Governor Henry McMaster proclaims March 2019 as Assistive Technology Awareness Month   February 20, 2019, Columbia, SC – The Governor of South Carolina has proclaimed March 2019 as Assistive Technology […]

Great News!  The National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina (NFB of SC) now has a public service announcement (PSA)!  If you know of someone who is visually impaired, […]

Frank Coppel 847 Jefferson Street W Columbia, SC 29169 Phone: (803) 796-8662 E-Mail: frankcoppel@att.net  

Dear fellow Federationists:   The National Federation of the Blind has created a rideshare testing program to measure Lyft and Uber’s efforts to eliminate driver discrimination against riders with guide […]

Frank Coppel, President NFB of SC   NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF CONDUCT   Introduction The National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina is […]

Free White Cane Program We believe the long white cane is a means to independence.  The white cane has proved a useful tool to millions of blind people in navigating […]

Help build a future full of opportunity for the blind by becoming a member of the Dream Makers Circle. Your legacy gift to the National Federation of the Blind can […]

I pledge to participate actively in the effort of the National Federation of the Blind to achieve equality, opportunity, and security for the blind; to support the policies and programs […]

Do you receive the Braille Monitor?  Have you heard of the Braille Monitor?  Anyone can receive this magazine.   What is the Braille Monitor? We share what’s going on in […]

As I wrote in the April 11, Positive note, those of us who attended our National Center the weekend of April 6-8, listened to an excellent message delivered by President […]