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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Mark Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind [mailto:IOF@nfb.org]
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 1, 2016 11:34 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Eric Guillory <eguillory@louisianacenter.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> National Federation of the Blind Newsletter - Springing into Action and Opportunity<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"> Issue 85</span></strong><span style="color:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In this issue:</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="#President" title="President's Message">Message from the President</a></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="#news" target="news" title="What's News at the NFB">What's News at the NFB</a></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<a href="#Braille"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Braille Certification Training Program</span></a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="#Library" title="Jacobus tenBroek Library">From the tenBroek Library</a></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="#Market" title="Market">Independence Market</a></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
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<a href="#Access"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Access Technology</span></a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="#Citation" title="Citation">Citation</a></span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<h2><a name="President"></a><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Message from the President</span><o:p></o:p></h2>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear Friends:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Spring has arrived, and with it the opportunity to spring into action. As the temperature heats up and we get more active in our communities, we will be approached by people who want to know what that long white
cane is for, why we pull strollers rather than push them, how we know when to cross the street, or maybe even where we are going. While some questions are inappropriate and based on low expectations, we need to take advantage of the opportunity to spring a
little education on our fellow citizens.<span style="color:violet"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">There are many blind people in our communities who do not yet know about the National Federation of the Blind. I find that a number of questions in the community come from individuals who have friends or relatives
dealing with vision loss. By engaging with these individuals and teaching them the truth about blindness that we have learned in the National Federation of the Blind, we can widen the reach of our organization. I encourage each of you reading this note to
use spring as an opportunity to invite people to join the National Federation of the Blind.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I have recently taken to wearing a fitness tracker to track my steps. I am looking forward to the warmer temperatures so I can raise my step count. Imagine the sound of every blind person achieving ten thousand
taps of the cane on the sidewalks in our communities. Now that is a way to spring into action and capture the attention of the people around us. As you get out into the community this spring and stack up your cane taps, be sure to carry some literature about
the National Federation of the Blind, so we can add new marchers to our movement every day.
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sincerely,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><img border="0" width="160" height="40" id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D18E47.D3B8F070" alt="Image removed by sender. Graphic: Signature of Mark Riccobono"></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mark A. Riccobono, President<br>
National Federation of the Blind</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<h2><a name="news"></a><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">What's News at the NFB</span><o:p></o:p></h2>
<h3><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Nomination Deadlines Approaching</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h3>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4768&qid=1222647" target="_blank" title="Link to Bolotin Award">Nominations for the Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award</a> will be accepted until April 15.
If you know of an individual or an organization that has made exceptional contributions in the field of blindness, they may be eligible for this award.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">April 15 is also the deadline to submit nominations for the Kenneth Jernigan Convention Scholarship. This award is given to first-time attendees of national convention who need financial assistance to attend.
<a href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4778&qid=1222647" target="_blank" title="Link to the Braille Monitor article about the Kenneth Jernigan Scholarship">
Learn more about the program and requirements in this <em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Braille Monitor</span></em> article</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<h3><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Preregister for the 2016 NFB National Convention</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h3>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Preregistration for the 2016 NFB National Convention is now open. Visit our website to
<a href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4779&qid=1222647" target="_blank" title="Link to online convention preregistration">
preregister online</a> or use the mail-in, <a href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4780&qid=1222647" target="_blank" title="Link to preregistration fillable PDF form">
fillable PDF form</a>. To find information about the hotel so you can book your room, as well as other convention information, go to
<a href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4772&qid=1222647" target="_blank" title="Link to general convention information">
https://nfb.org/convention</a>. See you in Orlando! </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<h3><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Convention Exhibitor and Sponsor Information Available</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h3>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Information is now available for those that wish to be a sponsor or an exhibitor at this year's NFB National Convention. The necessary forms and instructions can be found at <a href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4762&qid=1222647" target="_blank" title="Link to sponsor and exhibitor information">https://nfb.org/sponsor-and-exhibitor-info</a>.
