<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">Hello all,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">This is the schedule for the
virtual</span> <span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">convention.
All of the events beginning on July 3 are on the same Zoom link. If you</span>
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">want an active link, you can</span>
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">access the agenda at</span> <a href="http://www.nfb.org/convention" target="_blank" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:rgb(5,99,193)">www.nfb.org/convention</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">. It is best if you register for
the virtual convention, which costs $10. If you need help, contact me and
I will help you register.<span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">For those who can’t do Zoom, you
can use the one number 339-209-4083. Remember, you must be on the call at the
beginning of the event because the host will only stay on for ten minutes if no
one calls. The host is exercising their old college experience of waiting for
the professor for only ten minutes.<span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span> </span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Here is the Zoom information
for every day of the convention:<span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Zoom meeting ID: 977 2977
7580<span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1CapApp Event: <a href="https://ECS.1capapp.com/event/nfb" target="_blank" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">https://ECS.1capapp.com/event/nfb</a><span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">If you have an echo device, you
can also listen to everything on it by saying “Open nation’s blind”</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span> </span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Thursday, July 4</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Virtual Experience Exclusive Event: Exhibit Hall and Independence Market
Walk-through</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1:00 p.m. Resolutions
Committee</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Friday, July 5</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">9:00 - 11:30 a.m. NFB Board
Meeting</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Virtual
Experience Exclusive Event: All About Employment</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Saturday, July 6</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Opening General Session</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Call to Order and Invocation</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Presentation of Colors and
Pledge of Allegiance</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">National Association of Blind
Veterans, a Division of the National Federation of the Blind</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">In the Federation We Trust:
Welcoming the Family Back to Florida</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">National Federation of the
Blind of Florida Board of Directors</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Celebration of Freedom:
Veterans Recognized</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Vernon Humphrey, President,
National Association of Blind Veterans, a Division of the National Federation
of the Blind; Mauk, Georgia</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Roll Call of States and
Appointment of Nominating Committee</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Reports and Resolutions</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Adjourn</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2:00 - 5:00 p.m. General
Session II</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Call to Order</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Presidential Report </span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Mark Riccobono, President,
National Federation of the Blind; Baltimore, Maryland</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Leading Courageously with
Higher Expectations: Braille, Teacher Preparation, and the Continued Influence
of the Organized Blind Movement </span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Casey Robertson, Faculty,
Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness, and Educational
Advocate; Ruston, Louisiana</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dreaming Big Together: The
Monarch and the Butterfly Effect of Partnership</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Craig Meador, President,
American Printing House; Louisville, Kentucky</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Bruce Miles, General Manager,
Professional Solutions, and Head of HumanWare, EssilorLuxottica Canada;
Montréal, Québec, Canada</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Katie Carlock, Parent of
Blind Child; Porterdale, Georgia</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Kennedy Carlock, Blind
Student; Porterdale, Georgia </span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Gina Fugate, Teacher of Blind
Students, Maryland School for the Blind; Baltimore, Maryland</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Living a Life Dedicated to
Justice: Raising Expectations at the Calgary Police Service</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Robert Fenton KC, Director of
Legal Services, Calgary Police Service, and Chair, Board of Directors, Canadian
National Institute for the Blind; Calgary, Alberta, Canada</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Inclusion by Example:
Adventures of a Blind Woman Navigating the Oceans of STEM Professionals </span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Amy Bower, Physical
Oceanography Senior Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Woods
Hole, Massachusetts</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Reports and Resolutions</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Adjourn</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sunday, July 7</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
General Session III</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Call to Order and Invocation</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Financial Report, Including
the Honor Roll Call </span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Elections</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Expanding Access to the
World’s Knowledge: An Update on Library Services Centering the Blind</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Jason Broughton, Director,
National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled; Washington, District
of Columbia</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Indoor Navigation: Access to
Information and Blind-Led Innovations</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Moderator: Mike May, Member,
National Federation of the Blind of Nevada</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Panel: Charlie
Meredith, Chief Technology Officer, GoodMaps; Louisville, Kentucky</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Tom Pey, Founder and Chief
Executive Officer, Waymap; Bromley, England</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Reports and Resolutions</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Adjourn</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2:00 - 5:00 p.m. General
Session IV</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Call to Order</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Reflections on Collective
