The purpose of the National Federation of the Blind is to help blind persons achieve self-confidence and self-respect and to act as a vehicle for collective self-expression by the blind. We provide public education about blindness, information and referral services. As well as advocacy services and protection of civil rights, development and evaluation of technology, and support for blind persons and their families, members.
The Mission Statement of the National Federation of the Blind is to achieve understanding that the real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight but the misconceptions and lack of information which exist. We do this by bringing blind people together to share successes, to support each other in times of failure, and to create imaginative solutions.
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