reviewed by Deborah Kendrick
Attend the 2024 NFB National Convention If You Dare
by Karl Smith
Rethinking Our Approach: A Call for Solidarity in the Ride-Share Industry
by Maurice Peret
Coffee with an NFB Staff Member: Beth Braun
My First NFB Convention: Definitely Memorable but Partially for the Wrong Reason
by Leah Campbell
Helping Out: How Chores at Home May Pave the Way to Future Employment for Blind Youth
by Julie Deden
Knowledge is Sweet: A Seminar presented the Diabetes Action Network
by Debbie Wunder
Cindy Scott-Huisman, Owner of Cantrell Gallery and Custom Framing in Little Rock, Learned to adapt to Her Vision Loss
by Sean Clancy
Photo and Web List
Issue: [MARCH 2024]
Photos:
Convention hotel
Gary Wunder
MAR
Jhaliyah Anderson
Andrew Leland
Deborah Kendrick
Karl Smith
Maurice Peret
Beth Braun
Leah Campbell
Julie Deden
Debbie Wunder
Seann Clancy (external journalist)
Cindy Scott-Huisman
Washington Seminar photos – check with Gary
Web Links:
www.nfb.org
www.nfbnet.org
Facebook.com/nationalfederationoftheblind
YouTube.com/NationsBlind
www.nfb.org/planned-giving
www.nfb.org/make-gift
https://www.govtech.com/transportation/labor-ruling-offers-unionization-path-to-uber-lyft-drivers
https://www.govtech.com/transportation/labor-ruling-offers-unionization-path-to-uber-lyft-drivers
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2021-07-21/uber-and-lyft-rideshare-drivers-strike-rally-for-pro-act-union
https://newmobility.com/when-an-accessible-hotel-reservation-doesnt-guarantee-anything/?mc_cid=46f4c949b7
nfb.org/pac
https://newmobility.com/when-an-accessible-hotel-reservation-doesnt-guarantee-anything/?mc_cid=46f4c949b7
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/facts-for-features/2023/disabilities-act.html
https://www.statista.com/statistics/262966/number-of-internet-users-in-selected-countries/#:~:text=Countries%20with%20the%20highest%20number%20of%20internet%20users%202023&text=As%20of%20January%202023%2C%20China,around%20311%20million%20internet%20users
https://connectedmed.com/resources/post-pandemic-telehealth-utilization-settles-in-at-20-or-less-of-medical-appointments/
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2018/12/12/how-far-americans-live-from-the-closest-hospital-differs-by-community-type/
https://www.japha.org/article/S1544-3191(22)00233-3/fulltext
https://ncd.gov/progressreport/2016/progress-report-october-2016
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