http://nfbal.org/nfb-alabama/ en http://nfbal.org/nfb-alabama/node/161 <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">2023 Scholarships</span> <div class="field field--name-field-page-summary field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="inner-page-banner-section gallery-banner banner-bottom-margin"> <div class="inner-banner-text no_image_heading"> <div class="container"> <h1></h1> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-page-summary field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>National Federation of the Blind 2023 Scholarship Program</p> <p><em>Blind and low-vision high school seniors through grad school students, apply today!</em><br /> <strong>Deadline: Midnight, eastern, March 31, 2023</strong></p> <p><strong>Cash Value $8,000 PLUS more gifts and opportunities for our thirty scholarship finalists!</strong></p> <p><strong>Apply Today! </strong></p> <p><a href="../../../../../Suzanne%20Shaffer/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/Content.Outlook/TU2APHCM/nfb.org/scholarships">nfb.org/scholarships</a></p> <p>How to Apply</p> <p> </p> <p>During the four-month open period, read the rules and the Submission Checklist, complete the official 2023 Scholarship Application Form (online or in print), supply all required documents, and request and complete an interview by an NFB affiliate president. Read the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page for more information.</p> <p>Questions? Contact the NFB Scholarship Program; Chairperson Cayte Mendez</p> <p>Email: <a href="../../../../../Suzanne%20Shaffer/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/Content.Outlook/TU2APHCM/[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p> <p>Office: 410-659-9314, ext. 2415, (8 a.m. - 5 p.m. ET)</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container page-body-margin"> </div></div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/nfb-alabama/user/22" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">[email protected]</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Sat, 03/11/2023 - 04:09</span> <div class="field field--name-field-three-column-featured-prog field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"><!-- Featured Program section --> <div class="featured-items" id="featured-programs"> <div class="container"> <div class="news-featured-wrapper no-box-shadow no-extra-padding"> <h2></h2> <div class="row"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <!-- Featured Program section --></div> Sat, 11 Mar 2023 04:09:00 +0000 [email protected] 161 at http://nfbal.org/nfb-alabama http://nfbal.org/nfb-alabama/scholarships <span property="schema:name" class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">2023 Alabama National Federation of the Blind Scholarships”</span> <div class="field field--name-field-page-summary field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="inner-page-banner-section gallery-banner banner-bottom-margin"> <div class="inner-banner-text no_image_heading"> <div class="container"> <h1></h1> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-page-summary field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p> The National Federation of the Blind of Alabama and the Alabama Association of Blind Students are pleased to present three 2023 academic Scholarships. We are pleased to introduce our first nontraditional award. Students who are enrolled in an academic program which last 6-12 months, can now apply for a scholarship. The aim of these scholarships is to help blind college students in Alabama unleash their full potential and become leaders in their communities. We are looking for dedicated students who are determined to succeed and facilitate the success of other blind students. We urge all blind college students in the State of Alabama to apply for these scholarships. The deadline to submit an application is January 16, 11:59 PM, 2023. Winners will be notified no later than February 14, 2023. All scholarship recipients will attend the National Federation of the Blind of Alabama 2023 State Convention, March 3 - 5, 2023. While participating in the convention, the winners will meet other successful blind college students and professionals and, learn about our Civil Rights Movement for the Blind.</p> <p><a href="/nfb-alabama/sites/nfbal.org/files/2022-12/NFBAL-2023-Frank-Lee-Scholarship-Eligibility-Guidelines.docx">Download Frank Lee Scholarship Eligibility Guidelines, Microsoft Word</a></p> <p><a href="/nfb-alabama/sites/nfbal.org/files/2022-12/NFBAL-2023-Frank-Lee-Scholarship-Checklist.docx">Download Frank Lee Scholarship Checklist, Microsoft Word</a></p> <p><a href="/nfb-alabama/sites/nfbal.org/files/2022-12/NFBAL-2023-Joy-Allen-Harris-Scholarship-Elegibility-Guidelines.docx">Download Joy and Allen Harris Scholarship Eligibility Guidelines, Microsoft Word</a></p> <p><a href="/nfb-alabama/sites/nfbal.org/files/2022-12/NFBAL-2023-Joy-Allen-Harris-Scholarship-Checklist.docx">Download Joy and Allen Harris Scholarship Checklist, Microsoft Word</a></p> <p><a href="/nfb-alabama/sites/nfbal.org/files/2022-12/NFBAL-2023-Opportunities-Unlimited-Scholarship-Eligibility-Guidelines.docx">Download Opportunities Unlimited Scholarship Eligibility Guidelines, Microsoft Word</a></p> <p><a href="/nfb-alabama/sites/nfbal.org/files/2022-12/NFBAL-2023-Opportunities-Unlimited-Scholarship-Checklist.docx">Download Opportunities Unlimited Scholarship Checklist, Microsoft Word</a></p> <p>Any questions pertaining to the application process can be directed to the scholarship Chairperson, Grace Anderson, either via cell phone at: 423-827-5628 or email <a href="[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p> <p> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container