In the past year, AFB mobilized leaders, advanced understanding, and championed policies and practices using research and data. For over 100 years, AFB has focused on making an impact on the lives of people who are blind or have low vision.
In the past year, AFB mobilized leaders, advanced understanding, and championed policies and practices using research and data, and our impact is growing with the advancement of current programs and greater emphasis on areas such as digital inclusion and accessibility.
AFB’s mission is steadfast. Creating a world of no limits for people who are blind or have low vision remains the guiding light of AFB’s work. Because many of the challenges faced by people who are blind or have low vision— such as inaccessible technology—also creates barriers for people with other disabilities, AFB’s work holds a broader impact beyond our core mission.
Accessibility is true inclusion, a fundamental principle in every area of AFB’s work. Inclusion runs through all of AFB’s priority areas: the organization’s groundbreaking research, evidence-based advocacy, innovative employment initiatives, its leadership development program, and AFB’s foundational initiatives for accessibility and digital inclusion.
In fact, all of AFB’s areas of focus are symbiotic, with the work of one supporting the others. AFB could not engage in evidence-based advocacy without the efforts of its researchers, nor would a push for higher rates of employment be possible without a diligent effort to improve digital inclusion. AFB Chair Debbie Dennis with an AFB Leadership Conference attendee & Oncor representative Kimberly Traylor in May 2022.
Also in 2022, after six years, we said farewell to President and CEO Kirk Adams as he moved on to focus on new endeavors, and the search for his successor is well underway. During this transition, we welcomed Howard Sitron to serve as our interim executive director.
AFB has always been a remarkable organization, and its work is more relevant than ever. Everything achieved by AFB in the past year propels the organization forward—empowering us to make a positive impact on the lives of people who are blind or have a low vision now and into the future.
Thank you for your generous support in making this work possible.
With warmest regards,
Debbie Dennis
Chair, AFB Board of Trustees
Read on to learn about the work that drove the most impact in 2022.
