BALTIMORE — Blind people could soon have their achievements celebrated at a national museum in Baltimore if Maryland's federal lawmakers succeed in their efforts to establish the facility.

Congressional representatives are working to designate a National Museum for the Blind at the National Federation of the Blind headquarters in Baltimore. The proposed museum would be the first of its kind in the United States and the first museum owned and operated by blind people.

Baltimore could become home to first National Museum for the Blind in the US

"The stories of blind people are worthy of preservation, study, and celebration at the highest levels of our nation. They are stories of joy, accomplishment, and determination," said Mark Riccobono, president of the National Federation of the Blind

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