Braille Monitor

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