Produced by students for students: NABS NOW focuses on subjects that students, educators, professionals and others come to learn, share, and voice. Hear stories from fellow blind students and professionals in education and career fields, learn tips, tricks and advice to pave the way towards success, and more. Podcast brought to you by the National Association of Blind Students, a proud division of the National Federation of the Blind
Adulting in the Affiliate - Life After the Student Division
In this episode of the NABS Now Podcast, we answer the questions on the minds of Nabsters about to graduate or looking to the future: what will the NFB hold for me? Will there still be a place for me outside of the student division?
Our guests—former NABS First Vice President Manahil Jafri and NFB of Louisiana North Central Chapter President Stephanie Martin—outline their involvement with the NFB at the local, affiliate, and national levels post-graduation. They make it clear that leaving the student division is not the end of your NFB journey—it is just the beginning.
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Let’s keep the federation fire burning all summer long!
24 Mar 2026
Raising the Bar – The Dos and Donts of Blind Parenting
Join Qualik Ford and Izzie Bailey in learning from blind parents about what works for them, the workarounds they’ve come up with, and the challenges they overcome as parents! Featuring Danielle Agajan, Jeff Crouch, Chuy Vaca, and Kia Vaca, this episode explores what it looks like to enter this new phase of adulthood and how to plan for the future!
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Let’s make this semester bloom!
1 Jan 2026
Broadening Perspective and Narrowing Focus - What Blind Students Need to Know About Changes to the Department of Education
On this monumental episode of the NABS Now podcast, hosts Izzie Bailey and Qualiq Ford sit down with none other than the National Federation of the Blind president, Mark Riccobono. In this conversation that is as poignant as it is timely, President Riccobono debunks myths surrounding the changes at the U.S. department of Education, provides invaluable perspective on what they mean for blind students and answers the question on most NABS members' minds: in light of these changes, is there anything I should be doing?
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YouTube views
4,886
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Apple Podcasts (US)
4.8 / 5
8 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
2 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 48 / 100
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35
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YouTube
74
Engagement
77
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