National Federation of the Blind
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
410-659-9314
410-685-5653 (Fax)

"The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight. The real problem is the misunderstanding and lack of information that exist."

With more than 50,000 members, the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) is the largest membership organization of blind people in the United States. The NFB works to improve blind people's lives through advocacy, education, research, technology, and programs that encourage independence and self-confidence. The NFB has affiliates in all 50 states plus Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico, and over 700 local chapters. In January 2004, the NFB opened the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute, the first research and training center in the United States for the blind led by the blind. To find the local chapter in your area, go to State Affiliates of the NFB.

Programs and services include:

• The International Braille and Technology Center for the Blind
• NFB-NEWSLINE®
• NFB-LINK®
• Jacobus tenBroek Library
• NFB Scholarship Program
• NFB ShareBraille