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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 19, 2026 8:08:17 AM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [MD-Sligo] News from the National Federation of the Blind National Organization</font>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The below information is from the National Federation of the Blind national organization.</span></p>
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<h3 style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; font-weight:normal">Convention Hotels:</span></h3>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">#NFB26 Convention Travel Update: Our JW Marriott room block is sold outbut rooms are still available at nearby hotels (including the new Austin Marriott Downtown),
all just a short walk away. Visit </span><a href="https://nfb.org/convention"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">nfb.org/convention</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> (</span><a href="https://nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention-prep"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Planning
for Your Trip</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">) to get all the details. Rates: $139/night (single/double) or $155/night (triple/quad) + 19.7% tax/fees. To book Austin Marriott Downtown, call 800-627-7468 and use code BL1.</span></p>
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<h3 style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; font-weight:normal">New NFB Song Available for Download:</span></h3>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in; line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The National Federation of the Blind song, Who Are We? NFB, by The Litigators is now available to listen to or download on the
</span><a href="https://nfb.org/resources/jacobus-tenbroek-library/collections/nfb-songs"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NFB songs webpage</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> or on your favorite music platform.
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<h3 style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; font-weight:normal">March
<i>Braille Monitor</i>:</span></h3>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Read the March issue of the
<i>Braille Monitor</i>, our flagship publication and the magazine of the organized blind movement. Access
</span><a href="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm26/bm2603/bm2603tc.htm"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Braille Monitor</span></i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Vol 69 No 3 March 2026</span></a></p>
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<h3 style="margin-left:.25in"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; font-weight:normal">Future Reflections</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; font-weight:normal">:</span></h3>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Read the latest
<i>Future Reflections</i>, a quarterly magazine for parents and teachers of blind children that offers stories, resources, and information. Access
</span><a href="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/fr/fr45/1/fr4501tc.htm"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Future Reflections</span></i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Volume 45 Number 1 Winter 2026</span></a></p>
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<h3 style="margin-left:.25in"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; font-weight:normal">Nations Blind Podcast: </span></i></h3>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Listen to the latest episode of the
<i>Nation's Blind Podcast</i> titled, "We Can Have Our Pi and STEM, Too." In this episode, Melissa and Anil are joined by Ashleigh Moon, our STEM2U coordinator. They celebrate Pi Day and discuss accessible ways for blind students and blind adults to practice
STEM. Subscribe to the <i>Nations Blind Podcast</i> wherever you get podcasts, or download this episode at
</span><a href="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/x8k92ksm9xt8vj4b/STEM_episode_Edited60zhc.m4a." target="_blank" title="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/x8k92ksm9xt8vj4b/stem_episode_edited60zhc.m4a."><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/x8k92ksm9xt8vj4b/STEM_episode_Edited60zhc.m4a.</span></a></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tune into episode 66 of
<i>Access On</i>, which is devoted to NVDA, the open-source screen reader for Windows from NV Access. We welcome Mick Curran, who came up with the idea of NVDA and started developing it twenty years ago. Were also joined by Gerald Hartig and Quentin Christensen
for a wide-ranging discussion about NVDAs past, present, future, philosophy, and user experience.<br>
Subscribe to <i>Access On</i> wherever you get podcasts, or download the MP3 of this weeks episode at
</span><a href="https://buff.ly/y9Se1rQ" target="_blank" title="https://buff.ly/y9se1rq"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://buff.ly/y9Se1rQ</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in; line-height:115%"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Walking Alone and Marching Together
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<i>Walking Alone and Marching Together</i> podcast entitled, "Episode 20: Chapter 6 - Restoration, The Beginning Years of the Second Jernigan Presidency, Part 3." Listen at
</span><a href="https://buff.ly/cCJGZgg?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBEyN3AxakJTR1A2NGlVaDRGeXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR6HlrJbA-qCXtAgbMT62yKICPLKYs5KYi_GIjUGM65h_jfhrky56uM5MTf_Ww_aem_FDiA2p03NfLLxTkveC9qYQ" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://buff.ly/cCJGZgg</span></b></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or on Amazon Music.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Ronza Othman, </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">President</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">443-426-4110</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Pronouns: she, her, hers</p>
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<p class="x_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</p>
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