Welcome to the National Federation of the Blind of Maryland

The NFB of Maryland is the Maryland state affiliate of the National Federation of the Blind. We are changing what it means to be blind in Maryland! Find a local chapter or division.
Purchase our new cookbook called "Serving Our Best: Great Foods to Cheer You Right Up!" It contains over 775 recipes for everything from soups and salads to main dishes, breads, and desserts. The cost of the cookbook is $10. The book is available in Braille, large print, and on CD as a Word document and a BRF file. Pay for your cookbook with Paypal here:

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View the NFB of Maryland Scholarship application. Applications are due by April 19, 2013.
May 23, 2013 Possibilities Fair for Seniors Losing Their Vision. Visit the Seniors Fair page for more information.
2013 BELL Program will take place July 29 - August 9, 2013 week days only. We will again have two locations Baltimore and Glendale. The BELL summer program is a two-week day program (weekends not included) designed to offer pre-kindergarten and elementary age low vision beginning Braille readers an opportunity to be immersed in Braille and increase the use of tactile skills for reading Braille. Children will receive Braille instruction daily as well as learn alternative techniques through arts and crafts, games, field trips, and other fun activities. For more information or to apply for the program, please visit: http://www.nfb.org/bell

The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland offers youth empowerment grants for blind and visually impaired students in elementary and secondary school. These grants help deserving students take advantage of some wonderful training opportunities available in Maryland and around the country. Visit the Youth Stipend page. 
Read the Spring 2012 Edition of The Braille Spectator
Read the Fact Sheets for our issues in Annapolis this year.
Strengthening Civil Rights For All Citizens of Maryland, Including the Blind
Access to the General Assembly’s New Website
Applying Maryland’s Civil Rights Laws to the Internet

See the issues we are addressing on a national level here.
Read the Summer 2011 Edition of The Braille Spectator
Read the Spring 2011 Edition of The Braille Spectator
Some photos from our recent events.

Picture of the bill signing, HB413, the Education Standards Bill. It was signed on May 4, 2010.

The above picture of the bill signing, HB413, the Education Standards Bill. It was signed on May 4, 2010.

Picture from the recent signing of the Quiet Car Bill
The above photo shows the Governor signing the Quiet Car Legislation into law. This law extends the study of the problem of vehicles not producing enough sound to be heard by pedestrians.

Photo showing the signing of the custody bill into law

Photo of the signing of the bill which prevented blindness to be a reason that a parent could not be granted guardianship of a child.