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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Hi NFB Family, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Our National convention is only three weeks away!! I believe this might be one of the most significant conventions in our history in terms of mobilizing the collective action that is required of us. If you are not coming in person, you can attend virtually and I urge you to do so. </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>If you are not able to attend this year’s national convention in New Orleans , you won’t want to miss the virtual Experience. You can still register. Registration remains open and there will be over forty hours of content. </span><a href="https://nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention/national-convention-virtual-experience"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Share the NFB25 Virtual Experience</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Please share this with everyone and encourage everyone to attend as much of our convention, as possible. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> In addition, we currently have four bills that have been introduced in the 119th Congress—three in the House of Representatives and one in the Senate. They are:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>In the House of Representatives:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Blind Americans Return to Work Act – H.R. 1175</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Access Technology Affordability Act – H.R. 1529</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act – H.R. 3417</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>In the Senate:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Access Technology Affordability Act – S. 1918</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Please call or email your members of the House and Senate and urge them to cosponsor our legislation. We would love to have a surge of cosponsor support heading into our national convention and the second half of the year!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Thank you for your work to build our movement in a difficult time in American history.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>With Love, Hope and Determination, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Shara Winton<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>President, National federation of the Blind of Massachusetts<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><a href="http://www.nfbma.org/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.nfbma.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><a href="mailto:sharawinton@gmail.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>sharawinton@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>617-304-0347<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>