<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Ellana Crew, Maryland Local Coordinator</span><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">National Federation of the Blind Career Mentoring Program</span></div><div>Work: 410-659-9314, ext. 2527</div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Cell: 443-758-7211</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">E-mail: <a href="mailto:eemcrew@gmail.com">eemcrew@gmail.com</a></span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day 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.</span></p></div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> president--- via NFB-Maryland via NFBMD-Presidents <<a href="mailto:nfbmd-presidents@nfbnet.org">nfbmd-presidents@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Date:</b> October 27, 2019 at 7:41:34 AM EDT<br><b>To:</b> <<a href="mailto:nfb-maryland@nfbnet.org">nfb-maryland@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> president--- via NFB-Maryland <<a href="mailto:nfb-maryland@nfbnet.org">nfb-maryland@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[NFBMD-Presidents] [NFB-Maryland] October Minute Message from the Movement</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> <a href="mailto:president@nfbmd.org">president@nfbmd.org</a>, NFB of Maryland Chapter Presidents List <<a href="mailto:nfbmd-presidents@nfbnet.org">nfbmd-presidents@nfbnet.org</a>><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><h1><a name="OLE_LINK9">October 2019 Minute Message </a><o:p></o:p></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.2in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Fellow Federationists:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.2in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.2in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">As the leaves change color, Halloween decorations adorn front yards, and the weather begins to cool, we in the National Federation of the Blind of Maryland remain active as ever. Our 53<sup>rd</sup> Annual State Convention is just a few weeks away, and the Board and host chapter are making final preparations. Our chapters are out in the community holding Meet the Blind Month activities, and we have received many White Cane Awareness Month proclamations in Maryland. We continue working hard on our advocacy efforts and initiatives to make sure that blind Marylanders have equal access to education, employment, information, transportation, and the community. Please read below for information about important happenings around the affiliate. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.2in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h2><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;color:black">The State Convention is Almost Here!</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">You will not want to miss the state convention at the Crown Plaza Downtown Baltimore Inner Harbor in Baltimore which takes place on November 8-10, 2019. This year, our National Representative will be Carla McQuillan, President of the National Federation of the Blind of Oregon. </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">You may register on site for the Convention. Below are the prices for the various convention activities (prices are per person unless otherwise stated):<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;background:white"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Registration = $25 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;background:white"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Banquet ticket = $45 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;background:white"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Parent or Senior Luncheon ticket = $25 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;background:white"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Friday boxed lunch = $20 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;background:white"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Picnic & a Play ticket = $20 on-site<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;background:white"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Transportation from New Carrollton Train Station = $35; this covers round-trip travel (contact me if you wish to reserve a seat on the bus)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;background:white"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Childcare = $30 per child and $50 per family for the entire weekend <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.2in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">The agenda may be found here: </span><a href="http://nfbmd.org/node/323"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">http://nfbmd.org/node/323</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.2in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.2in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">You may visit the following link for the most up-to-date convention information: </span><a href="http://nfbmd.org/convention"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">http://nfbmd.org/convention</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.2in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.2in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Please plan to join us at the Crown Plaza. You won’t want to miss all the fun.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.2in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h2><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;color:black">Listen Live to the NFB of Maryland 2019 State Convention Stream </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.2in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">We will be streaming the 53<sup>rd</sup> Annual Convention of the NFB of Maryland. To listen live, visit </span><a href="http://www.nfbmd.org/node/320"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">http://www.nfbmd.org/node/320</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.2in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h2><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;color:black">Social Media Information for the NFB of Maryland 2019 State Convention </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.2in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">We will be using the hashtag #NFBMD. Please use this hashtag when posting about the NFB of Maryland 2019 Convention on Twitter or Facebook. Please send any pictures you take of Convention activities to Social Media Chairman Karen Anderson at </span><a href="mailto:Kanderson@nfb.org"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Kanderson@nfb.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"> or via text to 402-319-7645. Please be sure to describe any pictures you post and send to Karen.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Discounted Parking Available for State Convention</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.2in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Visit Baltimore has provided a link where Convention attendees can reserve parking in advance and receive a 10% discount on parking. We cannot guarantee that parking will be available on the days convention participants need at garages participants prefer. However, this promotion is available while supplies last. The discount is only available to reservations made in advance through this link. Visit </span><a href="https://parking.com/baltimore/partners/visitbaltimore?lot_id=&showListOnly=0&view=daily&sw&ne&facility&valet&general=&displayFullCity=0"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">https://parking.com/baltimore/partners/visitbaltimore?lot_id=&showListOnly=0&view=daily&sw&ne&facility&valet&general=&displayFullCity=0</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"> and book parking.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.2in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h2><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;color:black">Thank You to Our Convention Sponsors </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">We would like to express our gratitude to the following NFB of Maryland Convention Sponsors. