"The National Federation of the Blind does not speak for the blind, it is the blind speaking for themselves."
The NFBK is the Kentucky State affiliate of the National Federation of the Blind.
Founded in 1940, the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) is the nation's largest and most influential membership organization of blind persons.
With fifty thousand members, the NFB has affiliates in all fifty states plus Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico, and over seven hundred local chapters.
As a consumer and advocacy organization, the NFB is considered the leading force in the blindness field today.
The purpose of the National Federation of the Blind is two-fold: to help blind persons achieve self-confidence and self-respect and to act as a vehicle for collective self-expression by the blind.
By providing the following, members of the NFB strive to educate the public that the blind are normal individuals who can compete on terms of equality:
- Public education about blindness
- Information and referral services
- Scholarships
- Literature and publications about blindness
- Aids and appliances and other adaptive equipment for the blind
- Advocacy services and protection of civil rights
- Job opportunities for the blind
- Development and evaluation of technology
- Support for blind persons and their families
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