Braille Monitor

The Braille Monitor covers the events and activities of the NFB, addresses the issues we face as blind people, and highlights our members.

Braille Monitor is a business podcast hosted by braillemonitor, with 40 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #39

  Braille Monitor, Vol. 69, No. 7, July 2026

  Jun 23, 20262h 40m

  Vol. 69, No. 7 July 2026 Contents From the Editor by Chris Danielsen From the Backseat to the Driver’s Seat: A Federation Journey with Waymo by Jordan Moon Federation Sues Government Agencies Over Delayed Web Accessibility Rules by Chris Danielsen National Federation of the Blind Official Comments in Response to the Department of Health and Human Services Interim Final Rule Regarding Section 504 Digital Accessibility How I Came to the Federation by Amy Porterfield Becoming Blind: Finding the Truth Beyond Vision by Ahmad Shafi BELLs Should Be Ringing Everywhere by Eric Duffy Eye Condition Twins: A Double-Edged Sword by Justin Salisbury Of Seniors and Seeds by Sandy Halverson The Golden Rule, the Platinum Rule, and the Right to Speak for Ourselves by Gary Wunder Trainers Committee for Structured Discovery: A Name Change Reflecting Expanded Mission and Professional Impact by Jimmy Morris Monitor Miniatures Photo and Web List Issue: [July 2026] Photos: Chris Danielsen Jordan Moon Amy Porterfield Ahmad Shafi Eric Duffy Justin Salisbury Sandy Halverson Gary Wunder Jimmy Morris Web Links: www.nfb.org www.nfbnet.org https://nfb.org/convention https://nfb.org/advocacy Blind Driver: Ultimate Insult or Statement of Fact Neither Dog nor Cane nor Blindness Should Deprive Us of a Ride https://nfb.org/braille-monitor nfb.org/donate nfb.org/pac https://www.nfb.org/get-involved/ways-give/planned-giving 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 .

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  Episode #38

  Braille Monitor, Vol. 69, No. 6, June 2026

  May 29, 20262h 16m

  Vol. 69, No. 6 June 2026 Contents Convention Bulletin From the Editor by Chris Danielsen Employment Events at the 2026 National Convention by Lia Stone How to Be a Blind Wheelchair User by Ellana Crew When the Pain Is Real, but the Reason Is Invisible by Kaleigh Brendle Becoming the Voice His Daughter Will Need by Ismael Collazo Keep NFB Advancing: Give $25 in ’26 The Super-Braillers and Me by Will Hendrick Indiana Drops Out, but States Continue to Threaten Section 504 in Lawsuit by Anna Claire Vollers Once Again, the Federal Government Delays Equal Access by Chris Danielsen DOJ Delay of ADA Web Rule Undermines Equal Access by Mark Riccobono and Eve Hill From the President’s Desk Photo and Web List Issue: [June 2026] Photos: Chris Danielsen Lia Stone Ellana Crew Kaleigh Brendle Ismael Collazo Will Hendrick Anna Claire Vollers President Riccobono Eve Hill Web Links: www.nfb.org www.nfbnet.org nfb.org/convention https://nfb.org/advocacy https;//nfb.org/braille-monitor https://askablindperson.wordpress.com https://nfb.org/give25donate nfb.org/donate nfb.org/pac https://www.nfb.org/get-involved/ways-give/planned-giving 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 .

