This year, NIB and its nearly 100 associated nonprofit agencies are focusing their public policy efforts on one goal: urging Congress to adopt a mandatory 1% AbilityOne Program utilization goal for the Department of Defense.
By formalizing this goal and nearly doubling the DOD’s current utilization of the AbilityOne Program, tens of thousands more Americans who are blind or have significant disabilities could have the opportunity to build meaningful careers.
Engage for Change
Our mission is to enhance the opportunities for economic and personal independence of people who are blind, primarily through creating, sustaining, and improving employment. NIB and its network of associated nonprofit agencies are the nation’s largest employer of people who are blind.
NIB’s talent management enterprise, NSITE, provides a continuum of employment services that connect employers with talented, dedicated people who are blind, visually impaired, and/or veterans to meet their workforce needs. NSITE empowers people who are blind to build successful careers in fields of their choosing.
Opportunity is a magazine that highlights the unlimited capabilities of people who are blind in NIB’s network.