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent:-.25in;line-height:106%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Brown, Goldstein & Levy, Independence Sponsor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;line-height:106%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Independence Sponsor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;line-height:106%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">The San Francisco Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Equality Sponsor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;line-height:106%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Election Systems & Software (ES&S), Opportunity Sponsor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;line-height:106%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Friends of the Maryland Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Opportunity Sponsor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;line-height:106%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Maryland Technology Assistance Program, Opportunity Sponsor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;line-height:106%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Sprint Accessibility, Opportunity Sponsor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;line-height:106%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">3D PhotoWorks, Freedom Sponsor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent:-.25in;line-height:106%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Visit Baltimore, Freedom Sponsor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.2in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h2><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;color:black">National Convention Date Change</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class="MsoNormal">The 2020 national convention of the National Federation of the Blind will be held <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://0">July 14-19</a> in Houston, Texas. While the convention was originally planned for two weeks earlier, the Federation agreed to move its convention to accommodate activities in the city of Houston. We believe this change will further enhance the program, exhibits, and dynamic content provided at America's civil rights and resource convention of blind people and their families. More information regarding convention arrangements will be published in the December issue of the Braille Monitor.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;color:black">Meet the Blind Month Activities<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.2in;margin-left:.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">We have had and will continue to have a robust Meet the Blind Month in Maryland. Below are some of the activities our chapters have conducted in order to demystify blindness and get out into our communities. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:.2in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;background:white"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">At Large Chapter:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.2in;margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo2;background:white"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">October 10, 2019: Meet the Blind Panel Discussion for the Zeta-Healthy Aging Program (Z-HAP) (Panel discussion about blindness resources and skills)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.2in;margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo2;background:white"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">October 12, 2019: An Afternoon at the Movies (Movie and Fundraiser) - Scent of a Woman Film Showing and lunch (movie, lunch, and discussion about blindness related themes)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:.2in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;background:white"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Central Maryland Chapter & MDPOBC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.2in;margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo2;background:white"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">October 5 and 6, 2019: Wizarding Weekend on Magical Main OEC (Old Ellicott City) (themed community festival including a scavenger hunt, costume contest, wand raffle, potions lessons, and participation of dozens of local businesses to promote the National Federation of the Blind)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:.2in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;background:white"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">National Harbor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:.2in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;background:white"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">October 12, 2019: Ninth Annual Resource Day for People with Blindness or Low Vision (bringing a variety of entities who engage with, serve, or are led by the blind together so the public can learn about them)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:.2in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;background:white"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color:#1F497D">Greater Baltimore Chapter</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.2in;margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo2;background:white"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color:#1F497D">October 5, 2019: Farmers Market Booth – Federal Hill Farmers Market (booth so shoppers can learn about NFB)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:.2in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;background:white"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color:#1F497D">TLC Chapter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.2in;margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo2;background:white"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color:#1F497D">October 27, 2018: Trick or Trot (participate in community activity where families meet community organizations)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.2in;margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo2;background:white"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color:#1F497D">October 29, 2019: Screening of Do You Dream in Color, for Federal employees and contractors, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:.2in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;background:white"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color:#1F497D">Baltimore County Chapter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.2in;margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo2;background:white"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color:#1F497D">Matching Fundraiser: Millers Deli, Pikesville<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.2in;margin-left:.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h2><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;color:black">Update on Voting Lawsuit </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.2in;margin-left:.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">In August, the National Federation of the Blind, the NFB of Maryland, and three blind members, Joel Zimba, Marie Cobb, and Ruth Sager, filed suit in Federal Court against the Maryland Board of Elections. The suit asserts that the Maryland Board of Elections maintains a segregated system of voting that denies blind voters their right to a secret ballot and equal voting experience as non-disabled voters. The suit claims this violates the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act and that the Board of Elections’ actions are discriminatory based on disability. In early September, the Board of Elections filed a Motion to Dismiss our lawsuit, claiming: 1) the Board could not get the appropriate number of BMDs from the manufacturer; 2) the policy the Board adopted in June 2019 to require 5 people to use the BMD at each polling location solves our problem of not having private ballots; and 3) it would be too costly to obtain a sufficient number of BMDs. The Board later corrected itself, saying it could indeed get enough BMDs from the manufacturer to make the BMDs the default, but it was standing by its other two reasons for not thinking it should have to do so. