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<p style="text-align: center; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b> 54<sup>th</sup>Annual State Convention<br>
November 7, 8, and 9, 2025<br>
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<p style="text-align: center; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b> Hartford Sheraton South</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>100 Capitol Boulevard</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Rocky Hill, CT 06067</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b> <a style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" name="_Hlk114734125"></a></b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Get Your Steps In! We are taking a page from the National convention and are asking those that can to monitor their steps
throughout our convention. The person that walks the most will win a prize at the end of the banquet. Total Steps must be given to President Melley. So, make sure your pedometers are working!</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Chocolate Paw Pops, a delicious treat for people, not dogs are back! Purchase your Dark chocolate or white chocolate Pop
for $5.00 apiece and support the Guide Dog Division!</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Door prizes will be awarded throughout the convention. To be eligible, you must be registered and be in the room when your
name is drawn.</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>50/50 raffle tickets will be sold throughout Friday and Saturday, the winner will be announced at the end of the Banquet.
There will also be our annual Basket Raffles. Be prepared to buy tickets to try and win your favorite Chapter Basket. Winners must be in the room as well.</b></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Therese Wales will be available from 12:00P.M. 5:00p.m. on Saturday, November 8<sup>th</sup> to speak with parents of
blind children. She can be reached at </b></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><b><u><a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAba4a7ca8-d06c-b12d-60fa-78c7be42f2c5" href="mailto:therese@gmail.com">therese@gmail.com</a></u></b></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>.
Or please look for her husband Nathanael Wales at the convention and he will give you her phone number.</b></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><u>Guide Dog Relief Area:</u> From our main conference room take a slight left and an immediate right once you exit. Follow
the hall straight until you come to the outside doors. The relief area is on your left. PLEASE pick up after your dog. Thank you.</b></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Remember some of our members and guests are allergic to scents. The best perfume or aftershave is none at all. Thank you.</b></span></p>
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<a style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" name="_Hlk212814908">We would like to thank our generous sponsors:</a></b></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Platinum Sponsor:</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><b><u><a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA8cb0ffe7-737f-8192-c76b-612049a15467" href="http://www.oakhillct.org">www.oakhillct.org</a></u></b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Gold Sponsor:</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Vanda Pharmaceuticals</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><b><u><a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAe9964d08-3a42-a425-8bd0-b935eb43a610" href="https://www.non-24.com">Non-24</a></u></b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Achilles International</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: "Aptos Display", sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>www.achillesinternational.org/connecticut</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Silver Sponsor:</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>The Cronin Family</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Retina Consultants</b></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><u>National Representative</u>: Marilyn Green, National Board Member.</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><u>President</u>: Maryanne Melley<br>
National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><b><u><a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA4b3e6fe3-3e38-2b30-e591-7c31ba0777af" href="http://www.nfbCT.org">www.nfbct.org</a></u></b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><u>Facebook</u>: National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut</b></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><u>Friday, November 7, 2025</u></b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>7:00p.m. 8:00p.m. Chapter Building meeting with National representative Marilyn Green for all Chapter and Division presidents.</b></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>8:00p.m. - 9:00p.m. Live Auction in the Nutmeg ballroom. Please come bid on your favorite items. All bidding starts at
$5.00 and increases by $1.00. No coin bidding.</b></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>7:00p.m. 9:00p.m.; The Vendor Fair will be taking place right outside the Ballroom in the hallway. Please take time to
visit our vendors.</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><u>Vendors</u></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>Vanda Pharmaceuticals Vicki Preddy</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>Achilles International Erin Spaulding</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>BESB - Gary Allen</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>UR Community Cares Michelle Puzzo</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>Carroll Center for the Blind Isabel Rosario</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>Meant2beMovers Steve & Sue LePack</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>New England ADA Center - Morgan Mulkern</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>Oak Hill Gannon Olsen</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>Southeast Connecticut Community Center Renee Labonte</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>CRIS Radio -Scott Baecker</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>Siyanni Allure LLC Merly Ballesteros</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>CT independent Living Council -Molly Cole</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b><u>Saturday, November 8th Convention Sessions</u></b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>Student Division will be held from 2:00p.m.-3:00p.m. in the Rocky Hill room.</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>CTAGDU (Connecticut Association of Guide Dog Users) will be held from 3:00p.m.