Action: Fifty Years after 504 and the Value of Nothing Without Us</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Shawn Callaway, Board Member,
National Federation of the Blind, and President, National Federation of the
Blind of the District of Columbia; Washington, District of Columbia</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dennis Billups, Lifelong
Blind Advocate; San Francisco, California</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Putting Our Values into
Action: A Report on Twenty Years of Innovative Research and Training Driven by
the Blind</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Anil Lewis, Executive
Director for Blindness Initiatives, National Federation of the Blind;
Baltimore, Maryland</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">We Belong: A Report on Our
Collective Progress toward Equality in America and Beyond</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Moderator: John G. Paré Jr.,
Executive Director for Advocacy and Policy, National Federation of the Blind;
Baltimore, Maryland</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Jeff Kaloc, NFB Government
Affairs Specialist; Baltimore, Maryland; Jesse Shirek, NFB Government Affairs
Specialist; Baltimore, Maryland; Justin Young, NFB Government Affairs
Specialist; Baltimore, Maryland</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Reports, Resolutions, and
Other Business</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Adjourn</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Monday, July 8</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
General Session V</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Call to Order and Invocation</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Raising Expectations at
Social Security: The Influence of the Organized Blind in Improving and
Modernizing Essential Programs </span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Roderick Hairston, Deputy
Associate Commissioner for the Office of Electronic Services and Technology,
Social Security Administration; Washington, District of Columbia</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Shaping Twenty-First Century
Rehabilitation Systems: Leadership, Partnership, and High Expectations</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Moderator: Anil Lewis,
Executive Director for Blindness Initiatives, National Federation of the Blind;
Baltimore, Maryland</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Panel: Cassondra
Williams-Stokes, President, National Council of State Agencies for the Blind;
Little Rock, Arkansas; Stephen Wooderson, Chief Executive Officer, Council of
State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation; Washington, District of
Columbia</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Leading Courageously in Art:
Poetry, Sensibility, and Aesthetics of Sharing Our Unseen Stories</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Set Hernandez, Filmmaker and
Community Organizer, Director/Producer of the Film unseen; San Fernando Valley,
California</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">All the Barriers We Cannot
See: A Behind-the-Scenes View on Authentic Representation of the Blind in Film</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Joe Strechay, Accessibility
Consultant for Film and Television, Producer and Consultant for the Apple TV+
Series See; Fayetteville, West Virginia</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Centering on Disability
Talent and Employment: Making Space by Controlling Our Own Pathways to Success</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Keely Cat-Wells, Founder and
Chief Executive Officer, Making Space; Los Angeles, California</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dreaming Big: The Influence
of Blind-Centered Experience and Direction on Artificial Intelligence </span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Bryan Bashin, Vice-Chair, Be
My Eyes; Berkeley, California</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Fostering Inclusive AI:
Bridging the Gap between Lived Experiences and Artificial Intelligence </span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Suman Kanuganti, Chief
Executive Officer, Personal.ai; San Diego, California</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Reports and Resolutions</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Adjourn</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2:00 - 5:00 p.m. General
Session VI</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Call to Order</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Seventeenth Annual Dr.
Jacob Bolotin Awards</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Everette Bacon, Chairperson,
Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award Committee, and Secretary, National Federation of the
Blind; Salt Lake City, Utah</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Leveraging Collective Wisdom:
Updates on Building a Blind-Centered Platform Integrating Human and Artificial
Intelligences</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Troy Otillio, Chief Executive
Officer, Aira Tech Corp; Carlsbad, California</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From Blind-Centered to
Inclusion Leader: Improving Health Management through Equal Access</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Andy Burstein, Chief
Executive Officer, Accessible Pharmacy Services; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Telling Our Stories: A
Conversation about Blindness, Justice, and Shattering Misconceptions from the
Federal Bench</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">David Tatel, Retired Federal
Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and
Senior Counsel, Hogan Lovells; Washington, District of Columbia</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Deepa Goraya, First Vice
President, National Association of Blind Lawyers; Washington, District of
Columbia</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Closing the Door on
Discrimination: Championing the Blind in Society through Civil Rights
Protections at the Department of Justice</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Kristen Clarke, Assistant
Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice;
Washington, District of Columbia</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Reports and Resolutions</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Adjourn</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">7:00 p.m. Banquet</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Invocation</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Master of Ceremonies: Pam
Allen, Chairperson of the Board, National Federation of the Blind, and
President, National Federation of the Blind of Louisiana; Ruston, Louisiana</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Introductions and
Presentations</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Banquet Address: Mark A.
Riccobono, President, National Federation of the Blind; Baltimore, Maryland</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Scholarship Awards</span><span></span></p>
</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><b><font size="2">Sharon Maneki, Director of Legislation and Advocacy</font></b></div><div><font size="2">National Federation of the Blind of Maryland</font></div><div><font size="2">410-715-9596</font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2">The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Everyday we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.<br></font></div><div><b><font size="2"></font></b></div><div><b><font size="2"><br></font></b></div></div></div></div></div>