S1E148 - 20240109 - Tuesday Topics - The past and civil rights for the blind.

Occasionally it's a good thing to look back at where we have been. Acb began in 1961; the NFB began in 1940; there were blindness organizations as long ago as the 1880s. As we approach Martin Luther King Day let's spend a little time looking at some of the history of work for and programs for the people who are blind in the United States and, perhaps, in other parts of the world as well.

What were the very first kinds of laws that operated for people who are blind? How have they changed? Who were our allies as we began to look at being more than just beggars or a burden? Where did the Federation fit in? Why ACB?

Put simply, we think it is time to look at the beginnings of change for quite who are blind. We are a tiny minority but we have been powerful and amazing! Join us and help us celebrate where civil rights really started!

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