President Mark Riccobono delivers presidential release #517 before a live virtual audience. He provides perspective and updates regarding upcoming strategic planning and constitutional amendments of the National Federation of the Blind, our adv

Presidential Release #516, May 2022

May 6th, 2022 1h 5m

President Mark Riccobono delivers presidential release #516 before a live virtual and in-person audience from NOLA. He provides perspective and updates regarding the We're With U concert, upcoming employment training opportunity, social securit

Presidential Release #515, April 2022

Apr 8th, 2022 1h 10m

President Mark Riccobono delivers presidential release #515 before a live virtual audience. He provides perspective and updates regarding legislative issues, the Teachers of Tomorrow program, transportation concerns, the Blind Driver Challenge

Presidential Release #514, March 2022

Mar 2nd, 2022 1h 11m

President Mark Riccobono delivers presidential release #514 before a live virtual audience. He provides perspective and updates regarding legislative issues from Washington Seminar, National Convention registration and important convention prot

Presidential Release #513, February 2022

Feb 3rd, 2022 51m 30s

President Mark Riccobono delivers presidential release #513 before a live virtual audience. He provides perspective and updates regarding the upcoming Washington Seminar, important details on at-home COVID-19 tests, and requesting feedback for

Presidential Release #512, January 2022

Jan 6th, 2022 1h

President Mark Riccobono delivers presidential release #512 before a live virtual audience. Bringing in the new year and celebrating World Braille Day, he provides perspective and updates regarding the upcoming National Convention, exciting cha

Presidential Release #511, December 2021

Dec 3rd, 2021 1h 30m

President Mark Riccobono delivers presidential release #511 before a live virtual and in-person audience. He provides perspective on the eighty-first anniversary of the Federation and our mantra this year, Forward. He discusses NFB-NEWSLINE ser

Presidential Release #510, November 2021

Nov 8th, 2021 47m 27s

President Mark Riccobono delivers presidential release #510 before a live virtual audience. He provides perspective regarding the 2022 Washington Seminar, eliminating subminimum wage update, our work on kiosks, revisions on our code of conduct,

Presidential Release #509, October 2021

Oct 1st, 2021 40m 19s

President Mark Riccobono delivers presidential release #509 before a live virtual audience. He provides perspective regarding Blind Equality Achievement month, expectations on employment, and what to expect for the month of October.

Presidential Release #508, September 2021

Sep 3rd, 2021 58m 27s

President Mark Riccobono delivers presidential release #508 before a live virtual audience. He provides perspective regarding Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and announces the rebrand for our important October campaign formally known as M

Presidential Release #507, August 2021

Aug 6th, 2021 1h 17m

President Riccobono delivers the presidential release before a live virtual audience. He provides details regarding the national convention, Meet the Blind Month, American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults Braille calendars, advocacy up

Presidential Release #506, June 2021

Jun 4th, 2021 1h 35m

President Riccobono delivers the presidential release before a live virtual audience.

Presidential Release #505, May 2021

May 6th, 2021 2h 18m

President Riccobono delivers the presidential release before a live virtual audience. He provides updates regarding COVID-19, Global Accessibility Awareness Day, national convention, and more. This release also includes an update from the Survi

Presidential Release #504, April 2021

Apr 7th, 2021 1h 35m

President Riccobono delivers the presidential release before a live virtual audience. He provides updates regarding our advocacy efforts, recent letters written to Congress, national convention with a special contest from NFB of Maryland and th

Presidential Release #503, March 2021

Mar 3rd, 2021 1h 9m

President Riccobono delivers the presidential release before a live virtual audience. He provides updates regarding our advocacy efforts, recent letters written to Congress, the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act, national convention, Independen

Presidential Release #502, February 2021

Feb 2nd, 2021 1h 12m

President Riccobono delivers the presidential release before a live virtual audience. He discusses many celebrations to include Black History Month, the Blind Driver Challenge, and the Journal of Blindness Innovation and Research. President Ric

Presidential Release #501, January 2021

Jan 5th, 2021 1h 14m

President Riccobono delivers the presidential release before a live virtual audience. He discusses recent updates with the national convention, independence market, Department of Transportation regarding travelers traveling via air with service

Presidential Release #500, December 2020

Dec 2nd, 2020 57m 40s

President Riccobono delivers the presidential release before a live virtual audience. He discusses actions from American Education Week, the Independence Market, the Smart Cities Summit, other CENA events, and more. The live event includes a sp

Presidential Release #499, November 2020

Nov 2nd, 2020 50m 11s

President Riccobono delivers the presidential release before a live virtual audience. He discusses our eightieth anniversary, Washington Seminar, voting resources, the Teachers of Tomorrow training program, the Smart Cities Summit, our scholars

Presidential Release #498, October 2020

Oct 5th, 2020 57m

President Riccobono presents the presidential release before a live virtual audience. He discusses the importance of voting, this year's Meet the Blind Month with an important gift match campaign with Vispero, an update on the PAC, and more.

Presidential Release #497, September 2020

Sep 3rd, 2020 46m 38s

President Riccobono presents the presidential release before a live virtual audience. He discusses the importance of voting, our advocacy and legal efforts, the education technology survey, a new theme for this year's Meet the Blind Month, the

Presidential Release #495, June 2020

Jun 5th, 2020 2h 16m

President Riccobono again presents the presidential release before a live virtual audience. He delivers the NFB's public statement on racial injustice, and discusses the great work being done during COVID-19 as well as preparations for our nati

Presidential Release #494, May 2020

May 12th, 2020 2h 20m

President Riccobono again delivers the presidential release before a live virtual audience. He discusses the national convention, advocacy efforts, legal efforts, Global Accessibility Awareness Day, the Braille Monitor, the NFB BELL® Academy, a

Presidential Release #493, April 2020

Apr 3rd, 2020 2h 26m

President Riccobono delivers this month's presidential release before a live online audience for the first time. He discusses COVID-19 resources, advocacy efforts, virtual events, the national convention, and more. More than 800 members and fri