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CLB & Odin Mobile Provide Cell Phones to MD Residents with Vision Loss

Maryland residents with vision loss may receive a free or discounted cell phone designed exclusively for those with vision loss.

Inspirational Support Group

If you have or are losing vision, join the nationwide support group called the Inspirational Support Group. This group has a conference call every Tuesday evening from 7-9pm. Anyone can call in and contribute, or just listen, or participate anonymously, depending on your comfort level. A variety of topics related to vision loss are covered. […]

Participate in a GMU Study on Adult Onset Blindness

Attention: Persons Affected by Adult-Onset Visual Impairment You are cordially invited to participate in a study by George Mason University that will explore your perspectives as a person with adult-onset visual impairment as it pertains to pedestrian and independent travel. Please note: You do not have to be a current or active pedestrian to participate! Persons […]

CLB Earns 2014 Employment Growth Award From NIB

Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind Earns 2014 Employment Growth Award From National Industries for the Blind Award Honors Success in Sustaining and Increasing Employment For People Who Are Blind January 29, 2015, Washington, DC – Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind (CLB) was honored by National Industries for the Blind (NIB), the nation’s largest employment resource […]

NFB Writers’ Division Braille Writing Contest

2015 will be our 35th year for the NFB Writers’ division’s writing contest for youth and adults. The opening date for submissions is January 1st and will close April 1st. 2015, being the Federation’s 75th birthday, the contest will for the first time ever, have a required theme. All submissions will need to somehow incorporate […]

Arena Stage Audio Description Performances

In an effort to broaden theater access to potential patrons who are blind or visually impaired, the American Council of the Blind through its Audio Description Project has partnered with Arena Stage to make live audio description available at every performance of Fiddler on the Roof, which runs November 6, 2014 – January 4, 2015, […]