to 4:00p.m. on the Hartford room.</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>8:00a.m.- 9:30a.m. - Full Breakfast Buffet in the Ballroom. (This is not the hotel breakfast)</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>9:30a.m. - Call to order. Benediction by
</b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Father Chris Ford</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>9:40a.m.</b></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b> Pledge of Allegiance,
NFB Pledge<a style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" name="_Hlk85699502">.</a></b></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>I Pledge to participate actively in the efforts of the National Federation of the Blind to achieve equality, opportunity,
and security for the blind; to support the policies and programs of the Federation; and to abide by its constitution.</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>9:45a.m. Announcements;
</b></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>I would like to extend my sincere thanks to this years convention committee, Jim Cronin, Chair, Allison Arbuckle,
Melissa Thompson, and Deb Reed. In addition, we need to thank our donation mailers. Charlie Rival, Cheri Duquette, Glenn Miller, Carol Lemieux, George Reed, Mary Silverberg, Joe Kolczynski, and Ralph Dooley.</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black; line-height: 107%;"><b>Without their commitment and effort, our current strong financial position would not
be possible.</b></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>9:55a.m. Julie Kulak - Nominating Committee report</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" name="_Hlk85539540"></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b><a style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" name="_Hlk81925481">10:00a.m.
Marilyn Green - National Report</a></b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>10:40a.m. Scott White NFB Newsline and AI</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>10:55a.m. - Maryanne Melley - Presidents Report</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>11:05a.m. Jim Cronin - Fit Break</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>11:10a.m. - Gene Kim - MIT Student</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>11:20a.m. Hear from our Harlow Grant, Calypso Grant and NFB of CT Technology
Grant Winners</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>11:30a.m. Vicki Preddy - Vanda Pharmaceuticals, NON 24</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>11:35a.m. Greater Hartford Transit - Pat Williams</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>11:50p.m. Morgan Mulkern New England ADA Center</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>12:05p.m. Mia Edmanson - TVI</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>12:15p.m. - Rachael Grider Louisiana Center for the Blind</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>12:30p.m.- 1:30p.m. - Break for lunch</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>1:30p.m. - Erin Spalding Achilles Connecticut</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>1:45p.m. Raul & Stacie Gallegos: President & Secretary of NAGDU (National
Association of Guide Dog Users)</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b> 2:00p.m. Isabel Rosario Carroll Center for the Blind</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>2:10p.m. Molly Cole and Gretchen Knauff - State Independent Living Council
(SILC) </b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>2:20p.m. - Lorenzo Diurno - Meta Glasses</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>2:30p.m. Lorenzo Diurno, Kristen Dockendorf, Gary Allen, Meta Glasses Discussion
Panel</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>2:40p.m. Mike Hess - Institute of Blind Technology
</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>2:50p.m. Jim Cronin - Fit Break</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>2:55p.m. Semsa Zuskic - Wells Fargo</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>3:05p.m. Oak Hill - Gannon Olsen</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>3:15p.m. - Renee Labonte - Southeast Connecticut Community Center</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>3:25p.m. Emily Gindlesperger IEPs</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>3:40p.m. - Keith Hailey - Hartford Braillers </b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>3:50p.m. - Steve & Sue LePack - Meant2beMovers </b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center; line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>Belief Message</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>The National Federation of the Blind advances the lives of its members and
all blind people in the United States. We know that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. Our
collective power, determination, and diversity achieve the aspirations of all blind people. </b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center; line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b><u>Convention Sessions</u></b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b> </b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>4:00 - 6:00p.m. Break. Mobility instruction will be available by Rachel Grider
for those who are interested.</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><a style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" name="_Hlk85539571">6:00 p.m. - Banquet Dinner</a>, Nutmeg Ballroom</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Invocation: Pastor Jack Richards</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Master of Ceremonies: Melissa Thompson</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Keynote Address: Marilyn Green</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Presentation of 2025 Scholarships: Mary Silverberg and Nathanael Wales</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><u>Scholarship Finalists</u></b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Mia Giantonio</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Zoe Marsh</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Madeleine Babcock </b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>50/50 Raffle winner</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Get Your Steps in winner</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Karaoke fun for all!
