NIB reinforces its message by connecting with the media around the country, both as an organization and on behalf of our associated nonprofit agencies. Below are our most recent media releases.
For all media inquiries, email us at media@nib.org.
NIB reinforces its message by connecting with the media around the country, both as an organization and on behalf of our associated nonprofit agencies. Below are our most recent media releases.
For all media inquiries, email us at media@nib.org.
January 18, 2024
Even with growing technologies to assist those who are blind or vision impaired, braille is still practical ALEXANDRIA, Va.—National Industries for the Blind, the nation’s largest employment resource for people who are blind, is celebrating National Braille Literacy Month. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2017 approximately six million Americans reported […]
December 13, 2023
Heard & Empowered features in-depth interviews and personal stories of overcoming adversity ALEXANDRIA, Va.—National Industries for the Blind (NIB) has launched a groundbreaking podcast that shares job and career insights, inspiration, and insider tips specifically tailored to the blind and visually impaired community. Working-age people who are blind have an unemployment rate of 70%. […]
November 8, 2023
Embraced by the U.S. government and military, an iconic SKILCRAFT pen has been made according to 16-page specifications by National Industries for the Blind since 1968 ALEXANDRIA, Va.—National Industries for the Blind, the nation’s largest employment resource for people who are blind, celebrated its 85th anniversary this year. At the same time, a highly […]
November 1, 2023
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—National Industries for the Blind (NIB), the nation’s largest employment resource for people who are blind, has partnered with America’s VetDogs, a national nonprofit that trains and places guide and service dogs with veterans, first responders, and active duty service members with disabilities, to produce America’s VetDogs-branded dog collars and leashes. These products are […]
November 1, 2023
Jeffrey Mittman, who is now blind, advocates for and supports professionals who are blind ALEXANDRIA, Va.—U.S. Army veteran Jeffrey Mittman, president and CEO of Bosma Enterprises and a board member for National Industries for the Blind (NIB), was deployed to Afghanistan and then Iraq in the early 2000s. In 2005, he was critically wounded […]