For additional assistance, contact Stephanie Eller at <a href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4763&qid=1222647" target="_blank" title="Email to Stephanie Eller">
seller@nfb.org</a> or (410) 659-9314, extension 2423. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<h3><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Requests for Accommodations Based on Disability</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h3>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The NFB National Convention is designed and implemented to be accessible especially to blind people, in that materials are offered in accessible formats and other nonvisual aids are provided (therefore special
requests for these items are not required). If you require specific accommodations based on your disability, other than the blindness-related accommodations mentioned above, in order to participate fully and equally in the convention, we urge you to let us
know as soon as possible. Specific accommodations for which requests are required include requests for deaf or deaf-blind interpreters. Due to the size and complexity of this convention, as well as the need to appropriately plan for additional human and other
resources, requests for specific accommodations must be submitted no later than May 31, 2016. In order to make a request, please 1)
<a href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4779&qid=1222647" target="_blank" title="Link to convention preregistration">
preregister for the convention</a>; and 2) send your specific request for accommodations to the NFB Jernigan Institute via email at
<a href="mailto:jerniganinstitute@nfb.org" title="Email to Jernigan Institute">jerniganinstitute@nfb.org</a>. Please include your name, the dates you plan to be at the convention, information on the best way to follow up with you, and your specific request.
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<h3><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">National Federation of the Blind and Amazon Join Forces to Improve Accessible Reading Experiences for Blind Students</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h3>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The NFB and Amazon announced today that they will be working together to increase selection, enhance accessibility, and improve reading experiences for blind students, including those who have low vision or who
are deaf-blind. Find out more at <a href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4764&qid=1222647" target="_blank" title="Link to NFB & Amazon join forces">
https://nfb.org/national-federation-blind-and-amazon-join-forces-improve-accessible-reading-experiences-blind-and</a></span>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Affirmation of Ruling on Access to Absentee Ballots</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h3>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Judicial Circuit has upheld the ruling in National Federation of the Blind et al. vs. Linda H. Lamone et al. requiring the state of Maryland to make an accessible,
online ballot-marking tool available to blind voters who wished to vote by absentee ballot. Go to
<a href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4760&qid=1222647" target="_blank" title="Link to absentee ballot press release">
https://nfb.org/national-federation-blind-applauds-affirmation-ruling-access-absentee-ballots</a> to read more.
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<h3><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Victorious Jury Verdict for Montgomery County Woman</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h3>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A positive jury verdict was reached in the matter of Yasmin Reyazuddin vs. Montgomery County in federal district court. Learn more about this major victory in
<a href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4761&qid=1222647" target="_blank" title="Link to Yasmin Reyazuddin press release">
the full press release</a>. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<h2><a name="Braille"></a><strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Braille Certification Training Program</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h2>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Under a contract with the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress (NLS), the National Federation of the Blind administers the courses leading to NLS certification
of Braille transcribers and proofreaders.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In addition to the day-to-day operations of this program, the transition to Unified English Braille (UEB) has necessitated significant revision of course material and additional credentialing of individuals certified
under older Braille rules. During 2015, a major revision of the course manual for transcribers was undertaken so that it aligns with UEB. The new version also includes additional reading exercises to test Braille reading skills, as well as instruction on the
use of Braille translation computer programs to assist with Braille transcription. The manual has been made available in print and Braille formats simultaneously.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Starting in January 2015, all new students in the literary transcribing/proofreading courses began learning under the rules of UEB, and students who had been working in the older version of the course were switched
to the new version during the year.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Successful completion of these rigorous courses requires a great deal of time and effort on the part of the students. We congratulate the following individuals who earned certification in literary transcribing
during the month of January, 2016, achieving certificates under the rules of Unified English Braille:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<h4><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kentucky</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h4>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jonathan Carson, Louisville<br>
Meredith E. Cloud, Louisville<br>
Rebekah Freedman, Louisville<br>
Patti Renee Hash, Louisville<br>
Tracy K. McGee, Louisville<br>
Sirena M. Peters, Louisville<br>
Abby Rudolph, Louisville<br>
James Williams, Louisville</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Updating of the Nemeth and music courses to align with UEB is ongoing. Congratulations to the following students who achieved certification in the current versions of these courses during the month of January:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<h3><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mathematics (Nemeth) Braille Transcribing</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h3>
<h4><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Michigan</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h4>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Denise Edgar Hagan, Greenwood</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<h4><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ohio</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h4>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fidel Sanchez, Grafton</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<h3><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Music Braille Transcribing</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h3>
<h4><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Nebraska</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h4>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mark G. Wagner, Lincoln</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<h4><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ohio</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h4>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">William Charles Luther, Grafton</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For transcribers and proofreaders who were certified prior to the adoption of UEB and need to update their credentials, a test was developed to allow them to earn a letter of proficiency in UEB, which is an add-on
credential to an existing certificate. As of this writing, eighty-nine individuals have earned this letter of proficiency in Unified English Braille from the Library of Congress.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<h2><a name="Education" id="Education"><strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Education</span></strong></a><o:p></o:p></h2>
<h3><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">STEM2U</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h3>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NFB STEM2U brings accessible STEM learning opportunities to blind and low-vision children in elementary and high school from across the United States in partnership with museums and science centers. Furthermore,
NFB STEM2U offers learning opportunities to parents of blind children and educators working with blind students. Each of the regional programs serves twenty blind elementary school students (the juniors) and ten blind high school students (the apprentices).
