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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Have You Faced Barriers Because of Smart Glasses?:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>The National Federation of the Blind wants to hear from blind people who have faced discrimination or been denied access because they use smart glasses as access technology. As discussed in the recent Presidential Release Live, some public conversations about Meta and other smart glasses do not yet recognize that these devices can perform legitimate accessibility functions for blind people. They may help with reading printed information, understanding surroundings, getting visual interpretation, or completing everyday tasks more independently.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>If a business, workplace, venue, school, transportation provider, or other entity has told you that you cannot enter, participate, or receive service while wearing smart glasses, please share your experience with us. Include where it happened, what device you were using, what explanation you received, whether you identified the glasses as access technology, and how the incident affected your ability to participate. Your reports will help us educate the public, document emerging barriers, and advocate for policies that protect blind people's access to the technology we use to live the lives we want.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Send any feedback to Jonathan Mosen, Executive Director for Accessibility Excellence: </span><a href="mailto:jmosen@nfb.org"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none'>jmosen@nfb.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>