<html aria-label="message body"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.25in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; line-height: 18.4px;"><b><span style="line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">2026 Voting Survey:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">If you voted at an early voting center or your local polling place in the 2026 general election, please </span><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RWB66LZ" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue;">complete the in-person survey</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">. If you voted absentee or by mail, please </span><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TJ93YV7" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue;">complete the by-mail survey</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">. A phone survey and an election-day hotline will be available soon, the information for which will be found at <a href="http://nfb.org/vote">nfb.org/vote</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.25in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; line-height: 18.4px;"><b><i><span style="line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Access On</span></i></b><b><span style="line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> Webinar - Panel Discussion on Vibe Coding:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.25in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; line-height: 18.4px;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">For decades, blind people have waited. We have waited for developers to fix an inaccessible interface, for vendors to prioritize a bug report, and for someone, somewhere, to decide our problem was worth solving. Vibe coding changes that equation.<o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.25in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; line-height: 18.4px;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><div style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.25in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; line-height: 18.4px;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Vibe coding, sometimes called AI-assisted coding, lets you describe what you want in plain language and work with an AI model to build it. You do not need a computer science degree. You do need a clear idea of the problem you want to solve, and blind people understand our own problems better than anyone. People are already using these tools to build custom scripts, access technology add-ons, web apps, and workflow tools that fit the way they actually work.<o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.25in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; line-height: 18.4px;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><div style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.25in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; line-height: 18.4px;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">On Tuesday, October 27, 2:00-3:30 p.m., Eastern, our panelists will tell you what works and what does not. Expect candid stories from people building real projects, practical advice on getting started with a screen reader, and an open look at the risks, including code quality, security, and the accessibility of the tools themselves.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.25in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Register at: </span><a href="https://nfb.org/programs-services/center-excellence-nonvisual-access/trainings/accessibility-webinar-registration"><span style="line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue;">https://nfb.org/programs-services/center-excellence-nonvisual-access/trainings/accessibility-webinar-registration</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866667px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">.</span><span style="line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.25in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; line-height: 18.4px;"><b><span style="line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Dare to Be Remarkable Conference Early Registration Deadline Approaching:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Attend the 2026 Dare to Be Remarkable Conference, November 18\u201320, at the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute in Baltimore. This national professional development event brings together education and rehabilitation professionals for immersive learning grounded in Structured Discovery, practical strategies, and high expectations for blind people. Encourage teachers, orientation and mobility specialists, access technology instructors, vocational rehabilitation counselors, administrators, and emerging professionals in your networks to register. Early registration has been extended to October 16. Dare to teach with purpose. Dare to lead with high expectations. </span><a href="https://nfb.org/programs-services/employment/dare-be-remarkable"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue;">Register now!</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.25in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; line-height: 18.4px;"><b><span style="line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">2027 Washington Seminar \u2013 New Hotel Booking Information Available:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Our 2027 Washington Seminar is quickly approaching, and we wanted to remind everyone that we\u2019re at a new hotel for next year. Our annual winter fly-in will take place from February 1 through February 4, 2027, at the Washington Plaza Hotel. Booking information for the hotel is now available on our </span><a href="https://nfb.org/index.php/programs-services/advocacy/washington-seminar"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue;">Washington Seminar Page</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">. Please continue to check the Washington Seminar page frequently for updates.</span></p></div></body></html>