Vol. 68, No. 10                                                                       November 2025                                                          Contents   Illustration: Ray Kurzweil Honored at his Alma Mater, MIT   Running for the Federation: Meet Ken Duke   Bountiful Expressions of Thanksgiving from the Mississippi Affiliate Compiled by LaShawna Fant   Back to School Bags for Braille Readers by Peggy Chong   United States Department of Justice Sues Uber for $125 Million by Chris Danielsen   Graduating from the Colorado Center for the Blind Means More Than Skills by Jeremy Smith   National Federation of the Blind Commends House Introduction of Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act   National Federation of the Blind Denounces Devastating Job Cuts Within the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services   When Cuts Become Catastrophe: Defending Braille and Deafblind Education by Justin Young   Equal Access to Live Theater: Opening New Worlds through Audio Description and Touch Tours by Cindy Scott-Huisman   Blind-Centered Innovations through JAWS for Windows: Celebrating Thirty Years and a Commitment to Leadership into the Future by Glen Gordon and Ryan Jones   A Commitment to High Expectations: Leadership through Reflecting the Hopes of Blind People in Education by Anne Lancaster   Monitor Miniatures   Photo and Web List Issue: [November 2025] Photos: Ken Duke LaShawna Fant Peggy Chong Chris Danielsen Jeremy Smith Justin Young Cindy Scott-Huisman Glen Gordon Ryan Jones Anne Lancaster Web Links: www.nfb.org www.nfbnet.org Facebook.com/nationalfederationoftheblind YouTube.com/NationsBlind www.nfb.org/planned-giving www.nfb.org/make-gift www.touchofgeniusprize.org https://nfb.org/programs-services/advocacy/legislative-priorities/legislative-alerts/reinstate-funding-critical. freedomscientific.com/insertjclub