<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> "National Federation of the Blind" <<a href="mailto:webmaster@nfb.org">webmaster@nfb.org</a>><br><b>Date:</b> August 15, 2017 at 9:43:44 AM EDT<br><b>To:</b> Ellana Crew <<a href="mailto:eemcrew@gmail.com">eemcrew@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Imagineering Our Future - Talk About Tech</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> "National Federation of the Blind" <<a href="mailto:webmaster@nfb.org">webmaster@nfb.org</a>><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><p></p>
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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font style="COLOR: #000000">The National Federation of the Blind spends a considerable amount of its time and resources on technology. Yet, technology is only one of the tools of success. </font><a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=9174&qid=1910508"><span style="color:#0000CD;"><font style="text-decoration-line; color: rgb(0, 117, 201);"><strong>Read President Riccobono's letter.</strong></font></span></a></span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: center;">The </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: center; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">NFB develops and distributes some technologies that assist blind people every day. <strong><a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=9175&qid=1910508"><span style="color:#0000CD;"><font style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(0, 117, 201);">Two of the most popular are the KNFB Reader and NFB-NEWSLINE<small>®</small></font></span></a></strong></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font style="COLOR: #000000">Reach out to someone who can use <a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=9177&qid=1910508"><span style="color:#000000;">NFB NEWSLINE</span></a> or <a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=9178&qid=1910508"><span style="color:#000000;">KNFB Reader</span></a> for the first time today. </font><a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=9179&qid=1910508"><span style="color:#0000CD;"><strong style="text-decoration-line; color: rgb(49, 172, 206);"><font style="COLOR: #0075c9">Learn more about how to share these
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<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=9180&qid=1910508">President Riccobono Blogs: "Passing the ADA Education and Reform Act Would Be a Step Backwards for Equality and Justice".</a></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=9181&qid=1910508">National Federation of the Blind Names Amy Lund 2017 Distinguished Educator of Blind Students</a></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=9182&qid=1910508">National Federation of the Blind Recognizes Thirty Outstanding Blind Students</a></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=9183&qid=1910508">Independence Market Supports Technology with Publications and Accessories</a></span></span></li>
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