All students engage in hands-on, inquiry-based STEM learning. Moreover, the students have the occasion to learn with and from blind adult role models about how to succeed in the STEM classroom and in every-day life. Apprentices (the older students) also have
the chance to develop and refine their leadership and mentoring skills as they give back through their work with the juniors (the younger students) throughout the regional programs. Our most recent regional program, STEM2U San Francisco, was held March 3-5,
2016, and was an inspiring success. Workshops and activities were held for parents of our junior participants to learn how science can be and is accessible in the classroom. The junior and apprentice participants learned about an array of STEM topics including
vibration and sound, and custom instruments were crafted at the Exploratorium for our use. Our next program will be held in Minneapolis, May 19-21, 2016.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1322855. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s)
and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<h3><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pop Quiz</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h3>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">What are thirty-one affiliates doing in forty-five places this summer?<br>
A. Providing Braille instruction and enrichment for blind children ages four through twelve.<br>
B. Equipping blind children with the nonvisual skills they need to live the lives they want.<br>
C. Giving blind children an opportunity to get to know positive adult blind role models.<br>
D. Sneaking a lot of teaching into many fun activities.<br>
E. All of the above! </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">That’s right! Blind children around our nation have the opportunity to learn the skills they need and to make relationships that will last a lifetime at one of the forty-five National Federation of the Blind Braille
Enrichment for Literacy and Learning (NFB BELL) Academy sites this summer. These academy sites have been planned in states from coast to coast and will deliver high-quality instruction with a local flair. Students enjoy the Braille games, cooking, crafts,
field trips, and they don’t realize how much they are really learning. For more information about an NFB BELL Academy near you, please contact Carlton Walker, manager of Braille education programs at the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute,
via email at <a href="mailto:cwalker@nfb.org" title="Email to Carlton Walker">cwalker@nfb.org</a> or by phone at (410) 659-9314, extension 2225. Additionally, please visit our website,
<a href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4765&qid=1222647" target="_blank" title="Link to NFB BELL Academy">
https://nfb.org/bell-academy</a>, which will be regularly updated as more detailed information about summer programs and registration forms become available.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">By the way, the answer is E.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<h2><a name="Library" id="Library"><strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">From the tenBroek Library</span></strong></a><o:p></o:p></h2>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The tenBroek Library welcomes all researchers interested in the non-medical aspects of blindness. Our collections cover areas including the education of blind children, disability law and policy, the history of
attitudes toward the blind, and literary works by blind authors. We provide facilities for using our collections, regardless of format, to both sighted and blind readers.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The tenBroek Library looks after the history of blind people in many ways, including collecting NFB literature, maintaining the Federation's archives, and building our collections of archival papers and published
works. We also recognize that much of the history of the blind resides in the lived experience of the blind, and we are committed to documenting those experiences through our oral history program.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Researchers can access the holdings of the tenBroek Library through our fully accessible online portals.
