NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND

EDU · Education

Increase non-visual access to technology and instructional material used in K-12 and post-secondary education.

RET · Retirement

Remove the earnings cliff for Social Security Disability Insurance recipients and replace it with a two-for-one phaseout. Blind Americans Return to Work Act. H.R. 1175. Eliminate the five-month waiting period associated with Social Security Disability Insurance.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 1175

LBR · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Eliminate authorization to pay sub-minimum wages to people with disabilities by repealing Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Protecting business opportunities for blind licensed vendors under the Randolph-Sheppard Act--Rest area commercialization would result in a loss of employment opportunities for blind vendors.

TAX · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Expanding opportunities for blind people to purchase access technology through the establishment of a refundable tax credit. Access Technology Affordability Act, H.R. 1529 and S. 1918.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 1529, S. 1918

TRA · Transportation

Working to ensure that fully autonomous vehicles are non-visually accessible to blind Americans. Protect the right of blind people to travel with service animals on airlines.

HCR · Health Issues

To ensure that home-based medical devices are non-visually accessible to blind Americans.

CPI · Computer Industry

To ensure that websites and software applications are non-visually accessible. Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act, H.R. 3417.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 3417