The National Federation of the Blind advances the lives of our members and all blind people in the United States. We know that blindness is not the characteristic that defines us or our future and every day we raise the expectations for blind people because we recognize the low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. Our collective power, determination and diversity achieve the aspirations of all blind people.
We have several methods for meeting, however, for now, all of us are only meeting by phone! And we are all praying for you!
Seniors from the Treasure Valley Chapter, in Boise, meet the first, or second Thursday at noon for lunch. Other seniors around the state join in on the Idaho Gems Phone Chapter, which meets on the first Monday of the month.
Contact President Vel Slotten at 208-345-1018 for the meeting details.
Time: 8:00 PM ET
Additional Information: For additional information, please contact Gloria Mills Hicks at 813-340-9750 or Glorianfb@irescuetax.com.
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Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM MT
Topic: SAAVI is offering an opportunity for seniors to meet from throughout Arizona. An occasion to discuss issues of importance like tips and tricks for living with blindness; resources; just sharing experiences, and insight.
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Brian Holley and Sondra Burchette are the facilitators
Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET
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Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM MT
Topic: SAAVI is offering an opportunity for seniors to meet from throughout Arizona. An occasion to discuss issues of importance like tips and tricks for living with blindness; resources; just sharing experiences, and insight.
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Meetings are held the 2nd Monday of each month at 7:30 pm Central Time via conference call. Please join us by calling (563) 999-2432 dial access code: 813429.
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We have a weekly Zoom meeting for seniors!
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM MT
Topic: SAAVI is offering an opportunity for seniors to meet from throughout Arizona. An occasion to discuss issues of importance like tips and tricks for living with blindness; resources; just sharing experiences, and insight.
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We have a weekly Zoom meeting for seniors!
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM MT
Topic: SAAVI is offering an opportunity for seniors to meet from throughout Arizona. An occasion to discuss issues of importance like tips and tricks for living with blindness; resources; just sharing experiences, and insight.
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We have several methods for meeting, however, for now, all of us are only meeting by phone! And we are all praying for you!
Seniors from the Treasure Valley Chapter, in Boise, meet the first, or second Thursday at noon for lunch. Other seniors around the state join in on the Idaho Gems Phone Chapter, which meets on the first Monday of the month.
Contact President Vel Slotten at 208-345-1018 for the meeting details.
Time: 8:00 PM ET
Additional Information: For additional information, please contact Gloria Mills Hicks at 813-340-9750 or Glorianfb@irescuetax.com.
Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/99374511935
One Tap:
Dialing in by phone:
Meeting ID: 993 7451 1935
We have a weekly Zoom meeting for seniors!
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM MT
Topic: SAAVI is offering an opportunity for seniors to meet from throughout Arizona. An occasion to discuss issues of importance like tips and tricks for living with blindness; resources; just sharing experiences, and insight.
Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/193756810
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Meeting ID: 193 756 810
Need assistance attending the meeting?
If you have difficulty accessing Zoom either by phone or computer, please contact president Connie Leblond at 480-489-1247 prior to the meeting and we will make efforts to work it out.
Brian Holley and Sondra Burchette are the facilitators
Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET
Phone #: 1-605-313-4818
Access code: 720125#
One Tab: 6053134818,, 720125#
Time: 7:00 PM Central Time
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We have a weekly Zoom meeting for seniors!
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM MT
Topic: SAAVI is offering an opportunity for seniors to meet from throughout Arizona. An occasion to discuss issues of importance like tips and tricks for living with blindness; resources; just sharing experiences, and insight.
Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/193756810
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Meeting ID: 193 756 810
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If you have difficulty accessing Zoom either by phone or computer, please contact president Connie Leblond at 480-489-1247 prior to the meeting and we will make efforts to work it out.
Time: 7:00 PM CT
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Meetings are held the 2nd Monday of each month at 7:30 pm Central Time via conference call. Please join us by calling (563) 999-2432 dial access code: 813429.