<a href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4766&qid=1222647" target="_blank" title="Link to The Cane Tip">
The Cane Tip</a> is our database for finding aids that describe the manuscript and archival collections held by the library, including the personal and professional papers of NFB founder, Jacobus tenBroek, the papers of past NFB President Kenneth Jernigan,
and the NFB Institutional Archives, as well as several smaller collections. <a href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4767&qid=1222647" target="_blank" title="Link to The Blind Cat">
The Blind Cat</a> is our online public access catalog (OPAC) where researchers can search our collection of published materials. The scope of our published materials—largely in print, but also in talking-book, Braille, and digital formats—extends to all facets
of blindness and the lives of blind people, with the exception of the medical treatment and prevention of blindness.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The tenBroek Library also holds—and makes available to researchers—extensive collections of archival photographs, sound recordings, and audiovisual material. At this time there is no public catalog or finding
aid of this material. However, we will happily respond to inquiries by mail, phone, or email.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To learn more about the holdings of the Jacobus tenBroek Library, please visit the Cane Tip, the Blind Cat, or send us an email at
<a href="mailto:jtblibrary@nfb.org" title="Email to Jacobus tenBroek library">jtblibrary@nfb.org</a>.
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<h2><a name="Market"></a><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Independence Market</span><o:p></o:p></h2>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Increasing Braille literacy is a cause near and dear to the hearts of Federation members. We know from our collective experience that Braille is an invaluable tool that enhances a blind person’s independence,
efficiency, and productivity at home, in school, and on the job. Moreover, <a href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4781&qid=1222647" target="_blank" title="Link to studies of blind people and Braille">
studies have shown</a> that blind people who use Braille are much more likely to be employed successfully compared to those blind people who don’t know Braille.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">It is consequently no surprise that the National Federation of the Blind was the first entity in the United States to release a curriculum to teach the Unified English Braille (UEB) code to blind adults back in
October 2014. <a href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4782&qid=1222647" target="_blank" title="Link to McDuffy Reader - UEB">
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The McDuffy Reader: A Braille Primer for Adults—Student Manual (UEB Edition)</span></em></a> by Sharon L. Monthei is a Braille instructional manual in one volume, which presents first the Braille alphabet and
commonly used punctuation signs, and then introduces the contractions in logical groups. All contracted materials appear in correctly contracted Braille. A chart of contractions and a description of the rules of usage for each set of contractions are found
in the back of the book. Also included is a list of Braille contractions and symbols that are no longer used in UEB, but which students will encounter in existing Braille materials.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We are now releasing the print companion to the UEB edition of the Braille student manual.
<a href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4782&qid=1222647" target="_blank" title="Link to The McDuffy Reader">
The print version of the <em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">McDuffy Reader</span></em></a> contains the text in print for a sighted individual assisting a Braille student. New symbols are shown in SimBraille while the rest of the text appears
in a standard print font. This version of the <em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">McDuffy Reade</span></em>r will be helpful to sighted teachers and family members or friends aiding a blind Braille student using this curriculum. It should be noted
that the print version is not intended to and will not serve as a Braille curriculum on its own. Both versions of the
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">McDuffy Reader</span></em> may be purchased from the NFB Independence Market.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Independence Market carries other items that Braille students will find helpful such as the UEB edition of the
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Handbook of Braille Contractions</span></em>, Braille paper of various types, many different slates and styluses, and Braille labeling aids.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For more information about the products available from the Independence Market or to request a catalog, please email us at
<a href="mailto:independencemarket@nfb.org" title="Email to Independence Market">
independencemarket@nfb.org</a> or call (410) 659-9314, extension 2216. Our staff will be happy to assist you.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><img border="0" width="243" height="2" id="_x0000_i1033" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D18E47.D3B8F070" alt="Image removed by sender. Graphic: section divider"></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<h2><a name="Advocacy" id="Advocacy"><strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Advocacy</span></strong></a><o:p></o:p></h2>
<h3><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">K-12 Assessments Survey</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h3>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">As students participate in Common Core state assessments this spring, such as the PARCC and Smarter Balanced assessments, we ask that parents, students, and teachers take time to complete the NFB’s Common Core
assessment online survey. In particular, we want to know when and where accessibility and accommodation failures happen so that we can help ensure any problems are fixed. Please take time to complete this important survey, or alternatively, contact Valerie
Yingling, paralegal, at <a href="mailto:vyingling@nfb.org" title="Email to Valerie Yingling">
vyingling@nfb.org</a> or (410) 659-9314, extension 2440. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<h2><a name="Access"></a><strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Access Technology</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h2>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The access technology team is just back from the 31st Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference (CSUN), and they are still a little dazed. Look forward to a full update on the conference
