NIB Connection

National Industries for the Blind (NIB) has been selected as a Military Spouse Employment Partnership Small Business (MSEP SB) partner. NIB learned of the distinction in a letter signed by C. Eddy Mentzer, associate director of Military Family Readiness Policy and program manager of Spouse Education and Career Opportunities (SECO) for the Department of Defense […]

For 85 years, National Industries for the Blind’s enduring mission has been creating and sustaining employment opportunities for people who are blind. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate for people with a disability is about twice as high as the rate for people without a disability. NIB strives to change those […]

The 2024 NIB/NAEPB Training Conference and Expo was a smashing success, with over 900 registrants from across the country attending the four-day event held at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, VA. New this year were panel discussions with NIB associated nonprofit agency CEOs – including one composed of female CEOs who shared the […]

The annual Training Conference and Expo (TCE), sponsored by National Industries for the Blind (NIB) and the National Association for the Employment of People Who Are Blind (NAEPB), is less than a week away! During TCE, NIB will host AccessTech, a smart office and accessible technology showcase that will be open to the public. Highlights […]

From its modest beginnings in 1936 as the Catholic Guild for All the Blind, to its internationally respected rehabilitation center, The Carroll Center for the Blind in Newton, Massachusetts, is at the forefront of vision rehabilitation for people of all ages and all stages of vision loss. Today, the NIB associated nonprofit agency is among […]

Oleksandr “Olek” Onikiienko works on the production line at Association for Vision Rehabilitation and Employment (AVRE) in Binghamton, NY. Olek was both surprised and happy when he learned of the honor. “It was a surprise because I have worked here a little more than a year. I didn’t expect this,” he said, adding there aren’t […]

For Terrie Collins, a recruiter with Alphapointe in Kansas City, MO, finding out she was the Milton J. Samuelson Career Achievement Employee of Year winner for 2024 came as a surprise. “It was awesome! But then I was, like, what is it? How did I get it? I work because I like it, not for […]

The NIB/NAEPB annual Training Conference and Expo (TCE), scheduled for October 14-18 in the nation’s capital, will offer a variety of exciting programming designed to empower employment for people who are blind. We will also recognize the 2024 Employees of the Year, representing NIB associated nonprofit agencies from across the country! To register for TCE, […]

The focus of this year’s advocacy is to work with elected officials to encourage the formal adoption of a 1% AbilityOne Program utilization goal for the Department of Defense (DOD) to grow employment for people who are blind or have significant disabilities. From 2018 to 2021, the Panel on Department of Defense and AbilityOne Contracting […]

Since its premier in November 2023, National Industries for the Blind’s Heard & Empowered podcast has amassed more than 1,700 unique downloads and countless listens. Its inspiring content, which is specifically tailored to people who are blind and visually impaired, has been heard around the globe, from Australia to Zambia, and 19 other countries in […]