Vol. 68, No. 5                                                                                                                                                     May 2025

 

                Contents

 

Convention Bulletin 2025

 

New on the Agenda: The United States Access Board will be at National Convention

 

From Fear to Empowerment: Moms’ Stories of Raising Blind Children

by Z’Leah N. Liburd

 

Crossing the Bay Bridge

by Cassie McKinney

 

A Mother of Faith and Strength: Interview with Mississippi's Linda Lankston Clay

by LaShawna Fant

 

Beyond the Chatbot: Innovations in the Fast-Changing World of AI

by Jonathan Mosen

 

Blindness in Current Political Discourse: Stemming a Toxic Tide

by Chris Danielsen

 

From the President’s Desk

 

National Federation of the Blind and Blind Students Sue West Virginia University for Discrimination

 

Resolution Reminders

by Donald Porterfield

 

Lawsuit Alleges that New York Courts Systemically Discriminate Against Blind Jurors in Grand Jury System

 

Disability Advocates Sue Social Security Administration and DOGE to Stop Unlawful Cuts to Social Security Services

 

Monitor Miniatures

 

Photo and Web List

Issue: [MAY 2025]

Photos:

Z’Leah N. Liburd

Cassie McKinney

LaShawna Fant

Linda Lankston Clay

Jonathan Mosen

Chris Danielsen

Mark Riccobono

Donald Porterfield

2 photos came with bay bridge article- in need of captions

 

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://nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention/first-timers-guide.

https://www.access-board.gov,

https://www.bookshare.org/

https://www.stepupforstudents.org/for-parents/scholarship-details/unique-abilities/

https://www.fsdbk12.org/cane-quest

https://dbs.fldoe.org/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://www.fsdbk12.org/https://www.fsdbk12.org/braille-challenge

https://hadley.edu

https://lighthouseblv.org/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://www.maxiaids.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://www.loc.gov/nls/

https://lighthouseblv.org/

https://notebooklm.google.com

https://browngold.com/

https://www.drofwv.org/

nopbc.org

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