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New AFB Scholars Program Expands Opportunities for Blind Students
Source: AFB.org The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) has launched the AFB Scholars Program, providing substantial scholarships for blind students in the United States. The scholarship application period is open from February 10 through March 21, 2025. The scholarship awards are available for graduate and undergraduate students who meet the qualifications for legal blindness.…
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American Foundation for the Blind Announces Workplace Technology Study, Examining Employment Experiences of Blind or Visually Impaired Adults
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) today announced the release of the Workplace Technology Study, a new report examining how technology in the workplace influences the experiences of workers who are blind, have low vision, or are deafblind. The report summarized survey data from 323 participants who were employed in February 2021, and…
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Podcast: The System Is Broken. Can We Fix It?
Can you relate to this story? A blind person has done well in school, applied for jobs with and without disclosing his blindness, repeatedly gotten rejected until it seemed like there was no end in sight, and finally found a job he didn’t really want? We can and we’re sure you can too. The system…