once they gather their wits and notes. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In the meantime, there is exciting news—the team has just scheduled a number of new accessibility boutiques. The boutiques, hosted at the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute in Baltimore, are two-hour
introductions to a wide variety of accessibility-related topics. They are free and open to the public, though we do request that you RSVP to
<a href="mailto:cvangerven@nfb.org" title="Email to Clara Van Gerven">cvangerven@nfb.org</a>. Here are the dates and topics for April:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-left:30.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thursday, April 14, 8:00-10:00 a.m.: Document Accessibility<br>
Monday, April 25, 3:00-5:00 p.m.: eBooks and EPUB Accessibility</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><img border="0" width="243" height="2" id="_x0000_i1035" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D18E47.D3B8F070" alt="Image removed by sender. Graphic: section divider"></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<h2><a name="calendar"></a><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NFB Calendar</span><o:p></o:p></h2>
<h3><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Upcoming Events</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h3>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">April 15: Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award program nomination deadline,
<a href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4768&qid=1222647" target="_blank" title="Link to Bolotin Award Program">
https://nfb.org/bolotin-award-main</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">April 15: Kenneth Jernigan Convention Scholarship nomination deadline,
<a href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4778&qid=1222647" target="_blank" title="Link to Kenneth Jernigan Scholarship">
Braille Monitor article</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">April 25: NFB EQ student application deadline,
<a href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4769&qid=1222647" target="_blank" title="Link to NFB EQ student application">
https://nfb.org/nfb-eq-form</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">May 1: Distinguished Educator of Blind Students Award application deadline,
<a href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4770&qid=1222647" target="_blank" title="Link to Distinguished Educator Award program information">
https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm15/bm1511/bm151117.htm</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">May 17-20: BLAST, Chicago</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">May 19-21: NFB STEM2U Minneapolis</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">May 21-26: International Council on English Braille 6th General Assembly,
<a href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4771&qid=1222647" target="_blank" title="Link to ICEB general assembly information">
http://www.iceb.org/iceb6thga.html</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">June 19-25: NFB EQ (first iteration)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>J<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">une 30-July 5: National Federation of the Blind Convention, Rosen Shingle Creek, Orlando, Florida,
<a href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4772&qid=1222647" target="_blank" title="Link to national convention information">
https://nfb.org/convention</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">July 31-August 6: NFB EQ (second iteration)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">August 18-25: WBU-ICEVI General Assembly, Rosen Centre Hotel, Orlando, Florida,
<a href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4773&qid=1222647" target="_blank" title="Link to WBU/ICEVI General Assembly information">
www.wbu-icevi2016.org</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<h2><a name="citation"></a><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Citation</span><o:p></o:p></h2>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Let me be very clear about this. I have no wish to minimize the character and extent of blindness as a disability. It is for all of us a constant nuisance and a serious inconvenience. To overcome it requires effort
and patience and initiative and guts. It is not compensated for, despite the fairy tales to the contrary, by the spontaneous emergence of a miraculous "sixth sense" or any other magical powers. It means nothing more or less than the loss of one of the five
senses and a corresponding greater reliance upon the four that remain—as well as upon the brain, the heart, and the spirit.
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">— Jacobus tenBroek. "<a href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4774&qid=1222647" target="_blank" title="Link to Cross of Blindness (tenBroek)">Cross of Blindness</a>." 1957 NFB National
Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana, July 6, 1957.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you for reading the NFB’s
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Imagineering Our Future</span></em>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Help make a significant difference in the lives of blind people across the country.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4053&qid=692780" target="_blank" title="Link to Straight Talk About Vision Loss">Archive of Straight Talk About Vision Loss
videos</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4054&qid=692780" target="_blank" title="Link to National Center for Blind Youth">National Center for Blind Youth in Science</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4055&qid=692780" target="_blank" title="Link to Access Tech tips">Access Technology Tips</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4056&qid=692780" target="_blank" title="Link to teachblindstudents.org site">TeachBlindStudents.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Blogs:</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4057&qid=692780" target="_blank" title="Link to Access Tech blog">Access Technology</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4058&qid=692780" title="Link to Voice of the Nation's Blind blog">Voice of the Nation's Blind</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Support the National Federation of the Blind through the <a href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4059&qid=692780" target="_blank" title="Link to Imagination Fund">Imagination
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