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BAY AREA CHAPTER, NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF CALIFORNIA (NFBCA)

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• Description:

  Offers information, advocacy, fellowship, and educational materials about blindness and visual impairments. Resources provided include:

  • Assist blind persons to acquire the skills of independence
  • Help blind persons to develop confidence in themselves through our many service activities
  • Teach blind persons the skills of leadership through active participation in conventions, chapter meetings, and civic activities
  • Encourage blind seniors to continue their active and meaningful lifestyles
  • Prepare blind students for productive tax-paying careers through academic and training scholarships
  • Inform diabetics about their options for coping with vision loss
  • Support parents and friends of blind children with information about the capabilities of the blind
  • Protect and promote the civil rights of blind persons through public education and legislative action
  • Advocate for policies that eliminate discrimination and guarantee equal access to educational programs and high quality rehabilitation
  • Educate the public through seminars, community activities and our publications
• Website: http://www.nfbcal.org
• Email: president@nfbcal.org
• Phone(s): (916) 382-0372
• Hours: Hours vary
• Eligibility: Open to the blind and visually impaired individuals, and interested sighted friends and family
• Requirements: None
• Areas Served:
  • Alameda United States
• Categories:
  • Advocacy
  • Disease/Disability Information
• Contacts:

Location(s)

Location Name: MAIN OFFICE

• Accessibility: Fully accessible to individuals using mobility aids
• Physical Address: 4226 Castanos Street, Fremont, CA, 94536