National Federation of the Blind Presidential Releases - English

Presidential Release #517, June 2022

President Mark Riccobono delivers presidential release #517 before a live virtual audience. He provides perspective and updates regarding upcoming strategic planning and constitutional amendments of the National Federation of the Blind, our advocacy and policy efforts, request for NFB Code of Conduct feedback, and National Convention. President Riccobono also shares Federation Family news and the customary endings.
Important links:
National Convention nfb.org/convention
Uber Ride Denials Contact: legal@nfb.org
Give #20 Convention Drawying: nfb.org/give20
NFB Code of Conduct Feedback Contact: codefeedback@nfb.org
NFB Muslims Group Contact: nfbmuslims@gmail.com

Presidential Release #516, May 2022

President Mark Riccobono delivers presidential release #516 before a live virtual and in-person audience from NOLA. He provides perspective and updates regarding the We're With U concert, upcoming employment training opportunity, social security administration kiosks, at-home COVID-19 tests, and National Convention. President Riccobono also shares Federation Family news and the customary endings.
Important links:
2022 National Convention nfb.org/convention
Give $20 Convention Drawing nfb.org/give20
WBU Ukrainian Unity Fund nfb.org/BlindWithU
COVID-19 Test Information nfb.org/covidtests
Accessibility Boutiques nfb.org/CENA

Presidential Release #515, April 2022

President Mark Riccobono delivers presidential release #515 before a live virtual audience. He provides perspective and updates regarding legislative issues, the Teachers of Tomorrow program, transportation concerns, the Blind Driver Challenge Guinness World Records attempt, World Blind Union’s Ukrainian Unity Fund, and National Convention.
Important links:
2022 National Convention nfb.org/convention
Teachers of Tomorrow Program at nfb.org/education
BlindDriverChallenge.org
WBU Ukrainian Unity Fund nfb.org/BlindWithU

Presidential Release #514, March 2022

President Mark Riccobono delivers presidential release #514 before a live virtual audience. He provides perspective and updates regarding legislative issues from Washington Seminar, National Convention registration and important convention protocols, COVID testing progress, and RAINN training. Important links: National Convention: nfb.org/convention National Convention Registration: nfb.org/registration Kenneth Jernigan Convention Scholarship: https://nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention/kenneth-jernigan-convention-scholarship NFB BELL http://www.nfb.org/bell RAINN Training Interest Form: https://nfb.org/form/safety-and-support-rainn-request

Presidential Release #513, February 2022

President Mark Riccobono delivers presidential release #513 before a live virtual audience. He provides perspective and updates regarding the upcoming Washington Seminar, important details on at-home COVID-19 tests, and requesting feedback for the planning of our state-of-the-art civil rights museum.
Relevant Links:
COVID-19 At-Home Test Information: nfb.org/covidtests
Museum survey at nfb.org home page or by calling 229-632-7878 or toll-free 833-632-7878.
Washington Seminar: https://nfb.org/programs-services/advocacy/washington-seminar

Presidential Release #512, January 2022

President Mark Riccobono delivers presidential release #512 before a live virtual audience. Bringing in the new year and celebrating World Braille Day, he provides perspective and updates regarding the upcoming National Convention, exciting changes to our scholarship program, and KNFB-Reader transition. He also shares details regarding Washington Seminar, the Code of Conduct, and Federation Family news.

Presidential Release #511, December 2021

President Mark Riccobono delivers presidential release #511 before a live virtual and in-person audience. He provides perspective on the eighty-first anniversary of the Federation and our mantra this year, Forward. He discusses NFB-NEWSLINE services, Washington Seminar, advocacy efforts for the Access Technology Affordability Act and the Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act, and updates on the Federation Family.

Presidential Release #510, November 2021

President Mark Riccobono delivers presidential release #510 before a live virtual audience. He provides perspective regarding the 2022 Washington Seminar, eliminating subminimum wage update, our work on kiosks, revisions on our code of conduct, and introduction of our new Blind Survivors Group.

Presidential Release #509, October 2021

President Mark Riccobono delivers presidential release #509 before a live virtual audience. He provides perspective regarding Blind Equality Achievement month, expectations on employment, and what to expect for the month of October.

Presidential Release #508, September 2021

President Mark Riccobono delivers presidential release #508 before a live virtual audience. He provides perspective regarding Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and announces the rebrand for our important October campaign formally known as Meet the Blind Month. We are excited to celebrate Blind Equality Achievement Month.