American Foundation for the Blind
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The American Foundation for the Blind is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding possibilities and improving quality of life for people who are blind or visually impaired through advocacy, research, and accessible resources.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American Foundation for the Blind canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4089211 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American Foundation for the Blind Context triple: [Helen Keller, memberOf, American Foundation for the Blind]
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A.
Massachusetts Commission for the Blind
The Massachusetts Commission for the Blind is a state agency that provides services, support, and advocacy to blind and visually impaired residents of Massachusetts to promote independence and community integration.
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B.
Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School
The Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School is a historic educational institution in Vinton dedicated to serving students who are blind or visually impaired.
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C.
Perkins School for the Blind
Perkins School for the Blind is a pioneering educational institution in Massachusetts dedicated to teaching and supporting blind and visually impaired students.
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D.
National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled
The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled is a U.S. federal program that provides free accessible reading materials, including braille and audio books, to people with visual or print disabilities.
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E.
Burton Blatt Institute
The Burton Blatt Institute is a research and advocacy center focused on advancing the rights and inclusion of people with disabilities through law, policy, and practice.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American Foundation for the Blind Target entity description: The American Foundation for the Blind is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding possibilities and improving quality of life for people who are blind or visually impaired through advocacy, research, and accessible resources.
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A.
Massachusetts Commission for the Blind
The Massachusetts Commission for the Blind is a state agency that provides services, support, and advocacy to blind and visually impaired residents of Massachusetts to promote independence and community integration.
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B.
Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School
The Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School is a historic educational institution in Vinton dedicated to serving students who are blind or visually impaired.
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C.
Perkins School for the Blind
Perkins School for the Blind is a pioneering educational institution in Massachusetts dedicated to teaching and supporting blind and visually impaired students.
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D.
National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled
The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled is a U.S. federal program that provides free accessible reading materials, including braille and audio books, to people with visual or print disabilities.
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E.
Burton Blatt Institute
The Burton Blatt Institute is a research and advocacy center focused on advancing the rights and inclusion of people with disabilities through law, policy, and practice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
advocacy organization
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disability organization ⓘ nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| activity |
advocacy
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providing accessible resources ⓘ research ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
accessibility standards
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civil rights of blind and visually impaired people ⓘ employment opportunities for blind and visually impaired people ⓘ inclusive education ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| field |
blindness
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visual impairment ⓘ |
| focus |
blind people
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visually impaired people ⓘ |
| goal |
improve access to information and technology for blind and visually impaired people
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increase accessibility ⓘ influence public policy related to blindness and visual impairment ⓘ promote inclusion of blind and visually impaired people ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.afb.org/ ⓘ |
| mission |
expanding possibilities for people who are blind or visually impaired
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improving quality of life for people who are blind or visually impaired ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| provides |
accessible information resources
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guides and publications on blindness and visual impairment ⓘ policy recommendations ⓘ research reports ⓘ |
| researchArea |
assistive technology
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education of blind and visually impaired students ⓘ employment outcomes for blind and visually impaired people ⓘ low vision ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
| sector | nonprofit ⓘ |
| serviceType |
information and referral services
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policy advocacy ⓘ public education ⓘ support services for blind and visually impaired people ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
families of people who are blind or visually impaired
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people who are blind ⓘ people with low vision ⓘ policymakers ⓘ professionals in the field of blindness and visual impairment ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| worksOn |
accessibility of digital content
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accessibility of public services ⓘ accessibility of technology ⓘ accessibility of transportation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: American Foundation for the Blind Description of subject: The American Foundation for the Blind is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding possibilities and improving quality of life for people who are blind or visually impaired through advocacy, research, and accessible resources.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.