National Federation of the Blind
of Minnesota
100 East 22nd Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404
(612) 872-9363
Email: President Jennifer Dunnam
Scholarships Available: The National Federation of the Blind announces its 2010 scholarship program. Thirty scholarships totaling $100,000 will be awarded to blind students from the United States and Puerto Rico. The scholarships are available to blind students who will be enrolled in college or a graduate program beginning in the fall of 2010, including incoming freshmen. Scholarships range in value from $3,000 to $12,000. Scholarship applications and documents must be e-mailed or postmarked no later than March 31, 2010. Read complete national scholarship details.
Upcoming Event: July 3 through 8, 2010. The National NFB Convention is at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas. This is a whole week of friends, fun, and serious business. It is a chance to be part of the largest gathering of blind people in the world. Read the full convention bulletin on the NFB website.
The National Federation of the Blind of
Minnesota (NFBM) is the state's largest and oldest
organization of the blind. We provide individual counseling,
advocacy, and education through a number of programs. Most of our
members are blind, and our knowledge of blindness comes from our
personal lives and our collective experience. We have learned
that the real problem of blindness is not loss of eyesight, but
the fear and misunderstandings that surround it. We believe that,
if given training and opportunity, blind people can live full and
productive lives.
The Minnesota Bulletin is the quarterly publication of the NFB of Minnesota. It contains the latest updates on issues that affect blind Minnesotans, announcements and information about NFB meetings and conventions, and thought-provoking articles about the lives of blind people.
To improve adjustment-to-blindness training options for blind people in Minnesota, members of the National Federation of the Blind founded Blindness: Learning In New Dimensions (BLIND), Inc. in 1986. BLIND Incorporated has training programs that help people of all ages to gain the skills and confidence they need to be full and productive members of society.
There are several ways to keep up with, as well as interact with, the most active group of blind people in Minnesota:
- Join the discussion list for Minnesota on NFBNET.
- Follow @nfbmn on Twitter.
- Become a fan on Facebook.
is a Minnesota Nonprofit Corporation that meets
good-giving standards.
Donations to it are tax deductible
charitable contributions.
