Vol. 68, No. 3                                                                                             March 2025                                                          Contents   Convention Bulletin   The 2025 Washington Seminar: New President, New Congress, New Approach by Chris Danielsen   The Significance of Washington Seminar 2025 by Mark Riccobono   Legislative Agenda of Blind Americans: Priorities for the 119th Congress, First Session   Laws and Funding the Blind Depend On   Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act   Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act   Blind Americans Return to Work Act   Additional Legislative Concerns of Blind Americans for the 119th Congress   A Report from Washington Seminar by the South Carolina Delegation by Janice Bright   Leading Disability Organizations: President Trump’s Blame of Deadly Plane Crash on Disabled Federal Workers Is Baseless, Irresponsible   The Why and How of Service Animal Self-ID in Rideshare by Al Elia   A Tribute to Tom Stevens: A Leader and a Friend by Gary Wunder   Making Meta Accessible: Update on Latest Improvements   Building the Future: Shaping Accessible Learning Together by Kaili Kameoka   Springing Forward Successfully by LaShawna Fant   Who Says Blind People Can’t Get Foul Balls? Three Parks, Three Years, Three Souvenir Balls by Rose Warner   NFB BELL®: It’s Not just for the Kids! by Karen Anderson   Learning, Leading, and Living the Life I Want by Cole Carper   Monitor Miniatures   Photo and Web List Issue: [MARCH 2025] Photos: Chris Danielsen Washington Seminar photos Mark Riccobono Al Elia Gary Wunder Tom Stevens Kaili Kameoka Dr. LaShawna Fant Rose Warner Cole Carper   Web Links: www.nfb.org www.nfbnet.org Facebook.com/nationalfederationoftheblind YouTube.com/NationsBlind www.nfb.org/planned-giving www.nfb.org/make-gift https://nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention/first-timers-guide https://nfb.org/cena. https://nfb.org/bolotin https://nfb.org/donate. https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/internet-broadband/ https://www.disabilitystatistics.org/acs/1 https://www.siteimprove.com/blog/a-complete-overview-of-canadas-accessibility-laws/ https://www.levelaccess.com/compliance-overview/european-accessibility-act-eaa/#:~:text=The%20European%20Accessibility%20Act%20(EAA,accessible%20to%20people%20with%20disabilities. https://connectedmed.com/resources/post-pandemic-telehealth-utilization-settles-in-at-20-or-less-of-medical-appointments/ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2018/12/12/how-far-americans-live-from-the-closest-hospital-differs-by-community-type/ https://www.japha.org/article/S1544-3191(22)00233-3/fulltext https://ncd.gov/progressreport/2016/progress-report-october-2016 https://www.facebook.com/?force_mobile=1 https://nfb.org/programs-services/center-excellence-nonvisual-accessibility/self-advocacy-toolkit-and-tracking-form https://nfb.org/programs-services/center-excellence-nonvisual-access/inaccessibility-tracker-form bit.ly/3DR5ucT. https://www.birdability.org/blind-birder-birdathon   Footnotes:   Pew Research Center. “Internet, Broadband Fact Sheet.” November 13, 2024. https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/internet-broadband/   United States Census Bureau. “The number of non-institutionalized, male or female, all ages, all races, regardless of ethnicity, with all education levels in the United States reported any disability in 2022.” https://www.disabilitystatistics.org/acs/1   Siteimprove. “A complete overview of Canada’s Accessibility Laws.” August 2, 2024. https://www.siteimprove.com/blog/a-complete-overview-of-canadas-accessibility-laws/   Level Access. “European Accessibility Act (EAA).” https://www.levelaccess.com/compliance-overview/european-accessibility-act-eaa/#:~:text=The%20European%20Accessibility%20Act%20(EAA,accessible%20to%20people%20with%20disabilities.   See Center for Connected Medicine, Telehealth utilization settles in at 20% or less of medical appointments, available a