<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=""><div class="" style="margin: 0in; text-align: center; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="" style="font-size: 18pt;">“Informed Choice”</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin: 0in; text-align: center; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p><div class="" style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The National Federation of the Blind of Kansas invites you to join us in a 1-day workshop for seniors 55 and older who are blind or experiencing difficulties in daily living due to vision loss.</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p><div class="" style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Date: Friday November 3, 2023</div><div class="" style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Time: 9-00 AM – 4:00 PM</div><div class="" style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Place: Holiday Inn Wichita EAST I-35, 549 S Rock Road, Wichita, Kansas 67207</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p><div class="" style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Are you blind or losing your eyesight with a corrected visual acuity of 20/70 or less and is this vision loss causing problems with everyday living? If so, this<span class="" style="font-size: 12pt;"> skill-building workshop may assist you in finding available resources in your community and introduce technologies that promote independence. Presented by blind/low vision individuals already living a more independent life.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p><div class="" style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">We will feature presentations, demonstrations, and provide hands-on experience in</div><div class="" style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">• managing and organizing your home for safe navigation</div><div class="" style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">• using the long white cane for safe mobility, including additional transportation options</div><div class="" style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">• identifying and organizing medicines; talking scales, and other talking products</div><div class="" style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">• identifying and handling money to include bill paying</div><div class="" style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">• accessible smartphone options</div><div class="" style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">• obtaining free audible access via telephone to newspapers and magazines if you are legally blind</div><div class="" style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">• each participant can look forward to receiving a free resource sheet</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span> </p><div class="" style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Registration is open Monday, October 2 to Friday, , October 20, 2023.</div><div class="" style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">You MUST pre-register by contacting:</div><div class="" style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Dianne Hemphill at (316)201-1323 or by e-mail to: <u class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="mailto:diannehemphill@cox.net" class="" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">diannehemphill@cox.net</a></span></u></div><div class="" style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Please include “NFB workshop registration” in the subject line as well as:</div><div class="" style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">• your full name, mailing address, phone number, and email address</div><div class="" style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">• Your visual acuity (cannot be better than 20/70 with correction to qualify for this workshop) </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p><div class="" style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">• There is no charge, donations are gratefully accepted to help us defray expenses.</div><div class="" style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">• Lunch will be provided.</div><div class="" style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">• Space will be limited, so advance registration is required. Feel free to bring one relative or friend with you and please provide their contact information.</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p><div class="" style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Neither blindness nor age, or the combination of the two, should stop you from living the life you want.</div><div class="" style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Come join us and let us have fun and learn together. We are the senior blind of the National Federation of the Blind, living the life we choose! We want to help you realize the possibilities!</div><div class="" style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Read more about our organization: <font color="#1155cc" class=""><a href="http://nfb.org" class="">nfb.org</a> </font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p><div class="" style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Also, ask about the National Federation of the Blind of Kansas (NFBKS) convention following the workshop on </div><div class="" style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Saturday-Sunday, November 4-5, 2023, at the same hotel: </div><div class="" style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">PLEASE Do not call the hotel about this workshop. </div><div class="" style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">For questions and/or assistance with registration, please contact</div><div class="" style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Dianne Hemphill at the above telephone number or e-mail address. </div></body></html>