National Federation of the Blind

National Federation of the Blind: Association Management

The Client

The National Federation of the Blind is the largest and most influential membership organization of the sight-impaired in the United States. The NFB improves member lives through advocacy, education, research, technology, and programs encouraging independence and self-confidence.

The Need

The client is a large organization that was in need of a web solution that enabled them to manage their content, members, communications and events.

The client also had a large collection of data in form of reports and lectures that had to be managed effectively. Being a non-profit organization, a large portion of their funding is received from the ordinary people in form of gifts and donations. Hence, it was imperative to have an online donation form, that was easily accessible by the sight-imparied population.

Also, as the client was a non-profit organization, the cost of the project had to be modest.

Finally (and particularly surprising), the site was not 508 compliant.

The Solution

The idea was to deliver an e-commerce solution with a neat and clean design and meticulous functionality. The final product was in accordance with the client’s requirements and had the following features: .

We used most innovative technologies to deliver an efficient solution. We provided an inclusive, best of the services to handle everything from membership to events and content. Our team of experts provided consulting, high-end design, custom development and professional support to the client.
The final product included:

Most importantly, BNK made the site not only Section 508 compliant, but made it a beacon of compliance.