Each year, the National Federation of the Blind Seniors Division hosts a series of conversations that allow our participants to learn from other blind adults and to ask questions that help to improve their understanding of the subject matter. This year, our senior conversations will take place on March 25, April 22, and May 27. Each meeting will begin at 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight time and last for about an hour. Our first conversation will focus on making tactile art as a blind senior. The conversation will take place via Zoom. So, you don’t have to leave home. Just use the Zoom link below to join.
NOTE: This same link will be used for all three of the senior conversations planned for this year. Feel free to save the link or to check back here each month if you should lose the link.
Meeting ID: 829 6592 6802
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To read our convention business meeting minutes, please visit our national convention information page. Once the most current convention business meeting minutes become available, they will be posted to this page.
Are you new to using Zoom? Or you have been using Zoom for a while and want to learn more about how to be a more efficient user? Then please listen to Jonathan Mosen's book, Meet Me In The Cloud, on how a blind person can easily use the Zoom Platform for meetings via audio and video. To listen to the audio files from the book, please visit https://seniors.nfb.org/learn-zoom.
Looking for articles about older blind individuals or for older blind individuals? Then visit our Aging and Blindness Literature Archive where you will find helpful articles relating to aging and blindness, written by our membership, and friends. Topics will range from inspirational, to how to handle troubling situations, and more. And if you have articles that fit this archive, you will find information on how to submit to us.
Are you a blind senior looking for an easy to use and accessible cell phone? Then the MiniVision2 is the cell phone you are looking for! To read a review, please visit https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm21/bm2105/bm210519.htm. When you order the phone and use the coupon code of NFBMV2, then the NFB Seniors Division will receive a $15 donation from RAZ Mobility. In addition, each phone sold will come with a free pouch with belt clip. For additional information, please visit www.razmobility.com, or contact Robert Felgar at 703-261-7036 or robert@razmobility.com.
We have received several calls and emails over the last few days asking about emails or text messages that look like they are coming from President Glen Crosby or other members of the National Federation of the Blind Seniors Division. The emails or text messages are asking people to contact Glen or other members of the National Federation of the Blind Seniors Division Board of Directors urgently, or asking for gift cards and the codes to be sent to the sender of the message. We want to let you all know, this is a scam and not something that is being sent from Glen or any other members of the National Federation of the Blind Seniors Division Board of Directors. It has been noted that the email address or phone number they are coming from is not Glen or others listed on the division website, but they are using their names. The organization would not ever ask for gift card purchases or other personal information like this in emails or text messages.
If you ever do have a question about an email or text message that you receive from Glen or anyone else from the National Federation of the Blind Seniors Division, and think it may be a scam, please make sure to reach out to Glen or the name in the email or text message prior to sending any information to it. If confirmed as a spam message, please report it immediately to issues@nfb.org.
Are you a blind or low-vision senior who wants to learn new tips and tricks? Do you want to know how you can remain independent after becoming blind? Do you want to develop social connections through contact with a community of blind friends and mentors? You can do all those things by participating in the 2025 Senior Retreat hosted by the National Federation of the Blind Seniors Division. The retreat will begin on February 16, 2025, and end on February 22. There is no need to leave home to participate. The retreat is being hosted virtually via the Zoom platform. You will receive all the information you need to participate after registering for the event.
We understand that not every senior is conversant with technology. So if you need help with the registration process, our volunteers will be happy to help you. The same is true if you have difficulty using the Zoom platform. So don’t be shy. We are here for you.
Our Senior Retreat page will provide you with additional information and a link to the registration form. We welcome blind and low-vision seniors ages 50 and up, and we hope you will register soon. The deadline for registering is February 7, 2025. So make plans to join us.
If you have questions before registering, call 443-681-9345 or email our president, Glenn Crosby, at gcrosby@nfbtx.org.
See you at the retreat.
Have you been a member of the National Federation of the Blind Seniors Division for years? Or are you new to the organization? Whatever the case, we wanted to remind you that 2024 is in the rearview mirror, and 2025 presents another opportunity to learn new things as you navigate the journey that is blindness. With that in mind, we are posting this gentle reminder that it is time to pay dues for 2025, and we have several ways for you to do that.