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  Episode #37

  Braille Monitor, Vol. 69, No. 5, May 2026

  May 7, 20262h 41m

  Vol. 69, No. 5 May 2026 Contents Convention Bulletin From the Editor by Chris Danielsen Keeping Convention Weird: Plan Your Visit to Wacky, Wonderful Austin by Norma Crosby Resolution Reminders by Donald Porterfield Building Momentum from Coast to Coast by Rachel Held Two Displays, Two Philosophies: Comparing and Contrasting the Monarch and the Dot Pad X by Jonathan Mosen The Courage to Bloom by Elizabeth Rouse Generational Federationism by Latonya Phipps Cross Course Corrections: Developments in LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired of San Francisco Governance and DeafBlind Services by Chris Danielsen The Nature of Independence An Address Delivered by Kenneth Jernigan Learning Independence through Life Experiences and the National Federation of the Blind by Andrew D. Adams The Meaning of Membership and Independence by Melissa Riccobono, Anil Lewis, and Denise Avant Oregon State University Commits to Accessibility Improvements for Blind and Low-Vision Students NFB Kids Camp: Tons of Fun! by Harriet Go Photo and Web List Issue: [MAY 2026] Photos: Chris Danielsen Norma Crosby Donald Porterfield Rachel Held Jonathan Mosen Elizabeth Rouse Latonya Phipps Cross Dr. Kenneth Jernigan Andrew D. Adams Melissa Riccobono Anil Lewis Denise Avant Harriet Go Web Links: nfb.org/convention nfb.org/movers nfb.org/donate nfb.org/pac https://www.nfb.org/get-involved/ways-give/planned-giving https://nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention/nfb-camp-registration-form 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 .

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  Episode #36

  Braille Monitor, Vol. 69, No. 4, April 2026

  Apr 3, 20261h 43m

  Vol. 69, No. 4 April 2026 Contents Convention Bulletin The Continued Fight to Protect Section 504 and the Integration Mandate by Sanho Steele Louchart My Walk with Astronomy as a Blind Scientist by Cary Supalo A Troubling Tragedy in Buffalo by Chris Danielsen Friendship in Action: Nyal McConoughey’s Story by Nichole Chrissis and Alison Tyler New Jersey’s Blind Refused to Be Collateral Damage by Linda Melendez Finding Your Caregiving Superpower: Reflections from a Blind Caregiver of a Parent with Dementia by Catherine Samuel From the UK to the USA: Moving Forward Together by Sania Kellogg From the President’s Desk Photo and Web List Issue: [April 2026] Photos: Sanho Steele-Louchart Cary Supalo Chris Danielsen Nichole Chrissis Alison Tyler Linda Melendez Catherine Samuel Sania Kellogg Web Links: nfb.org/convention The Braille Monitor, November, 1957 Braille Monitor, April, 1958 https://www.nj.gov/govelect www.nfb.org www.nfbnet.org nfb.org/donate nfb.org/pac Facebook.com/nationalfederationoftheblind YouTube.com/NationsBlind www.nfb.org/planned-giving www.nfb.org/make-gift

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  Episode #35

  Braille Monitor, Vol. 69, No. 3, March 2026

  Feb 27, 20261h 53m

  Vol. 69, No. 3 March 2026 Contents Convention Bulletin 2026 Cold Weather and Common Sense: The 2026 Washington Seminar by Chris Danielsen The Significance of Washington Seminar 2026 by Mark Riccobono Protecting Education, Employment, and Independent Living Fact Sheet Access Technology Affordability Act Fact Sheet Blind Americans Return to Work Act Fact Sheet Adventure in Annapolis by Shawn Jacobson National Federation of the Blind and Blind Entrepreneurs File Federal Lawsuit Challenging Army-Wide Waiver of Randolph-Sheppard Act But I Don’t Know How to Dance by Catherine Horn Randall Filling in the Gap by Shawn Callaway Divorce Me by Peggy Chong Blind and Print-Disabled Harris County Voters File Federal Lawsuit Seeking Accessible Vote-by-Mail Ballots Monitor Miniatures Issue: [MARCH 2026] Photos: Chris Danielsen Mark Riccobono Shawn Jacobson Catherine Horn Randall Shawn Callaway Peggy Chong Web Links: nfb.org/convention https://nfb.org/washington-seminar The complaint, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, statement by the National Federation of the Blind https://nfb.org/donate https://www.nfb.org/pac https://www.nfb.org/get-involved/ways-give/planned-giving https://nfb.org/programs-services/nfb-bell-academy https://nfb.org/programs-services/education/nfb-stem2u www.nfb.org www.nfbnet.org Facebook.com/nationalfederationoftheblind YouTube.com/NationsBlind www.nfb.org/planned-giving www.nfb.org/make-gift

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