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We also have fact sheets for all four issues on our website in the Washington Seminar section. Who should apply: This form applies to members of the National Federation of the Blind of Illinois who wish to represent the affiliate at Washington Seminar appointments for Duties of representatives: All representatives must: Attend a local two-hour teleconference training session which will occur in mid January.

This training will cover protocols such as the need for representatives to attend assigned appointments and fulfill specific roles as scheduled. Attend the Great Gathering-In on February 8 as well as training sessions and final meetings earlier in the day February 8.

All representatives must be available to attend appointments February 9, 10, and Attend a mandatory wrap up conference call after Washington Seminar. The emails or text messages are asking people to contact Ruth or other members of the National Federation of the Blind Seniors Division Board of Directors urgently, or asking for gift cards and the codes to be sent to the sender of the message.

To read our convention business meeting minutes, please visit our national convention information page. Once the most current convention business meeting minutes become available, they will be posted to this page.

We are proud to announce that the agenda and registration form is now available for the Virtual Senior Retreat taking place September 19 through 25, anywhere and everywhere. Are you new to using Zoom? Or you have been using Zoom for a while and want to learn more about how to be a more efficient user? We welcome you, your friends, and loved ones, to join us in our conference calls. In addition, these calls are recorded and available to listen to or download from our Nationwide Conference Calls page; found at the below link.

Follow this link to visit our Nationwide Conference Calls page. There you'll learn more about upcoming dates, how to join in, or listen to past recorded conference calls. Looking for articles about older blind individuals or for older blind individuals?

Then visit our Aging and Blindness Literature Archive where you will find helpful articles relating to aging and blindness, written by our membership, and friends. Topics will range from inspirational, to how to handle troubling situations, and more. You can have the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.

The NFB has many divisions and committees specializing in various aspects of blindness including divisions for parents of blind children, divisions dealing with various employment- and profession-related concerns of the blind including one for blind merchants and participants in the Randolph-Sheppard program, a division for dog guide users, a division for persons with diabetes, a division for blind students and divisions dealing with various hobbies and activities of the blind.

Convention dates are November 5 - 7, The toolkit contains material to help blind and visually impaired higher education students cope with the many problems they may encounter in their pursuit of higher education. We invite you to stand alongside us as we remove barriers and encourage each other to take the stage and live out our dreams. Naturally, being the creative types that we are, we have a podcast where we can showcase our collective talent and further engage with you.

The NFB defends the rights of blind people of all ages and provides information and support to families with blind children, older Americans who are losing vision, and more. We believe in the hopes and dreams of blind people and work together to transform them into reality.