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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>NEWSWIRE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>National Federation of the Blind<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>of North Dakota<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Vol. 1, No. 4<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h2>Next Meeting<o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>All Are Invited to join us for our next meeting on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at 12-Noon.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Place:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>Raddison Hotel Fargo<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>201 5<sup>th</sup> Street, North<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>Fargo, ND 58102<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The hotel is on the corner of 5<sup>th</sup> Street, North.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We have a room reserved on the 2<sup>nd</sup> floor next to the Zest Restaurant. The lunch/dinner menu is available online via the Raddison Hotel Fargo. If joining us for lunch in Fargo, it is suggested that you arrive around 11:30 AM so that orders for meals can be placed with wait staff. They also have a luncheon buffet.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For those who cannot make it to Fargo, you can join us via telephone by dialing (712) 832-8300 and entering the code 9381122# If you are using a mobile phone and want to save the phone number and room code to your contacts, you can label it as Free Conference and between the phone number and the room code use the punctuation mark “Comma”. The conference room line will be available at 12:45 PM and you should allow about 90-minutes for the meeting.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Uber and Lyft Testing Program<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The National Federation of the Blind has created a rideshare testing program to measure Lyft and Uber’s efforts to eliminate driver discrimination against riders with guide dogs or service animals. Recent agreements with these two major ridesharing companies require the National Federation of the Blind to provide feedback, over the next three to five years, on the efforts they have agreed to undertake to prevent discrimination against service animal users.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>If you use Uber or Lyft and have a service animal or travel with someone who has a service animal, we need your help. Fill out our online questionnaire after your next Uber or Lyft ride, and as often as you can after that. We would love feedback from regular Uber and Lyft users at least once a month, about both positive and negative experiences.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The questionair can be found at: https://nfb.org/rideshare-test<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Some documents and related webpages have been created that explain the testing program: https://nfb.org/rideshare and https://nfb.org/rideshare-faq. This is a three year program, so we will need to continue spreading this information beyond the launch date on May 8. Valerie Yingling in the National Office is coordinating things on our end. She has shared information with the testing POC's, including some sample messaging and social media posts. Please get in touch with your affiliate president and find out what is needed to make sure this testing program is a success. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Valerie at vyingling@nfb.org or (410) 659-9314, extension 2440.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The testing program coordinator for the National Federation of the Blind of North Dakota is Sherry Shirek and she can be reach at (701) 781-3055 or by e-mail at </span><a href="mailto:sherrybeth7@gmail.com"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>sherrybeth7@gmail.com</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Congradulations!<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The National Federation of the Blind of North Dakota wishes to congradulate James Yesel on being one of 30 recipient’s to be apart of the 2017 National Scholarship Class. He will be attending the national convention in Orlando, florida during the week of July 10-15 to be mentored and receive his scholarship award on Saturday evening during the banquet. More information about Mr. Yesel will be in a future issue of the Newswire. It is hoped that he will be able to attend the state convention in September where all can personally congradulate him.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h1 align=center style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>* * *<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Please feel free to print and share this Newswire with family and friends so that it gets wide distribution across the state of North Dakota.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>If you wish to no longer receive this newsletter please send an e-mail message to President Milton Milton Ota at </span><a href="mailto:mota1252@gmail.com"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>mota1252@gmail.com</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> with the subject NFB of ND Newswire and in the body of the message state “remove”.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>This newsletter is produced by Milton Ota, President.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Milton Ota, President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>National Federation of the Blind of North Dakota<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Web: http://nfbnd.org/<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>909 8th St., S.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Fargo, ND 58103-2723<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Cell: (701) 731-0511<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>E-mail: mota1252@gmail.com<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>