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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Annapolis is not quite over, but we are getting ready for Washington seminar next week. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">We will be going to Capitol Hill on Tuesday. We will be able to give meeting times by Monday morning, in enough time to schedule MetroAccess. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Please let me know if you are interested in participating. We will walk around the buildings seeing Congresspeople, or more li</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">kely, their staff. We will talk</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">about three issues, many of which are dear to us. The Medical Devices Nonvisual Access Act ad</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">dresses the issue of inaccessible medical devices like glucose monitors and CPAP machines. The Website And Software Applications Acces</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">sibility Act addresses the issue of accessibility of many of the ap</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">p</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">lications we use for transportation, shopping, scheduling doctor’s appointments, and many other daily experiences. The Blind Persons Return to W</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">o</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">rk Act addresses</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">the careful consideration we have to take when deciding to go to work as a blind person. Ple</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">a</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">se let me know if you can come on Tuesday.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">To prepare, you can download factsheets in the</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">medium of your</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">c</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">hoice and watch videos that demonstrate how to talk to a senator (Pam Allen and Norma Crosby take the role of senator). </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Also, listen on Zoom or in person at 550 C Str</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">eet S.W., to the great gathering-in meeting on Monday night at 5:00.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">There is a career fair on Monday. It is too late to sign up online, but you can sign up in p</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">erson at the Holiday Inn Capitol, 550 C St. S.W., on Monday.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Debbie</FONT></SPAN></P>
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