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        <ExplanationTxt>ALTHOUGH THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OF THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND SERVE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF BLIND PERSONS IN SPECIFIC AND INDIVIDUAL WAYS, THE OVERALL SCOPE OF OUR WORK IS ALSO FOCUSED IN A STRATEGIC EFFORT TO MAKE SYSTEMIC CHANGES TO THE CULTURE OF LOW EXPECTATIONS, UNIFORMED PUBLIC POLICY, INADEQUATE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, LACK OF ENFORCEMENT OF EXISTING LAWS, AND GENERAL MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE REAL NATURE OF PROBLEMS FACED BY BLIND PEOPLE. THESE ACTIVITIES CREATE MORE EQUITABLE WORKPLACES, CLASSROOMS, AND COMMUNITIES - ENHANCING THE LIVES OF SEVEN MILLION PERSONS IN AMERICA WHO ARE BLIND OR HAVE LOW-VISION. A MAJOR COMPONENT OF THIS WORK FOR SYSTEMIC CHANGE IN OUR COUNTRY WITH RESPECT TO BLINDNESS IS OUR BROAD-BASED INTERACTION WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH ALL METHODS OF MASS COMMUNICATION AVAILABLE TO US - INTERNET, PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MAIL, SOCIAL MEDIA, NEWS OUTLETS, PUBLIC MEETINGS AND FORUMS, CIVIC GROUPS, AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS OF BLIND PEOPLE COMPRISING THE MEMBERSHIP AND OF THE ORGANIZATION. BELOW ARE LISTED SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING 2024 AIMED TOWARD THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THESE SYSTEMIC CULTURAL CHANGES. IN 2024 THROUGH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL MEETINGS AND EVENTS, THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND BROUGHT TOGETHER THOUSANDS OF BLIND AND SIGHTED PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE GLOBE TO DISCUSS ISSUES AFFECTING ALL BLIND PEOPLE. NFB-NEWLSINE -- WE OPERATED NFB-NEWSLINE, THE WORLD'S LARGEST NEWSPAPER SERVICE FOR BLIND AND PRINT DISABLED PERSONS PROVIDING ACCESS TO OVER 603 PUBLICATIONS, INCLUDING OVER 426 LOCAL AND STATE NEWSPAPERS, 14 NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS, 57 BREAKING NEWS SOURCES, 23 INTERNATIONAL NEWSPAPERS, 83 MAGAZINES, 4 SPANISH-LANGUAGE NEWSPAPERS, AND 9 BLINDNESS-SPECIFIC PUBLICATIONS, INCLUDING THE BRAILLE MONITOR, FUTURE REFLECTIONS, AND JOURNAL OF BLINDNESS INNOVATION AND RESERACH. DURING 2024, 2,721 NEW SUBSCRIBERS SIGNED UP FOR NFB-NEWSLINE, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SUBSCRIBERS TO 133,567. NFB-NEWSLINE PROVIDED 23,705,647 MINUTES OF NEWS TO SUBSCRIBERS WHO ACCESSED THE SERVICE ONLINE 14,467,693 TIMES AND RECEIVED 16,947,067 ELECTRONIC DOWNLOADS. WE DISTRIBUTED FREE WHITE CANES TO BLIND PEOPLE ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. MORE THAN 102,822 FREE CANES HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, INCLUDING 6,371 IN 2024. WE DISTRIBUTED OVER 759 FREE SLATES AND STYLUSES IN 2024 FOR WRITING BRAILLE TO BLIND INDIVIDUALS UPON REQUEST. WE OPERATED THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR NONVISUAL ELECTION TECHNOLOGY WHICH SHARES BEST PRACTICES ABOUT BLIND VOTERS' NEEDS AND HOUSES VOTING MACHINES THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR DEMONSTRATION AND EVALUATION AT NO COST TO OFFICIALS OR THE PUBLIC. WE OPERATED OUR BUILDS PROGRAM THROUGH OUR CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN NONVISUAL ACCESS IN WHICH BLIND PEOPLE TESTED AND GAVE FEEDBACK ON TECHNOLOGY AND PRODUCT ACCESSIBILITY TO COMPANIES AND DEVELOPERS. THIS PROGRAM GIVES BLIND PEOPLE A VOICE ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY BEFORE PRODUCTS ARE INTRODUCED. WE CONDUCTED AN EXTENSIVE LEGAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM WHICH BOTH PROTECTS THE RIGHTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL BLIND PERSONS INVOLVED IN A PARTICULAR ACTION AND ADVANCES DISABILITY RIGHTS CASE LAW UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AND THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973. ACTIVE LEGAL CASES DURING 2024 INCLUDED PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF BLIND INDIVIDUALS TO VOTE INDEPENDENTLY AND WITH PRIVACY; THE RIGHTS OF BLIND PARENTS, STUDENTS, AND EMPLOYEES TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION; AND ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS REQUIRING NON-VISUAL ACCESS TO WEB-BASED AND OTHER ELECTRONIC AND DIGITAL SYSTEMS USED BY SCHOOLS, RETAILERS AND OTHER PROVIDERS OR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, AND EMPLOYERS -- INCLUDING ESPECIALLY LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYERS. LACK OF ACCESS TO THESE SYSTEMS AFFECTS ALL AREAS OF LIFE AND IS A MAJOR IMPEDIMENT TO FULL AND EQUAL PARTICIPATION BY BLIND PEOPLE IN SOCIETY. WE PROVIDED MENTORING, LEADERSHIP TRAINING, TECHNOLOGY TRAINING, AND RESOURCES AND SERVICE TO BLIND INDIVIDUALS AND MORE THAN 500 LOCAL SELF-ADVOCACY AND PEER SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS OF BLIND INDIVIDUALS. WE OFFERED UNDER CONTRACT WITH LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, NATIONAL LIBRARY SERVICE OF THE BLIND AND PHYSCIALLY HANDICAPPED COURSES LEADING TO LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CERTIFICATION IN BRAILLE TRANSCRIPTION AND PROOFREADING. IN 2024, 1,455 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN BRAILLE TRANSCRIBING AND PROOFREADING COURSES FOR LITERARY, MATHEMATICS, AND MUSIC BRAILLE, AND 245 BECAME CERTIFIED BRAILLE TRANSCRIBERS OR PROOFREADERS. WE CONDUCTED AN ON-GOING RESEARCH PROGRAM THE MISSION OF WHICH IS TO DEEPEN THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE REAL CHALLENGES THAT FACE BLIND PEOPLE AND TO HELP BLIND PEOPLE INCREASE INDEPENDENCE, SELF-RESPECT, AND SELF- DETERMINATION. AREAS OF IN-DEPTH INVESTIGATION INCLUDE NEW APPROACHES IN EDUCATION AND REHABILITATION, ATTITUDES TOWARD THE BLIND, AND INNOVATIONS RELATED TO THE USE OF BRAILLE, QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES, CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES, AND PRODUCTS AND SERVICES DEVELOPED BY AND FOR THE BLIND. OUR RESEARCH EFFORTS INCLUDE THE PUBLICATION OF THE JOURNAL OF BLINDNESS INNOVATION AND RESEARCH. WE PROVIDE ON-GOING OUTREACH AND MENTORING TO PARENTS OF BLIND CHILDREN WHICH INCLUDES SPECIFIC RESOURCES AND ACTIVITIES FOR BLIND CHILDREN, PARTICULARLY ACTIVITIES AIMED AT EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF BRAILLE AND MOBILITY SKILLS. WE HELD THE 2024 BRAILLE ENRICHMENT FOR LITERACY AND LEARNING (BELL) ACADEMY SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR BLIND CHILDREN AGES FOUR THROUGH TWELVE. 222 CHILDREN PARTICIPATED IN PROGRAMS HELD IN 18 DIFFERENT STATES. WE AWARDED 30 ACADEMIC SCHOLASRHIPS TO BLIND HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AND COLLEGE OR GRADUATE STUDENTS FROM THE UNITED STATES AND PUERTO RICO. WE PROVIDED NON-VISUAL TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING TO BLIND INDIVIDUALS THROUGH OUR INTERNATIONAL BRAILLE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER AS WELL AS EVALUATION OF AND INPUT TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGY</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE THE MEMBERS OF THE 52 STATE CHAPTERS OF THE ORGANIZATION WHICH ARE MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS (A MAJORITY OF WHOSE VOTING MEMBERS MUST BE BLIND) IN EACH OF THE 50 STATES, PUERTO RICO AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION CONSISTING OF THE MEMBERS OF 52 STATE CHAPTERS (MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS WITH A MAJORITY OF VOTING MEMBERS WHO ARE BLIND IN THE 50 STATES PLUS PUERTO RICO AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE NATIONAL CONVENTION (52 STATE CHAPTERS WITH ONE VOTE EACH) IS THE SUPREME AUTHORITY OF THE ORGANIZATION, HAVING THE FINAL AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO ALL ISSUES OF POLICY.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE ORGANIZATION'S FINAL FORM 990 (INCLUDING REQUIRED SCHEDULES), AS ULTIMATELY FILED WITH THE IRS WAS REVIEWED AT A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY) HELD PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE RETURN.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE POLICY APPLIES TO ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND FAMILY MEMBERS OF SAME. FULL DISCLOSURE AND BOARD REVIEW OF A CONFLICT OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT IS REQUIRED. AN OFFICER OR BOARD MEMBER INVOLVED IN A CONFLICT OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT MAY NOT PARTICIPATE IN DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS RELATING TO IT.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>NO OFFICERS OR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVE ANY COMPENSATION. THE PRESIDENT IS THE CEO AND RECEIVES NO COMPENSATION. THERE ARE NO KEY EMPLOYEES. IF THERE WERE KEY EMPLOYEES, CEO, OFFICERS OR DIRECTORS RECEIVING COMPENSATION - AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW, COMPARABILITY DATA AND CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF ACTION WOULD BE REQUIRED.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 3:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>INVESTMENT INCOME IS REPORTED NET OF INVESTMENT EXPENSES.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>OTHER SERVICE FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,231,385. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 7,015. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 984. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,239,384.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE PROCESS FOR SELECTING THE AUDITORS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRECEDING YEAR.</ExplanationTxt>
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