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NEWS ABOUT: National Federation for the Blind

National Federation for the Blind stories: 4 news summaries

(Newser) - Less than 10% of blind Americans know how to read Braille, and just 10% of blind children are being taught the printed language, the AP reports. A study by the National Federation of the Blind also pegs Braille illiteracy to unemployment. While the blind population faces 70% unemployment overall, that... More »

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education • literacy • blindness • unemployment • National Federation for the Blind • Louis Braille • print

 Blind to Protest Blindness Flick 

Activists claim it portrays blind as incapable

Oct 1, 08 11:47 AM CDT
(AP) - Blind people quarantined in a mental asylum, attacking each other, soiling themselves, and trading sex for food. Such a scenario, as shown in the movie Blindness, is not a clever allegory for a breakdown in society, says the president of the National Federation of the Blind. It plans to protest... More »

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film • protests • blindness • National Federation for the Blind • movie industry

 First Braille Coin Unveiled 

Silver dollar celebrates 200th birthday of creator of blind alphabet

Jul 3, 08 4:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - The US Mint unveiled the first coin bearing readable Braille letters yesterday. The silver dollar features the letters "Brl," code for Braille, and honors the 200th birthday of the eponymous creator of the alphabet for the blind, the AP reports. "This is going to put Braille in... More »

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blindness • US currency • coins • National Federation for the Blind • Louis Braille • commemorative coin

Cell Phone
Can Read
to the Blind

4-ounce, $2K talking device is smallest reader ever made

Jan 30, 08 7:19 PM CST
(Newser) - A new cell phone can read aloud to people with impaired vision—and at 4 ounces, it's the smallest such device ever made, NPR reports. The $2,000 phone can help with the myriad daily tasks that seeing people take for granted, like identifying a $20 bill. "All you... More »

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technology • cell phones • blindness • National Federation for the Blind • vision impairment • gadget

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