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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Check this out;<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>----- <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:ALewis@nfb.org" title="ALewis@nfb.org">Lewis, Anil</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:nfbaffiliatepresidents@nfbnet.org)" title="nfbaffiliatepresidents@nfbnet.org">Affiliate Presidents (nfbaffiliatepresidents@nfbnet.org)</a> ; <a href="mailto:chapter-presidents@nfbnet.org)" title="chapter-presidents@nfbnet.org">NFB Chapter Presidents discussion list(chapter-presidents@nfbnet.org)</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sent:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Monday, September 17, 2012 10:26 AM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Fellow Federationists:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> The United States Senate is considering whether to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), an international treaty that obligates signatories to protect the rights of people with disabilities in their countries and throughout the world. The National Federation of the Blind supports the CRPD. You can learn more and read Dr. Maurer’s statement of support at <a href="http://www.nfb.org/national-federation-blind-urges-senate-ratify-convention-rights-people-disabilities">http://www.nfb.org/national-federation-blind-urges-senate-ratify-convention-rights-people-disabilities</a>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>Please contact your U.S. Senators immediately and let them know that you support the CRPD and urge them to vote for its ratification.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Mr. Anil Lewis, M.P.A.<br>Director of Strategic Communications</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>“Eliminating Subminimum Wages for People with Disabilities” <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.nfb.org/fairwages" title="http://www.nfb.org/nfb/Fair_Wages_For_Workers_With_Disabilities.asp">http://www.nfb.org/fairwages</a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND<br>200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place<br>Baltimore, Maryland 21230</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(410) 659-9314 ext. 2374 (Voice)</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(410) 685-5653 (FAX)<br>Email: <a href="mailto:alewis@nfb.org">alewis@nfb.org</a><br>Web: <a href="http://www.nfb.org">www.nfb.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>_______________________________________________<br>Chapter-presidents mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Chapter-presidents@nfbnet.org">Chapter-presidents@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/chapter-presidents_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/chapter-presidents_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Chapter-presidents:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/chapter-presidents_nfbnet.org/jerry.hathaway2%40frontier.com">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/chapter-presidents_nfbnet.org/jerry.hathaway2%40frontier.com</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p>No virus found in this message.<br>Checked by AVG - <a href="http://www.avg.com">www.avg.com</a><br>Version: 2012.0.2221 / Virus Database: 2437/5273 - Release Date: 09/17/12<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>