<html class="apple-mail-supports-explicit-dark-mode"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr">Good afternoon,</div><div dir="ltr">I am forwarding the training scheduoeschedule in preparation for the 2026 Washington Seminar. I especially encourage those of you who plan to participate to log into the Zoom trainings. To make the logon process easy, the Zoom link is the same for all training sessions.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Regards,</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Rob Tabor | first vice president / legislative director</div><div dir="ltr">National Federation of the Blind of Kansas</div><div dir="ltr">Ph: (785) 865-9959</div><div dir="ltr">rob.tabor@sbcglobal.net</div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> "Pare, John via NFB-Legislative-Directors" <nfb-legislative-directors@nfbnet.org><br><b>Date:</b> December 4, 2025 at 2:41:41\u202fPM CST<br><b>To:</b> State Presidents <StatePresidents@nfb.org>, NFB Legislative Directors List <nfb-legislative-directors@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> "Pare, John" <JPare@nfb.org>, "President, National Federation of the Blind" <OfficeOfThePresident@nfb.org><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[NFB-Legislative-Directors] Washington Seminar Training Schedule - First Meeting Thursday, December 18</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> NFB Legislative Directors List <nfb-legislative-directors@nfbnet.org><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear Affiliate Presidents and Legislative Directors:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Washington Seminar Great Gathering-In is fifty-three days away. If you are like me, I don\u2019t know where all the time went. This email provides details on our training schedule. Please feel free to invite
anyone attending Washington Seminar to attend all of these training sessions. The only session that is specific to a smaller group of people is the Washington Seminar Portal training. Only people entering data into the portal need to attend that specific training.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">All Zoom meetings will take place at 8:00 p.m. Eastern. Captioning will be provided. If you need any other accommodation, please contact Kyle at
<a href="mailto:kwalls@nfb.org">kwalls@nfb.org</a> at least ten days prior to the date of the training.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The schedule is: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424;mso-ligatures:none">Thursday, December 18, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424;mso-ligatures:none">Kickoff Meeting and Issues Review<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424;mso-ligatures:none">Thursday, January 8, 2026<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424;mso-ligatures:none">Washington Seminar Portal Training<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424;mso-ligatures:none">Tuesday, January 13, 2026<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424;mso-ligatures:none">Mock Meetings Session #1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424;mso-ligatures:none">Thursday, January 15, 2026<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424;mso-ligatures:none">Mock Meetings Session #2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424;mso-ligatures:none">The Zoom information is the same for all of the meetings, it is:<br>
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://nfb-org.zoom.us/j/7567531013?omn=98305085341">https://nfb-org.zoom.us/j/7567531013?omn=98305085341</a>
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<p>Meeting ID: 756 753 1013<br>
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+13017158592,,7567531013# US (Washington DC) <br>
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<p>Join instructions <br>
<a href="https://nfb-org.zoom.us/meetings/98305085341/invitations?signature=x6YOy4SUMCTJtHC6gAW6lumn5RyWQDBmgKfgycnRqAg">https://nfb-org.zoom.us/meetings/98305085341/invitations?signature=x6YOy4SUMCTJtHC6gAW6lumn5RyWQDBmgKfgycnRqAg</a>
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<p>Warm regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>John<o:p></o:p></p>
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