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The National Federation of the Blind headquarters and Jernigan Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1940 sixteen people met in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, to develop a constitution that would unite organizations of blind people in seven states (California, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin) in a national federation that would serve as a vehicle for collective ...
NFB Project Innovation – This is essentially an educational summer camp where students, aged 7–11, choose an area of study to focus on and learn more about. NFB Youth Slam – This is a week-long program held in locations around the country designed to empower the blind youth of America to pursue an education in Science , Technology ...
A long cane, the primary mobility tool for the visually impaired. A white cane is a device used by many people who are blind or visually impaired.A white cane primarily allows its user to scan their surroundings for obstacles or orientation marks, but is also helpful for onlookers in identifying the user as blind or visually impaired and taking appropriate care.
A “Lucky 20” drawing to award 20 customers (ages 13 and older) free Cane’s for a year. Entries are accepted from 8 to 9 a.m., with the drawing held shortly after the entry period closes ...
Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers will open its new Brookfield store at 12660 W. Capitol Drive on Sept. 5. Raising Cane's to open in Brookfield Sept. 5 with a chance to win free Cane's for one year ...
Using a cane on stairs can be particularly tricky, but the Mayo Clinic offers this advice: “As you go up steps, use your free hand to hold onto the railing if there is one. Step up first with ...
Kenneth Jernigan was born blind in Detroit, Michigan, but grew up on a farm in Tennessee.Beginning at the age of six, he was educated at the Tennessee School for the Blind in Nashville, Tennessee.
Marc Maurer was the president of the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the oldest and largest membership organization of blind people in the U.S., from 1986 until 2014. He also works as an attorney specializing in civil rights law and issues related to blindness.