LAWS AND LEGISLATION


  • TALKING POINTS: BLINDNESS, DISABILITY, AND THE SOCIAL SECURITY EARNINGS LIMIT

  • CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN THE RANDOLPH-SHEPPARD PROGRAM

    IMPORTANT TIMELY NOTICES:
    Check this section for notices about time-sensitive issues with action needed.

    LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY ISSUES:
    Check this section for information about national issues involving legislation proposed in Congress and pending action on federal regulations.

    NFB LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES, 1999

  • FACT SHEET ON SOCIAL SECURITY EARNINGS LIMIT 1999
  • FACT SHEET ACCESS TO INFORMATION FOR BLIND PERSONS: HOW COPYRIGHT AMENDMENTS COULD HELP
  • FACT SHEET NEWSLINE NETWORK INITIATIVE

    LAWS AND REGULATIONS
    Check this section for information on laws and regulations which significantly affect blind people, including:

  • FREE MATTER FOR THE BLIND AND OTHER HANDICAPPED PERSONS
  • THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT of 1990
  • COPYRIGHT EXEMPTION AMENDMENTS
  • THE IDEA AMENDMENTS OF 1997
  • EXCERPT ON BRAILLE IN THE IEP
  • THE RANDOLPH-SHEPPARD ACT and
  • THE RANDOLPH-SHEPPARD REGULATIONS
  • THE REHABILITATION ACT and
  • THE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION REGULATIONS

    MODEL STATE LEGISLATION
    Check this section for information on model legislation proposed for states, including:
    A MODEL BILL FOR STATES ON ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

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