About Jacobus TenBroek

Jacobus tenBroek was the founding President of the National Federation of the Blind, and, as such, a towering figure in the blind civil rights movement.  But as much as Dr. tenBroek devoted his volunteer efforts to the fight for equality, opportunity, and security for the blind, he also pursued a career as a lawyer and university professor.  Dr. tenBroek’s importance both to the blind movement and to legal scholarship make it a fitting tribute for the Jernigan Institute’s research library to be named for him.

>To learn more about the life of Jacobus tenBroek the tenBroek papers, consider the following articles and presentations:

Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium

To carry forward the work of Dr. tenBroek in assuring that all citizens may have the opportunity for full participation in the society in which we live, the National Federation of the Blind hosts the annual Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium. During the symposium, participants examine the current status of both American and international disability law and discuss future change in the disability law of the United States. The theme of the 2008 symposium was Disability Law: From tenBroek to the Twenty-first Century. See the agenda.

Presentations

In anticipation of the Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium, Mark Riccobono talks with blind attorney Scott LaBarre on the March 18, 2008 Episode of Straight Talk About Vision Loss.

Straight Talk About Vision Loss Episode 14, (WMV) 49 MB

Straight Talk About Vision Loss Episode 14, (Audio Only)

During the 2008 convention of the National Convention of the Blind Lou Ann Blake, Law Symposium Coordinator of the Jacobus Disability Law Symposium spoke about the symposium and the life of Dr. TenBroek.

-Lou Ann Blake, Chairperson; Jacobus tenBroek Law Symposium Committee (24 MB)