<html><body><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Hello Fellow Federationist.</b></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>It is now September and the fall season is upon us. So is state convention, it\u2019s hard to believe that it\u2019s only two months away and I hope that everybody is looking forward to a fun and safe trip to Wichita. Everyone is welcome to join our chapter meeting where we will discuss more about this and i\u2019m happy to say we have a guest speaker for our chapter meeting. Her name is Martha Kehr, with the Kansas Audio Reader services. please come and learn more at our meeting.</b></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: system-ui; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b> </b></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b>The Johnson-Wyandotte County chapter will hold its August meeting <u>on Friday the 12th</u>, 2025 at Dennys Restaurant at, <u>10480 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park, Kansas.</u></b></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>You are invited to come and gather for a meal with us, <u>at 5:00 pm</u>. Afterwards we will begin our meeting via Zoom <u>at 6:30 pm</u>.</b></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>MEETING AGENDA</b></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Call to Order - Michael Nava</b></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Roll Call (in-person and virtual)</b></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Meeting Minutes</b></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> - </span><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Jody Mulik (Vote)</b></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Note; Chapter minutes was sent out on September 6, 2025. If you did not receive our last meeting minutes. Please contact Jody.</span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Treasurer Report</b></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> - </span><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Don Mulik (Vote)</b></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Treasures note: Chapter "Paypal" account is \u201cNow Active\u201d and an easy wayto pay members dues and donations for our chapter.</span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: system-ui; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b> </b></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Chapter Business & Activities:</b></span></p><p style="text-indent: -48px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 48px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> We are happy to announce we have a guest speaker for tonight\u2018s meeting. Her name is Martha Kehr, with the Kansas Audio Reader service. She wanted to bring to our attention. </span><span style="font-family: system-ui; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Audio-Reader recently received a grant to help promote arts accessibility across Kansas. While we ultimately want to promote all types of accessibility, the main goal for the first year of this project is to focus on audio description and arts accessibility for the blind/low vision community. To ensure we move forward in the best way possible, we would like to connect with organizations like NFB of KS and our chapters.</b></span></p><p style="text-indent: -48px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 48px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 18.7px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; font-size: 18.67px;" role="presentation"><b>The Kansas School for the Blind, \u201cBlind All-Stars 5K Walk/Run.\u201d Is on Saturday September 20</b></span><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; font-size: 15.56px;" role="presentation"><b>th</b></span><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; font-size: 18.67px;" role="presentation"><b>, at 9:00 AM. Please register if you wish to attend and show our support to our young blind students.</b></span></li></ul><p style="text-indent: -48px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 48px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 18.7px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; font-size: 18.67px;" role="presentation"><b>Game and Movie night \u2013 Jody Mulik</b></span></li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 18.7px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; font-size: 18.67px;" role="presentation"><b>This Months Birthday\u2019s</b></span></li></ul><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b> </b></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b> </b></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>National Business:</b></span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 18.7px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; font-size: 18.67px;" role="presentation"><b>National Federation of the Blind, September\u2019s Presidential release.</b></span></li></ul><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>State Business:</b></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: system-ui; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b> </b></span></p><p style="text-indent: -48px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10.7px 48px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Kansas Talking Book Services UPDATE: </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The wait is over! We have finally received our first shipment of DA2s, the new digital talking book machines, features are.</span></p><p style="text-indent: -48px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 48px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">With the DA2\u2019s Wi-Fi connection, readers can login to BARD, the NLS Braille and Audio Reading Download service, and download books directly to their player as well as listening to books on talking book cartridges. The player also features Bluetooth connectivity for wireless headphones or speakers. Patrons who wish to use these new features are welcome to request a new player. Players will be distributed on a first come first served basis, but, as with all NLS services, priority will be given to veterans. You can learn more about the DA2 on the NLS DA2 webpage.</span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18.7px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 18.67px;" role="presentation"> </span></li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 18.7px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div role="presentation" style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; font-size: 18.67px;"><b>Kansas State Convention is <u>October 31st</u>, to <u>November 2nd.</u> registration information has been sent out on \u201cHome-on-the-range.\u201d And can also be found on our website. Please let us know how many of our members plan to attend so if needed, we can make transportation arrangements.</b></div></li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 18.7px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><div dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18.67px;"><br></div></li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 18.7px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; font-size: 18.67px;" role="presentation"><b>Sports & Rec, is planning a outing at \u201cKeeper of the Plain\u2019s and Wichita\u2019s Veterans Memorial\u201d Park Walk excursion for Sate Convention. which will <u>start around 12:00PM (Noon).</u></b></span></li></ul><p style="text-indent: -24px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Open Topics?</b></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Next meeting:</b></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Will be on, <u>Friday, October 10</u></b></span><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; font-size: 15.56px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><u>th</u></b></span><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><u>, 2025, at 6:30 pm</u></b></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Adjourn</b></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>We are looking forward to your participation on the call and meeting.</b></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b>---</b></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b> </b></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b>Zoom Link: This is a recurring meeting, so it will always have the same Meeting ID and Passcode.</b></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b> </b></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b>If you click on the line that starts with \u201c</b></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><b><u><a href="tel:+" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">tel:+</a></u></b></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18.67px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b>\u201d for the One tap mobile number, go down one line to the line that says \u201cCall\u201d and click there to dial the number. 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