<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr">Hi Sarah,</div><div dir="ltr">Blind people Do Not have a means to Vote Independently online. Their is Secure Software available in other states.</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jul 19, 2021, at 8:41 AM, Sarah Baebler via DSM-Iowa <dsm-iowa@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">Scott I have a story is it too late?<br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jul 15, 2021, at 7:51 PM, svangorp@nfbi.org wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Good Evening Federation Family:<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">As noted below, the national organization just got the below information yesterday, and I just got it moments ago, so this is extremely time-sensitive. If you wish to contribute stories for this project, please do so by 4PM central tomorrow! In the meantime, I will have more information on voting rights efforts specific to Iowa this weekend along with a call to action. Please reach out if there are any questions!<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 style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> National Federation of the Blind <webmaster@nfb.org> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 15, 2021 4:02 PM<br><b>Subject:</b> Share Your Voting Story by 5 p.m. ET on July 16<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%"><tbody><tr style="height:15.0pt"><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><div align="center"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600" style="width:6.25in"><tbody><tr><td style="background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="100%" style="width:100.0%"><tbody><tr style="height:7.5pt"><td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;background:#0075C9;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:7.5pt"><div align="center"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="600" height="28" style="width:6.25in;height:.2916in" id="_x0000_i1033" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/images/top-blue-bar.jpg" data-unique-identifier=""><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="100%" style="width:100.0%"><tbody><tr style="height:7.5pt"><td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:7.5pt"><div align="center"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:6.65pt 6.65pt 6.65pt 6.65pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="nfb.org"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="240" height="264" style="width:2.5in;height:2.75in" id="_x0000_i1032" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/images/nfb-logo-for-email-template.jpg" alt="National Federation of the Blind logo and tagline live the life you want" data-unique-identifier=""></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;border-color:initial"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="600" style="width:6.25in"><tbody><tr style="height:15.0pt"><td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt"><h1><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Deadline July 16: Submit Your Experiences on Accessibility Barriers in the Last Election</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h1><p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is collecting information on access to voting and any accessibility barriers you have experienced to include access to voter registration, voting technology, voting by mail, polling locations, and poll worker training. They are especially interested in your personal stories. Unfortunately, we only learned about this yesterday and the comments are due by 5:00 p.m. Eastern on Friday, July 16. Submit your comments by either filling out their form, or by uploading your own Word or PDF document.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">The portal can be found at <a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=22226&qid=5715435">https://www.regulations.gov/document/NIST-2021-0003-0001</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Please read the topics for discussion under the “Request for Information” heading, then select the “Comment” link, which will take you to a page where you can write or upload your response.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">We apologize for the late notice, but greatly appreciate your attention to this matter.</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><strong><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">About the National Federation of the Blind & Voting</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h2><p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">The National Federation of the Blind is working to ensure that all blind voters have the ability to vote privately and independently through advocacy efforts, <a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=22227&qid=5715435">voting resources</a>, and our <a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=22228&qid=5715435">National Center for Nonvisual Election Technology</a>. 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