<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">I appreciate you sharing this with those of our members who might not already receive this informative newsletter. I am glad that we as members of the National Federation of the Blind continue our involvement beyond the activities that might take place on the division level, and am excited to see how we continue to stay involved in the work of the National Federation of the Blind.<div class=""> Let’s continue as a community of members and friends to build the Federation!<br class=""><div class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Sep 16, 2019, at 5:40 AM, Jeanetta price via Community-Service <<a href="mailto:community-service@nfbnet.org" class="">community-service@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""><br class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr" class=""><br class="">Begin forwarded message:<br class=""><br class=""></div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><b class="">From:</b> "Mark Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind " <<a href="mailto:IOF@nfb.org" class="">IOF@nfb.org</a>><br class=""><b class="">Date:</b> September 16, 2019 at 5:22:48 AM CDT<br class=""><b class="">To:</b> Jeanetta Price <<a href="mailto:price.jeanetta@gmail.com" class="">price.jeanetta@gmail.com</a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b> <b class="">Focus on the Jacobus tenBroek Library and CENA</b><br class=""><b class="">Reply-To:</b> "Mark Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind " <<a href="mailto:IOF@nfb.org" class="">IOF@nfb.org</a>><br class=""><br class=""></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><p class=""><br class="">
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<td style="vertical-align:top" class=""><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" class=""><img alt="Image of President Mark A. Riccobono" src="https://www.nfb.org/sites/www.nfb.org/files/civicrm/persist/contribute/images/iof-mar.jpg" style="background-color:transparent; border-color:white; border-style:solid; border-width:3px; display:block; float:left; height:120px; margin:7px; width:240px" class=""></span></td>
<td style="vertical-align:top" class=""><p class=""><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:18px" class="">Sharing and preserving the stories of blind people is one of the central projects at the National Federation of the Blind. <a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=15171&qid=2939296" rel="nofollow" style="color: #002f6d; font-size:18px" class="">President Riccobono invites you to visit</a>.</span></p>
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<td style="vertical-align:top" class=""><p class=""><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:18px" class="">It preserves our history and connects our community. It is the only research library on blindness that is owned and controlled by the blind. <a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=15172&qid=2939296" rel="nofollow" style="color: #002f6d; font-size:18px" class="">Learn about the National Federation of the Blind Jacobus tenBroek Library</a>.</span></p>
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<td style="vertical-align:top" class=""><p class=""><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:18px" class="">Technology creates opportunities. For the blind, the technology needs to be nonvisually accessible. With the right support, that is absolutely possible. <a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=15173&qid=2939296" rel="nofollow" style="color: #002f6d; font-size:18px" class="">Our Center of Excellence in Nonvisual Access is that support</a>.</span></p>
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<td style="vertical-align:top" class=""><p class=""><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:18px" class="">Blind people push back on <em class="">The Breakfast Club’s</em> low expectations. Also, learn about a new ruling in favor of blind college students and our legal program's efforts encouraging accessibility for employment. <a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=15174&qid=2939296" rel="nofollow" style="color: #002f6d; font-size:18px" class="">Read the latest news</a>.</span></p>
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<td style="vertical-align:top" class=""><p class=""><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:18px" class="">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=15175&qid=2939296" rel="nofollow" style="color: #002f6d; font-size:18px" class="">support and take action</a>. You can share in Meet the Blind Month activities, follow our back-to-school series of podcasts, and more.</span></p>
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<td style="vertical-align:top" class=""><p class=""><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:18px" class="">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=15176&qid=2939296" rel="nofollow" style="color: #002f6d; font-size:18px" class="">Read the important dates</a>.</span></p>
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</div><p class=""><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:18px" class="">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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