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MONDAY, JULY 4, Continued</b></h3> <br class="">
2:25 pm THE ROOTS OF THE FEDERATION IN THE WORLD:
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ISABELLE GRANT STORY IN HER OWN WORDS<br class="">
Deborah Kent Stein, Editor, <i class="">Future Reflections</i>; First Vice
President, National Federation of the Blind of Illinois; Chicago,
Illinois<br class="">
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2:40 pm ADVOCACY AND POLICY REPORT<br class="">
John G. Paré Jr., Executive Director for Advocacy and Policy, National
Federation of the Blind; Baltimore, Maryland<br class="">
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Parnell Diggs, Director, Government Affairs, National Federation of the
Blind; Baltimore, Maryland<br class="">
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Gabe Cazares, Government Affairs Specialist, National Federation of the
Blind; Baltimore, Maryland<br class="">
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Derek Manners, Advocacy and Policy Analyst, National Federation of the
Blind; Baltimore, Maryland<br class="">
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3:15 pm REPORTS, RESOLUTIONS, AND OTHER
BUSINESS<br class="">
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5:00 pm ADJOURN<br class="">
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<b class="">5:15 - 8:15 pm</b>Amazon Devices and Education Accessibility<br class="">
<b class="">Panzacola Ballroom F-3, Level 1<br class="">
</b>An exploration of VoiceView, Amazon’s new screen reader for FireOS
and Kindle e-readers, as well as Amazon Alexa, a cloud-based
voice-control service for music, books, the environment, and more. Amazon
Education will demonstrate the progress made under their collaboration
with the NFB. Peter Korn, Accessibility Architect<br class="">
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6:00 - 7:30 pm</b>ADVOCACY SKILLS FOR BLIND PARENTS<br class="">
<b class="">Wekiwa 5, Level 2<br class="">
</b>A workshop on advocacy strategies for blind parents in the context of
family law proceedings, interactions with the department of social
services, and participation in K-12 public school systems. Sharon
Krevor-Weisbaum, Attorney, Brown, Goldstein & Levy. <br class="">
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