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  • American Foundation for the Blind 2017 Leadership Conference: A Blueprint for the Future. Crystal Gate Marriott, March 2-4 2017, afb.org/AFBLC. Image: Buildings recognizable to Washington, D.C (the Capitol, Jefferson Memorial) are drawn in white on blue, as if the image is an architectural blueprint

    Register Today for AFB's Annual Conference!

    The AFB Leadership Conference will cover the most pressing and relevant topics in the field of blindness and visual impairment. Check out our exciting program for 2017 and register today!

    It's not too late to register for the 2017 AFB Leadership Conference!

  • Looking Forward - You create possibilities in education, technology, and access. Donate to AFB today. Collage of a young child, a small girl sitting reading a braille book on her teacher's lap, a group of teens, some with canes, in a school hallway. a school-age boy with glasses, smiling in class, an older woman smiling, and a teacher working with a child on a braille typewriter.

    We Need Your Support

    In 2017, the American Foundation for the Blind is looking forward to expanding possibilities in technology, education, and access for the millions of people with vision loss. Those possibilities are created with your support.

    Please donate to AFB today.

  • O and M for Independent Living: Exercise and Fitness Strategies for Older Adults. Illustration of older adults performing a variety of exercises.

    Exercise and Fitness Strategies for Older Adults

    This informative webinar highlights how activity and exercise contribute not only to fitness and good health, but to better orientation and mobility for the older adult with visual impairment.

    Get Exercise and Fitness Strategies for Older Adults in the AFB Store!

  • JVIB special issue on aging and vision - an older man holding a casserole with hot pads, and an older man reading print materials with a magnifier as a woman looks on

    JVIB Special Issue!

    JVIB finishes the year with the Special Issue on Aging and Vision, which "demonstrates the continuing commitment of leaders in vision rehabilitation to make a difference in the lives of older people with visual impairments."

    Read the JVIB Special Issue on Aging and Vision

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    AFB Is Here for You

    The American Foundation for the Blind helps people with vision loss in every aspect of life—your education, your career, your family, the technology you use, and the laws that shape our environment.

    Join us, and get information tailored to your needs

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