<a style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" name="_Hlk85539785"></a></b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><u><br>
</u></b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><u>Sunday, November 9, 2025</u></b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>8:00a.m.-9:00a.m. Breakfast</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>9:00a.m. - Call to order; Business Meeting</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>Roll Call</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>NFB Pledge</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b><u>Reports:</u></b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>Reading of 2025 Business Meeting Minutes - Joe Kolcznski. Vote on acceptance.</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>Treasurers Report: Cheri Duquette - vote on report.</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>SRC (State Rehabilitation Council) - Deb Reed</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>BCAC (Bureau Consumer Advocacy Committee) - Melissa Thompson</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b><u>New Business:</u></b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>Vote on Purchasing a new Braille Machine Christina Thompson</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>New Members of Convention Committee</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>Birdies for Charity - Merely Ballesteros</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>Matching Gift Award to NFB Maryanne Melley</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>Washington Seminar Appointments - Mary Silverberg</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>Vote on Grant/Travel Expense Amount for Washington Seminar - Maryanne Melley</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center; line-height: 2.4; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 200%;"><b> </b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center; line-height: 2.4; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 200%;"><b>RESOLUTION 2025-01</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center; line-height: 2.4; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 200%;"><b>Regarding the Reductions in Force at the United States Department of Education</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>WHEREAS, the United States Department of Education administers programs essential to promote education,
independence, and economic opportunity for millions of blind Americans; and</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b> </b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>WHEREAS, contained within the Department of Education is the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), which houses the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA), all of which provide essential resources to aid blind Americans in our pursuit
of education and employment; and</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b> </b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>WHEREAS, these divisions are responsible for the enforcement and oversight of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.), vocational rehabilitation services (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.), the Randolph-Sheppard program (20 U.S.C. 107 et seq.), and the Independent Living Services for Older Individuals who are Blind (OIB)
program (29 U.S.C. 796j-796l), as well as enforcement of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act; and</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b> </b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>WHEREAS, at 12:00 a.m. on October 1, 2025, after the United States Congress failed to pass either
a budget bill or a continuing resolution, the Federal Government was shut down due to lack of funding; and</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b> </b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>WHEREAS, on October 10, 2025, during the Federal Government shutdown, Reduction in Force (RIF) notices
were issued to OSERS and OCR employees, which decimated both offices to the point of practically eliminating them; and</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b> </b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>WHEREAS, the elimination of OSERS will cause a loss of institutional knowledge, possible disruption
in the distribution of federal funding that helps supplement critical state programs, and a loss of administrative support and technical assistance for IDEA programs, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 programs, and the Randolph-Sheppard Program; and</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b> </b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>WHEREAS, the elimination of the OCR will cause a severe reduction in the capacity to investigate
and enforce both Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability in educational institutions that are funded at the federal, state, and local levels;
and</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b> </b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>WHEREAS, Vocational Rehabilitation programs are extremely efficient, as a study published by Associate
Professor Michelle Yin of Northwestern University in 2024 suggests that every dollar invested in VR services results in a return of $21.5 over a 43-year working lifespan for VR clients; and</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b> </b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b> </b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>WHEREAS, without these protection and enforcement mechanisms, blind students, employees, and entrepreneurs
will be left vulnerable to discrimination: Now, therefore</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b> </b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>BE IT RESOLVED by the National Federation of the Blind of</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Connecticut, in convention assembled this 9<sup>th</sup> day of November, in the city of Rocky Hill,
that this organization urge the administration to immediately rescind the Reduction in Force orders issued to the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services and the Office for Civil Rights on October 10, 2025; and</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b> </b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this organization demand the Department of Education ensure that there
is adequate staffing to fulfill its statutory requirement to administer the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Randolph-Sheppard Program, and the Americans with Disabilities Act; and</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b> </b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT this organization demand the Department of Education promptly distribute
all funds appropriated by Congress and associated with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b> </b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 2.4; margin: 1em 0in;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 200%;"><b>Vote on Resolution</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b> </b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>Location for our 2026 State Convention</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>State Scholarship Applications Nathanael Wales</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>January Board Meeting, Date, time and location.</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>Chapter News</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>Elections - Maryanne Melley, Moderator</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt 0.5in;" class="elementToProof">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>Any member nominated from the floor should have agreed to serve prior to this convention.</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt 0.5in;" class="elementToProof">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>Nominees from the committee and from the floor will have one minute to state why they feel the affiliate should vote for them. The one-minute time will
be strictly enforced.</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center; line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>Board Member Allison Arbuckle</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center; line-height: 1.284; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;" class="elementToProof">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;"><b>Board Member Veronica Allston</b></span></p>
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Christina Thompson </div>
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Outreach Director</div>
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National Federation of the Blind CT</div>
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