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May 10, 2024 12:39 ET | Source: American Foundation for the Blind

AFB Releases Phase 2 Study of Barriers to Digital Inclusion

AFB Researchers uncover further barriers to digital inclusion for blind and low vision.
April 18, 2024 22:45 ET | Source: American Foundation for the Blind

2024 Helen Keller Achievement Awards Ceremony Celebrates Media Inclusion

AFB celebrated achievements of champions for inclusion in media and the arts during its 2024 Helen Keller Achievement Awards.
April 17, 2024 10:01 ET | Source: American Foundation for the Blind

Change in Leadership at AFB’s Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness as Longtime Editor in Chief Sandra Lewis Steps Down, Robert Wall Emerson of Western Michigan University to Fill the Role

The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) announces transition to new editor-in-chief for the Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness.
April 10, 2024 08:36 ET | Source: American Foundation for the Blind

Joint Statement Applauding Final Rule for Web Accessibility Under Title II of the ADA

Statement from ACB, AFB, NDRN, and NFB applauding the DOJ on release of the final rule for web accessibility under Title II of the ADA.
December 12, 2023 13:20 ET | Source: American Foundation for the Blind

AFB Unveils New Strategic Plan

The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) unveiled its new strategic plan this week.
September 17, 2021 14:15 ET | Source: American Foundation for the Blind

NOTICE TO DISREGARD -- American Foundation for the Blind

NEW YORK, Sept. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- We are advised by American Foundation for the Blind that journalists and other readers should disregard the news release, "Helen Keller's Vision for the...