page-body-margin"> </div></div> <span rel="schema:author" class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/nfb-alabama/user/22" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">[email protected]</span></span> <span property="schema:dateCreated" content="2022-12-07T06:09:00+00:00" class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Wed, 12/07/2022 - 06:09</span> Wed, 07 Dec 2022 06:09:00 +0000 [email protected] 158 at http://nfbal.org/nfb-alabama http://nfbal.org/nfb-alabama/node/145 <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">NFB Alabama Home</span> <div class="field field--name-field-page-summary field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="inner-page-banner-section gallery-banner banner-bottom-margin"> <img src="/nfb-alabama/sites/nfbal.org/files/2021-10/blind-boy-climbing-rope-ladder.jpg" alt="" role="presentation"> <div role="img" aria-label="Blind boy wearing sleepshades climbs rope ladder" class="overlay-banner-img"></div> <div class="inner-banner-text "> <div class="container"> <h1></h1> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-page-summary field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><h1>National Federation of the Blind of Alabama</h1> <p>Blindness is NOT the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can have the life you want, blindness is NOT what holds you back.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container page-body-margin"> </div></div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/nfb-alabama/user/1" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">nfb_admin</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Fri, 10/21/2022 - 08:30</span> <div class="field field--name-field-three-column-featured-prog field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"><!-- Featured Program section --> <div class="featured-items" id="featured-programs"> <div class="container"> <div class="news-featured-wrapper no-box-shadow no-extra-padding"> <h2> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-program-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">In Our State</div> </h2> <div class="row"> <!-- Homepage Featured Block View Mode section --> <div class="col-md-4"> <div class="single-news-featured-item"> <a href="/nfb-alabama/node/173"> <img src="" alt=""> </a> <div class="news-featured-item-details"> <h3><span property="schema:name" class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">7th Annual Walk-A-Thon</span> </h3> <p>We hope you will come and join us! </p> <a href="/nfb-alabama/node/173" class="read-more" aria-label="Read more about 7th Annual Walk-A-Thon">Learn More</a> </div> </div> </div> <!-- Homepage Featured Block View Mode section --> <!-- Homepage Featured Block View Mode section --> <div class="col-md-4"> <div class="single-news-featured-item"> <a href="/nfb-alabama/node/174"> <img src="" alt=""> </a> <div class="news-featured-item-details"> <h3><span property="schema:name" class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">7th Annual Walk-A-Thon Sponsorship Levels</span> </h3> <p>Appreciate you taking a look at our different sponsorship levels to assist the blind of Alabama!</p> <a href="/nfb-alabama/node/174" class="read-more" aria-label="Read more about 7th Annual Walk-A-Thon Sponsorship Levels">Learn More</a> </div> </div> </div> <!-- Homepage Featured Block View Mode section --> <!-- Homepage Featured Block View Mode section --> <div class="col-md-4"> <div class="single-news-featured-item"> <a href="/demo/become-member"> <img loading="lazy" src="/demo/sites/nfbal.org/files/2022-01/mother-and-child.jpg" width="368" height="200" alt="Mother and daughter smile and pose for a picture together." typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> <div class="news-featured-item-details"> <h3><span property="schema:name" class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Become a Member</span> </h3> <p>Becoming a member of the National Federation of the Blind is easy to do and can be done in a variety of ways.</p> <a href="/demo/become-member" class="read-more" aria-label="Read more about Become a Member">Learn More</a> </div> </div> </div> <!-- Homepage Featured Block View Mode section --> </div> </div> </div> </div> <!-- Featured Program section --></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-block field--type-block-field field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><div id="block-nationalfeaturedcontent" class="block block-nfbaff-national-content block-national-featured-content"> <div class="content"> <!-- View : Featured Content section --> <section class="news-events" id="featured-content" aria-label=""> <div class="container"> <div class="news-featured-wrapper"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <h2>From Our National Community</h2> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <div class="single-news-featured-item"> <a href="https://nfb.org//resources/publications-and-media/braille-monitor"><div class="featured-thumb" role="img" aria-label="Close up of hands reading a Braille book." style="background: url(https://nfb.org//sites/nfb.org/files/featured-images/hands-reading-braille-page_0856.jpg); background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: center;"></div></a> <div class="news-featured-item-details"> <h3>Braille Monitor</h3> <p>The Braille Monitor is the flagship publication of the National Federation of the Blind. </p> <a href="https://nfb.org//resources/publications-and-media/braille-monitor" class="read-more" aria-label="Read the Braille Monitor!">Read the Braille Monitor!