Joyce welcomes Mark A. Riccobono, president of the National Federation of the Blind and executive director of The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) Jernigan Institute, the first institute of its kind developed and operated by an organization of blind people, leads the quest to understand the real problems of blindness and to develop innovative education, technologies, products, and services that help the world's blind to achieve independence. Mr. Riccobono will discuss the programs and services of this organization and his role within it.