Protects minorities, women, immigrants, and the poor. Promotes Braille literacy, develops training materials for teachers of deaf-blind children, monitors America's Disabilities Act, evaluates services for blind and visually impaired people. Increases access to hospice services through public education and professional training programs in the workplace, in schools and among faith communities. Won the 1977 Noble Peace Prize for its achievements. Advocates change in the social, political, legal, media, economic and ethical environments to reduce tobacco use among kids.
Campaign works with many tobacco prevention programs.
Special focus on children. Free materials, hotline. Our goal is to cure cancer. With 49 Runyon-Winchell scientists who have won Nobel Prizes, chances are good. Conducts screenings, education programs to save lives from blindness, kidney failure, amputations.