If you still like sending paper checks, our treasurer will be happy to receive your dues that way. Just make your check payable to NFB Seniors Division and mail it to:
Duncan Larsen
304 East Simpson Street
Lafayette, CO 80026-2326
You can also pay using the donate button on this website. Choose “general contribution”, and if possible complete the memo line by including the words 2025 dues. If you have difficulty completing your payment using our donate button, we will be more than happy to help you complete the transaction if you will call or email us.
Finally, we have added a new way to pay dues this year. You can send them almost instantly using Zelle. If your bank or credit union allows you to send and receive money using Zelle, we encourage you to set up your Zelle account and pay your dues using that option. By the way, Zelle is free and saves us the cost of processing credit card payments, so the division will receive your full dues payment. It is also a great way for you to send payments to anyone who has access to Zelle. You just need to know the email address or phone number associated with an account, and you can send money. In our case, just choose to send money and set us up as a recipient from your bank’s online banking portal or app. Once we are set up in your Zelle account, you’ll be able to send your dues. To send funds using Zelle, choose to use an email address and use nfbseniors@gmail.com. FYI, you can also receive money from others using Zelle, and it won’t cost you anything.
Thank you for being a member of the National Federation of the Blind Seniors Division. We value you as a part of our community, and we look forward to another year of friendship and learning together.
If you need additional information about paying your dues or anything else related to the division, please call 443-681-9345 or email nfbseniors@gmail.com.
The National Federation of the Blind is closely monitoring the COVID-19 emergency, which is changing everyone’s lives but has unique effects on blind people. The health and safety of all of our members, colleagues, and friends is always our top priority. Information on the NFB’s COVID-19 Resources page, www.nfb.org/resources/covid-19-resources, provides resources that may be particularly useful to blind people facing challenges during the emergency. If you have found other resources that you believe are useful, please email the information to communicationsteam@nfb.org. For the latest happenings with the NFB surrounding COVID-19, please visit www.nfb.org.
The National Federation of the Blind National Convention is the largest gathering of blind people in the world. Click here to learn more.
The Senior Retreat, sponsored by the NFB Seniors Division, focuses on promoting a sense of wellbeing and self-confidence despite living with newly acquired vision loss, and/or lifelong blindness. Our collective experience has taught us, that learning about blindness from competent blind people, while sharing the camaraderie of fellow retreat members, strengthens personal growth and guides seniors to advocate for themselves. Participants can look forward to receiving training in basic skills in adaptive techniques, development of new strategies for solving problems, an introduction to valuable resources, all to be better able to determine for themselves, what steps they can take to Live The Life They Want. We cannot overstate the positive impact an individual will experience as a member of a group of seniors, working together, sharing the life-changing activities in a retreat of this nature; just ask one of our recent graduates! Click here to learn more.
The NFB BELL (Braille Enrichment for Literacy and Learning) Academy is a two-week summer day program that teaches confidence and independence skills through Braille, crafts, games, field trips, and interaction with blind mentors. Children ages 4 -12 learn that their blindness or low vision does not define them or their future. They can live the lives they want. Click here to learn more.
NFB-NEWSLINE® is a free audio news service for anyone who is blind, low-vision, or print-disabled that offers access to 500 publications, job listings, weather alerts, and more. Access through the phone, apps, computer, Alexa, and more. Click here to learn more.
KNFB Reader is an award-winning mobile app for blind, low-vision, dyslexic, and other print-disabled users that converts text to speech or text to Braille. Click here to learn more.
If you use Uber or Lyft and have a service animal or travel with someone who does, please complete our Uber and Lyft survey. For questions, contact Valerie Yingling, NFB Legal Program Coordinator, at 410-659-9314 x2440 or vyingling@nfb.org.
Donate a vehicle to the NFB by calling 855-659-9314 or by making an online donation.