National Federation of the Blind of Illinois State Convention 2026

The convention takes place at Hyatt Regency Lisle and is listed in Naperville, Illinois.

The organizer describes it as the largest gathering of blind people in Illinois but does not provide an attendance figure in the available convention information.

The named audiences include blind people, members, the scholarship class, exhibitors, staff, and volunteers.

It is most worthwhile for blind Illinois residents and NFB members, since the convention combines the election of state leadership and yearly priorities with sessions on technology, Braille, students, seniors, guide dog users and parents, and features national representative Jesse Shirek. Sighted professionals and vendors from outside the blindness field would get less from it, as the program is built around member business and peer support rather than commercial exhibits.

Attendees at state advocacy conventions usually wear business casual, with a slightly dressier outfit for any banquet or awards session; the Hyatt Regency Lisle setting is a standard hotel conference space.

The available facts do not provide a convention price.