National Federation of the Blind

By Dan Burke, 20 August, 2025

Three smiling people in formal attire; one speaks at a podium, another holds up a plaque, and the third looks on.
Pam Allen stands at the podium beside Julie Deden, who holds the Jacobus tenBroek Award. President Mark Riccobono looks on.

β€œJust think about what we all can do next!”

Julie Deden, Executive Director of the Colorado Center for the Blind (CCB), received the Jacobus tenBroek Award from the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) on July 13 at its annual convention in New Orleans. The tenBroek Award is the highest honor the NFB givs to a member.