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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Good Evening Federation Family:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’ve got lots of information in here about Washington Seminar including trainings that people will want to attend. I’ve heard from some of you already about participating in various meetings, but if people are still interested, please get in touch with me as soon as possible so that we can incorporate that into our scheduling plans! Now for fact sheets and more!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The fact sheets for this year’s Washington Seminar issues (<a href="https://www.nfb.org/programs-services/advocacy/washington-seminar/washington-seminar-agenda/fact-sheet-access">Access Technology Affordability Act</a>, <a href="https://www.nfb.org/programs-services/advocacy/washington-seminar/washington-seminar-agenda/fact-sheet-medical-device">Medical Devices Nonvisual Accessibility Act</a>, <a href="https://www.nfb.org/programs-services/advocacy/washington-seminar/washington-seminar-agenda/fact-sheet-accessible-websites-act">Accessible Websites Act</a>, <a href="https://www.nfb.org/programs-services/advocacy/washington-seminar/washington-seminar-agenda/fact-sheet-accessible">Accessible Voting Act</a>) are now posted to the national website. Please take a look at them and feel free to save copies as needed!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Below is the current training schedule for the rest of the month. People who would like to present at our meetings should attend either the meeting on January 14, or January 19. You do not need to attend both of them! Below is the full schedule of meetings that people can attend. Legislative directors have a couple more, but I don’t see a need to post those here.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thursday, January 14, 8:00 p.m. eastern – General issue review and questions – open to all meeting presenters<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tuesday, January 19, 8:00 p.m. eastern – General issue review and questions – open to all meeting presenters<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thursday, January 21, 8:00 p.m. eastern – Final issue review and mock meeting <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Zoom link for all meetings is <a href="https://zoom.us/j/7567531013">https://zoom.us/j/7567531013</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> You can also call 312-626-6799 and the ID is 7567531013. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Note that members are encouraged to attend only one of the two general issue review and question meetings. In addition, it would be helpful if you have studied the fact sheets before attending one of the meetings <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In addition, we hope to have at least one or two meetings strictly for Iowa for issue review and meeting preparation. Details for those will be sent separately.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’m looking forward to a great Washington Seminar, and I hope you are too!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Scott Van Gorp, President<br>National Federation of the Blind of Iowa<br>Phone: 515-720-5282<br></span><a href="mailto:svangorp@nfbi.org"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Email</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.nfbi.org/"><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1'>Website</span></i></a><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <br></span></i><a href="https://www.facebook.com/National-Federation-Of-the-Blind-Of-Iowa-372681823082570/posts"><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1'>Facebook</span></i></a><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <br></span></i><a href="https://twitter.com/nfb_iowa"><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1'>Twitter</span></i></a><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <br>Live the life you want.<br></span></i><br>The National Federation of the Blind of Iowa is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>