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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">2013 Washington Seminar Agenda <br id="FontBreak"></font><br><br>
<font color="#5f497a" face="Comic Sans MS" size="3"><strong>Trudy L. Pickrel</strong></font><br><strong><font color="#5f497a" face="Comic Sans MS" size="3">Maryland Parents of Blind Children </font></strong><br><font color="#5f497a" face="Comic Sans MS" size="3"><strong><a href="http://www.mdparentsofblindchildren.org" target="_blank">www.mdparentsofblindchildren.org</a></strong><a href="http://www.mdparentsofblindchildren.org" target="_blank"></a></font><a href="http://www.mdparentsofblindchildren.org" target="_blank"></a><br><strong><font color="#5f497a" face="Comic Sans MS" size="3">TLC by the Lake's Standard Poodle's</font></strong><br><strong><font color="#5f497a" face="Comic Sans MS" size="3"><a href="http://www.tlcbythelake.com" target="_blank">www.tlcbythelake.com</a></font></strong><br><strong><font color="#5f497a" face="Comic Sans MS" size="3">301-501-1818</font></strong><br><strong><font color="#5f497a" face="Comic Sans MS" size="3"></font></strong> <br><strong><font color="#5f497a" face="Comic Sans MS" size="3"></font></strong> <br><br><br> <BR><div><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div>> From: attorneywalker@gmail.com<br>> Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2013 22:41:32 -0500<br>> To: nopbc-board@nfbnet.org<br>> Subject: [Nopbc-board] Washington Seminar Topics<br>> <br>> https://nfb.org/washington-seminar<br>> <br>> <br>> NFB 2013 Washington Seminar PLACE<br>> <br>> Holiday Inn Capitol, 550 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20024<br>> DATES<br>> <br>> Monday, February 4, through Thursday, February 7, 2013<br>> Great Gathering-In--Monday, February 4, 2013<br>> Congressional Appointments--February 5 through February 7, 2013<br>> EXPECTED ATTENDANCE<br>> <br>> Five hundred people from the fifty states, the District of Columbia, and<br>> Puerto Rico. Most of those attending will be blind.<br>> MEETINGS<br>> <br>> The Opening Session will begin Monday afternoon at 5:00 p.m. in the<br>> Columbia Room on the first floor of the Holiday Inn Capitol and will<br>> adjourn promptly at 7:00 p.m. Legislative appointments should be made<br>> for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in the Senate and House office<br>> buildings. Meetings for NFB members to review the legislative progress and<br>> provide guidance will occur Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.<br>> <br>> 2013 WASHINGTON SEMINAR AGENDA<br>> <br>> 2013 Washington Seminar<br>> Welcome<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/misc_2013/2013_legislative_agenda/001_welcome.wav><br>> (Audio<br>> 23 MB)<br>> <br>> 2013 Washington Seminar<br>> Agenda<https://nfb.org/images/agenda%202013%20washington%20seminar.doc><br>> (Word)<br>> 2013 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AND FACT SHEETS<br>> <br>> 2013 Washington Seminar Legislative<br>> Agenda<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/documents/word/2013%20legislative%20agenda.doc><br>> (Word)<br>> 2013 Washington Seminar Legislative<br>> Agenda<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/misc_2013/2013_legislative_agenda/01_legislative_agenda_of_blind_americans.mp3><br>> (Audio<br>> 2 MB)<br>> <br>> 2013 Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Fact<br>> Sheet<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/documents/word/2013%20fair%20wages%20fact%20sheet.doc><br>> (Word)<br>> 2013 Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Fact<br>> Sheet<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/misc_2013/2013_legislative_agenda/03_fair_wages_for_workers_with_disabilities_act.mp3><br>> (Audio<br>> 3 MB)<br>> <br>> 2013 Equal Access to Air Travel for Service-Disabled Veterans Fact<br>> Sheet<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/documents/word/2013%20space%20a%20fact%20sheet.doc><br>> (Word)<br>> 2013 Equal Access to Air Travel for Service-Disabled Veterans Fact<br>> Sheet<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/misc_2013/2013_legislative_agenda/04_equal_access_to_air_travel_for_service_disabled_veterans.mp3><br>> (Audio<br>> 2 MB)<br>> <br>> 2013 Technology, Education, and Accessibility in College and Higher<br>> Education Act (TEACH) Fact<br>> Sheet<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/documents/word/2013%20teach%20fact%20sheet.doc><br>> (Word)<br>> 2013 Technology, Education, and Accessibility in College and Higher<br>> Education Act (TEACH) Fact<br>> Sheet<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/misc_2013/2013_legislative_agenda/02_technology_education_and_accessibility_in_college_and_higher_education_act.mp3><br>> (Audio<br>> 3 MB)<br>> <br>> PROGRAM<br>> <br>> The Washington Seminar is an annual event of the National Federation of the<br>> Blind to introduce the agenda of blind Americans--the priority issues<br>> requiring congressional attention over the coming year. The issues are<br>> selected from official positions of the Federation and may address concerns<br>> in the following areas: relevant civil rights issues; educational programs<br>> and services; rehabilitation of the blind for competitive employment; the<br>> operation of vending facilities by blind persons on public property;<br>> specialized library services for the blind; the organization and funding of<br>> federal programs; Social Security and Supplemental Income programs; and<br>> other timely topics. Approximately three legislative initiatives are<br>> chosen for priority attention during the Washington Seminar.<br>> HIGHLIGHTS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS<br>> <br>> Washington Seminar 2012- *Braille Monitor*, March<br>> 2012<http://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm12/bm1203/bm120302.htm><br>> <br>> Washington Seminar 2011- *Braille Monitor*, March<br>> 2011<http://www.nfb.org/Images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm11/bm1103/bm110303.htm><br>> <br>> Washington Seminar 2010 - *Braille Monitor*, March<br>> 2010<http://www.nfb.org/Images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm10/bm1003/bm100303.htm><br>> <br>> Washington Seminar 2009 - *Braille Monitor*, April<br>> 2009<https://nfb.org/Images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm09/bm0904/bm090403.htm><br>> <br>> Washington Seminar 2008 - *Braille Monitor*, March<br>> 2008<https://nfb.org/Images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm08/bm0803/bm080304.htm><br>> <br>> Washington Seminar 2007 - *Braille Monitor*, March<br>> 2007<https://nfb.org/Images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm07/bm0703/bm070304.htm><br>> <br>> Washington Seminar 2006 - *Braille Monitor*, March<br>> 2006<https://nfb.org/Images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm06/bm0603/bm060304.htm><br>> <br>> Washington Seminar 2005 - *Braille Monitor*, March<br>> 2005<https://nfb.org/Images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm05/bm0503/bm050303.htm><br>> <br>> Washington Seminar 2004 - *Braille Monitor*, March<br>> 2004<https://nfb.org/Images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm04/bm0403/bm040302.htm><br>> <br>> Washington Seminar 2003 - *Braille Monitor*, March<br>> 2003<https://nfb.org/Images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm03/bm0303/bm030304.htm><br>> <br>> Washington Seminar 2002 - *Braille Monitor*, April<br>> 2002<https://nfb.org/Images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm02/bm0204/bm020405.htm><br>> ROOM RATES AND RESERVATIONS<br>> <br>> Room rates are $177 for single, double, triple, or quad rooms with a 14.5%<br>> tax per night. Please do not contact the hotel to make your reservations.<br>> To make your reservation, you may call (303) 778-1130, extension 219, or<br>> you may e-mail Lisa Bonderson at lbonderson@cocenter.org.<br>> MORE INFORMATION<br>> <br>> Additional information may be obtained by contacting the National<br>> Federation of the Blind National Office at 200 East Wells Street,<br>> Baltimore, Maryland 21230, telephone (410) 659-9314.<br>> <br>> -- <br>> Carlton Anne Cook Walker<br>> Attorney at Law<br>> President, National Organization of Parents of Blind Children<br>> Teacher of Students with Blindness/Visual Impairment<br>> 105 Creamery Road<br>> Boiling Springs, PA 17007<br>> Voice: 717-658-9894<br>> Twitter: braillemom<br>> <br>> <br>> *This message is not intended or offered as legal advice. * These materials<br>> have been prepared for educational and information purposes only. They are<br>> not legal advice or legal opinions on any specific matters. 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