</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-4"> <div class="single-news-featured-item"> <a href="https://nfb.org//programs-services/free-white-cane-program"><div class="featured-thumb" role="img" aria-label="Two blind women walk with their canes" style="background: url(https://nfb.org//sites/nfb.org/files/featured-images/Two%20blind%20women%20walk%20with%20their%20canes.jpg); background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: center;"></div></a> <div class="news-featured-item-details"> <h3>Free White Cane Program</h3> <p>The white cane allows you to travel independently and safely—no blind person should be without one. We offer you a free one. You can order a new one every six months. </p> <a href="https://nfb.org//programs-services/free-white-cane-program" class="read-more" aria-label="Request a free white cane!">Request a free white cane!</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-4"> <div class="single-news-featured-item"> <a href="https://nfb.org//get-involved/diversity-equity-inclusion"><div class="featured-thumb" role="img" aria-label="A group shot of the 2024 IEP Advocacy Academy Cohort" style="background: url(https://nfb.org//sites/nfb.org/files/featured-images/A%20group%20shot%20of%20the%202024%20IEP%20Advocacy%20Academy%20Cohort.jpg); background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: center;"></div></a> <div class="news-featured-item-details"> <h3>Diversity, Equity, &amp; Inclusion</h3> <p>The National Federation of the Blind celebrates and embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion as core values in its mission to achieve equality, opportunity, and security for the blind.</p> <a href="https://nfb.org//get-involved/diversity-equity-inclusion" class="read-more" aria-label="Read about our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion program">Read about our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion program</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <!-- View : Featured Content section --> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-single-column-content field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <!-- Learning at home section --> <div class="learning-home"> <img src="/nfb-alabama/sites/nfbal.org/files/2021-10/alisson-w-daughter-in-carrier.jpg" alt="Blind mother smiles next to a tree, with her daughter, in a carrier, on her chest."> <div class="container"> <h3 style="margin-top:40px;"> <div class="field field--name-field-content-block-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">PARENTAL RIGHTS FOR THE BLIND ACT</div> </h3> <p><p>When virtual education is necessary, we want blind students to be able to continue learning alongside their sighted peers. Gather the whole family, and check out our weekly activities, interactive Zoom lessons, how to videos and more.</p> </p> <a href="#" class="plain-theme-button" aria-label="Learn Home, PARENTAL RIGHTS FOR THE BLIND ACT">Learn Home</a> </div> </div> <!-- Learning at home section --></div> <!-- 4 column Blog section --> <div class="blog-section" id="blog-section"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div style="display:contents;"> <div class="col-md-12 four-column-head"> <h2> <div class="field field--name-field-four-column-section-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Resources</div> </h2> </div> <!-- Four Column Layout section --> <div class="four-column-cards"> <div class="col-md-6 col-lg-3 single-blue-bg-item"> <a href="/nfb-alabama/education-programs"><img src="/nfb-alabama/sites/nfbal.org/files/2021-10/education-programs.jpg" alt="Blind teen smiles as he explains his engineering project to a fellow student"></a> <div class="blog-item-details"> <h3> <div class="field field--name-field-section-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Education Programs</div> </h3> <p></p> <a href="/nfb-alabama/education-programs" class="read-more" aria-label="Learn more about Education Programs">Learn More</a> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-6 col-lg-3 single-blue-bg-item"> <a href="/nfb-alabama/scholarships"><img src="/nfb-alabama/sites/nfbal.org/files/2021-02/blue-bg-2-thumb.png" alt="Student in coffee shop works on his laptop"></a> <div class="blog-item-details"> <h3> <div class="field field--name-field-section-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">2023 Alabama National Federation of the Blind Scholarships”</div> </h3> <p></p> <a href="/nfb-alabama/scholarships" class="read-more" aria-label="Learn more about 2023 Alabama National Federation of the Blind Scholarships”">Learn More</a> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-6 col-lg-3 single-blue-bg-item"> <a href="/nfb-alabama/state-resources"><img src="/nfb-alabama/sites/nfbal.org/files/2021-10/alabama-state-capital_0.jpg" alt="View of Montgomery Alabama with State Capitol at the center"></a> <div class="blog-item-details"> <h3> <div class="field field--name-field-section-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Alabama State Resources</div> </h3> <p></p> <a href="/nfb-alabama/state-resources" class="read-more" aria-label="Learn more about Alabama State Resources">Learn More</a> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-6 col-lg-3 single-blue-bg-item"> <a href="/nfb-alabama/ways-give"><img src="/nfb-alabama/sites/nfbal.org/files/2021-10/hands-w-stone-heart.jpg" alt="Cupped hands hold a stone heart"></a> <div class="blog-item-details"> <h3> <div class="field field--name-field-section-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Ways to Give</div> </h3> <p></p> <a href="/nfb-alabama/ways-give" class="read-more" aria-label="Learn more about Ways to Give">Learn More</a> </div> </div> </div> <!-- Four Column Layout section --> </div> </div> </div> </div> <!-- 4 column Blog section --> Fri, 21 Oct 2022 08:30:00 +0000 nfb_admin 145 at http://nfbal.org/nfb-alabama