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.2in;margin-left:.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.2in;margin-left:.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">On September 20, 2019, we filed for a preliminary injunction to compel the Board of Elections to have to use the BMDs as the default means for all voters in the 2020 General Election unless a voter specifically asks for a paper ballot. We argued that we should not have to sacrifice our privacy and civil rights for the illusion of security and that since the Board is able to obtain enough machines, they should do so. We also argued that since the Board couldn’t successfully get even two people to use the BMDs before, they aren’t going to succeed in getting five to use them unless the BMDs are the default method of voting.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.2in;margin-left:.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.2in;margin-left:.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">In mid-October, the Board filed an Answer to our Motion, arguing that it would, in essence, be too costly and burdensome for the State to make using the BMDs the default voting method in Maryland. We now wait for the judge to rule on our preliminary injunction request.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.2in;margin-left:.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.2in;margin-left:.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Meanwhile, we know for certain there will be a Special Primary and a Special General Election most likely in January and March, respectively, in Congressional District 7 to fill the vacant seat of the late Elijah Cummings. Our preliminary injunction request did not envision a special election, and thus, we will be forced to go through the special election cycle without the ability to vote in secret, and we know that segregated voting due to disability will remain in place for that election. Despite this, we will not stop fighting until Maryland desegregates voting for voters with disabilities. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.2in;margin-left:.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h2><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;color:black">NFB RideShare Testing Program</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.2in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">We continue to need your help. If you use a service animal or are accompanying someone who does, please fill out a short form about your experience each time you use Uber or Lyft. In Maryland, we have to complete a certain number of surveys each year. You can submit a survey for every trip you took, so please look back at your ride history and do this if you haven’t already done so. Please go to </span><a href="https://nfb.org/rideshare-test"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">https://nfb.org/rideshare-test</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"> or use the NFB Connect app (instructions below) to complete the survey. Please give us information about both good and bad experiences. Spread the word, we need information from every blind person whether they are a member of NFB or not. Ashley Alvey is the Maryland coordinator for this program. If you have questions email her at <a href="mailto:ashleyalvey1994@gmail.com">ashleyalvey1994@gmail.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.2in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.2in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">NFB Connect App instructions for Rideshare Survey<o:p></o:p></span></p><ol start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">On the top left corner of the screen, you will find a button that says, Menu button. Double tap Menu.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">After double tapping on menu, at the top left corner of the screen, you will see Home.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Swipe to the right once and you will see Fast Facts. Double tap Fast Facts.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">You will swipe right until you see, Rideshare Survey. Double tap Rideshare Survey.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Lastly, swipe to the right. When you see First Name, this is where the form begins and this is where you put in the information for the survey.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:1.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><h3 style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">use Amazon smile</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Since this is the season of anniversaries, weddings and graduations, be sure<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">to use Amazon smile and choose NFBMD for your charity when you purchase that special gift. Go to<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background:white"><a href="http://smile.amazon.com/ch/52-1301033"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">http://smile.amazon.com/ch/52-1301033</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h2><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;color:black">Important Upcoming Dates </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></h2><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo8;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">October 1 – 31 – Meet the Blind Month<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo8;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">November 8-10 – Annual State Convention – Crown Plaza Baltimore Downtown<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo8;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">February 10, 2020 – Great Gathering In, Washington Seminar, Washington, DC<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo8;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">March 13, 2020 – Basket Bingo<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo8;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">July 14 –19, 2020 – NFB National Convention, Houston, Texas<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo8;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">August 8, 2020 – Crab Feast<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo8;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">November 6-8, 2020 – Annual State Convention <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Ronza Othman, </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">President</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">National Federation of the Blind of Maryland<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">443-426-4110<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day 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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>NFB-Maryland mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:NFB-Maryland@nfbnet.org">NFB-Maryland@nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-maryland_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-maryland_nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFB-Maryland:</span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-maryland_nfbnet.org/nfbmd-presidents%40nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-maryland_nfbnet.org/nfbmd-presidents%40nfbnet.org</a></span><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>NFBMD-Presidents mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:NFBMD-Presidents@nfbnet.org">NFBMD-Presidents@nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbmd-presidents_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbmd-presidents_nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFBMD-Presidents:</span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbmd-presidents_nfbnet.org/eemcrew%40gmail.com">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbmd-presidents_nfbnet.org/eemcrew%40gmail.com</a></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>