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Seven out of ten working age Americans who are blind are not employed.
At National Industries for the Blind (NIB), it is our mission to enhance the opportunities for economic and personal independence of people who are blind, primarily through creating, sustaining and improving employment.
NIB and its 85 associated agencies serve as the largest program responsible for the employment of people who are blind through the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act and the AbilityOne Program, a federal purchasing program that enables people who are blind to work and provide products and services to federal and commercial customers.
In addition to employment, NIB associated agencies provide people who are blind with rehabilitative services such as early childhood intervention, adult literacy, low vision examinations and aids, Braille literacy, nutritional/health services, occupational/physical therapy, personal and career counseling, recreation, transportation, mobility, daily living skills, employment training, and more.
By harnessing the demand and purchasing power of the federal government, NIB and its associated agencies supply federal markets with a selection of more than 3,000 quality products and services under the trade name SKILCRAFT® while ensuring that people who are blind have the same opportunities for economic independence as the rest of the workforce.
Self-sufficiency is the foundation of the American dream, and it is a dream shared by all Americans, blind and sighted alike.
