<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 morning, Kansas Federationists and friends,</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">This posting is forwarded from our legislation and policy team announcing an upcoming Zoom session to help us to more effectively advocate putting an end to the Texas vs. Kennedy lawsuit which attempts to attack the ADA as being unconstitutional. I strongly urge all of us to join in as the state of Kansas is unfortunately a plaintiff in this mean-spirited litigation.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The Zoom logon info is contained in the forwarded posting. Note that the time is indicated in the east coast time zone, which translates to 7 p.m. CDT.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Regards,</div><div dir="ltr">Rob Tabor | first vice president / legislative director National Federation of the Blind of Kansas</div><div dir="ltr">Ph: (785) 865-9959</div><div dir="ltr">rrob.tabor@sbcglobal.net<br><br><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> "Shirek, Jesse via NFB-Legislative-Directors" <nfb-legislative-directors@nfbnet.org><br><b>Date:</b> March 13, 2026 at 2:51:10\u202fPM CDT<br><b>To:</b> NFB Legislative Directors List <nfb-legislative-directors@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> "Shirek, Jesse" <jshirek@nfb.org><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[NFB-Legislative-Directors] Invitation to Texas v. Kennedy lawsuit briefing</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" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">On Wednesday, March 18 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern, we are hosting an informational session designed to help NFB members effectively advocate in response
to the nine states participating in the Texas v. Kennedy lawsuit. While we especially encourage participation from members residing in the affected states, we also welcome and value the involvement of members from all other states who wish to support this
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">The goal of this training is to educate our members about Texas v. Kennedy, Section 504, and the importance of the Olmstead Act. Zoom information
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