<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> "Mark Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind " <<a href="mailto:IOF@nfb.org">IOF@nfb.org</a>><br><b>Date:</b> August 15, 2019 at 4:21:12 AM CDT<br><b>To:</b> Jeanetta Price <<a href="mailto:price.jeanetta@gmail.com">price.jeanetta@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Study STEM Education With Us</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> "Mark Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind " <<a href="mailto:IOF@nfb.org">IOF@nfb.org</a>><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><p><br>
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<h1><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">IMAGINEERING OUR FUTURE</span></h1>
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<td style="vertical-align:top"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><img alt="Image of President Mark A. Riccobono examining a model house" src="https://www.nfb.org/sites/www.nfb.org/files/civicrm/persist/contribute/images/mar-w-eq-kids.jpg" style="background-color:transparent; border-color:white; border-style:solid; border-width:3px; display:block; float:left; height:120px; margin:7px; width:240px"></span></td>
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<p><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:18px">“When I was young, I wanted to be an architect but I had no idea how a blind person would manage the work." <a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=15068&qid=2901846" rel="nofollow" style="color: #002f6d; font-size:18px">President Riccobono shares the power of the National Federation of the Blind</a>.</span></p>
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<h2><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">NFB Leads in the STEM Arena</span></h2>
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<td style="vertical-align:top"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><img alt="two NFB EQ students build a model house together out of wood" src="https://www.nfb.org/sites/www.nfb.org/files/civicrm/persist/contribute/images/eq-working-on-project.jpg" style="background-color:transparent; border-color:white; border-style:solid; border-width:3px; display:block; float:left; height:120px; margin:7px; width:240px"></span></td>
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<p><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:18px">Many blind students have been discouraged from pursuing STEM. However, NFB started the STEM revolution over a decade ago to change that. <a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=15069&qid=2901846" rel="nofollow" style="color: #002f6d; font-size:18px">Our innovation and leadership in STEM continues</a>.</span></p>
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<h2><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">STEM Programs Impact More than STEM</span></h2>
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<p><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:18px">Many times our STEM programs impact the entire family, like Clarence from California who is empowered to live the life he wants. <a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=15070&qid=2901846" rel="nofollow" style="color: #002f6d; font-size:18px">Clarence and his family learned about STEM and more</a>.</span></p>
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<h2><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">LATEST NEWS AT THE NFB</span></h2>
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<p><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:18px">Recent news on advancing disability rights and access include the introduction of the GAIN Act in the House, action in our legal program, and a new mobile version of NFB-NEWSLINE. <a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=15071&qid=2901846" rel="nofollow" style="color: #002f6d; font-size:18px">Read the details on the latest news</a>.</span></p>
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<h2><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">TAKE ACTION THIS MONTH</span></h2>
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<p><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:18px">Stay involved in the National Federation of the Blind. There are so many ways to <a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=15072&qid=2901846" rel="nofollow" style="color: #002f6d; font-size:18px">support and take action</a>. There is a new book for blind children, a resource for building accessible websites, and more. </span></p>
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<h2><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">IMPORTANT DATES</span></h2>
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<p><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:18px">Mark your calendars: More Accessibility Boutiques, 2020 Washington Seminar, Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium, and the 2020 National Convention in Houston. <a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=15073&qid=2901846" rel="nofollow" style="color: #002f6d; font-size:18px">Read Important Dates</a></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=15074&qid=2901846" rel="nofollow" style="color: #002f6d; font-size: 18px; font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Read the complete issue online</a></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:18px">The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines blind people or their future. Every day we raise the expectations of and for blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. We can live the lives we want; blindness is not what holds us back. Please join us in our work by becoming a member, attending an event, sharing this newsletter, or supporting our programs.</span></p>
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