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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=paragraph style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline'><span class=textrun><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Hello NFB members,</span></b></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;-webkit-user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><br><br></span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='vertical-align:baseline;-webkit-user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important'><span class=normaltextrun><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>I am conducting a study as part of my doctoral work at the University of Massachusetts Boston that explores how people in the organized blind movement organize and practice </span></span><span class=textrun><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>care</span></i></span><span class=normaltextrun><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> within the context of the National Federation of the Blind. The purpose of this study is to better understand how different affiliate and chapters of the NFB build, sustain, and enact care in their organizing practices. </span></span><span class=textrun><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The study asks: <i>How might insights from the organized blind movement inform our understanding of mutual, de-professionalized, and community-led caring in organizational contexts?</i></span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='vertical-align:baseline;-webkit-user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><br><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='vertical-align:baseline;-webkit-user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important'><span class=normaltextrun><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>If you choose to participate, you will be invited to take part in one or more interviews (approximately 60 minutes each) conducted either on Zoom or by phone. We will talk about your experiences as a member of the NFB, and how you understand ideas like care, reciprocity, organizing, and community. You may skip any question or stop the interview at any time for any reason. With your permission, I will record the interview for accuracy. All information you share will be anonymized, and any identifying details (such as names, exact dates, or locations) will be removed.</span></span><span class=eop><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='vertical-align:baseline;-webkit-user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><br><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='vertical-align:baseline;-webkit-user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important'><span class=textrun><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>If you choose to participate, I will send you a consent form outlining the study in more detail and describing how your privacy and data will be protected.</span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='vertical-align:baseline;-webkit-user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><br><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='vertical-align:baseline;-webkit-user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important'><span class=textrun><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Thanks so much for your consideration. I believe understanding how individuals in organizational contexts contribute to building community through caring for self and others can further meaningful inclusion and look forward to answering any questions you may have.</span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='vertical-align:baseline;-webkit-user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><br><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='vertical-align:baseline;-webkit-user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Warmly,</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;-webkit-user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;-webkit-user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;-webkit-user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important'><span class=textrun><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Ren Lovegood</span></b></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;-webkit-user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important'><span class=normaltextrun><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Ph.D. Candidate, Business Administration</span></span><span class=scxw31991180><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><br><span class=textrun>Organizations & Social Change Track</span><span class=scxw31991180> </span><br><span class=textrun>College of Management\u202f|\u202fUniversity of Massachusetts Boston</span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;-webkit-user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important'><span class=textrun><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Phone: 617-970-6838</span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;-webkit-user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important'><span class=textrun><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Email: </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:ren.lovegood@umb.edu" target="_blank"><span class=normaltextrun><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1;text-decoration:none'>ren.lovegood@umb.edu</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;-webkit-user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This communication was created on an IPhone. Please excuse possible typing mistakes. <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'>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>