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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> NFBNet-Members-List <nfbnet-members-list-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Chancey Fleet via NFBNet-Members-List<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 14, 2026 2:39 PM<br><b>To:</b> nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Nfbnet-members-list] Announcing Tactile Art Teach-In 2025 - Applications are open for community educators and learners!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h1 style='margin-top:0in'><span style='font-size:30.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529;font-weight:normal'>Tactile Art Teach-in <o:p></o:p></span></h1><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)'><span style='font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'>Blind people can draw and understand images and graphics, but many of us rarely get the chance. Drawing opens up a world of spatial communication, self-expression, and new ways of thinking.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)'><span style='font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'>Whether you\u2019re sketching the layout of an intersection, making a floor plan, graphing an equation or making art, drawing helps you explore concepts and explain your thoughts in a way words cannot.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)'><span style='font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'>Our Tactile Art Teach-in offers two ways to participate. No prior experience is required for either track. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#002E6D;letter-spacing:2.4pt'>COMMUNITY EDUCATORS<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)'><span style='font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'>If you want to learn about nonvisual drawing so you can teach others, this track is for you. Teachers, professionals in blindness education, and informal educators, like NFB Braille Enrichment for Literacy and Learning® Academy volunteers and volunteers who lead other interactive activities, should apply to this track.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)'><span style='font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'>You\u2019ll spend two days learning the basics of nonvisual drawing techniques, as well as trying out other forms of tactile art including sculpture, map making, and Lego building. You will also learn how to put on tactile art events in your community.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)'><span style='font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'>On our third and final day, you\u2019ll introduce nonvisual drawing activities to community members, with guidance from our team of experienced facilitators.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#002E6D;letter-spacing:2.4pt'>LEARNERS<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)'><span style='font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'>If you\u2019re curious about nonvisual drawing but aren\u2019t sure you\u2019d ever want to teach it, this track is for you. Join us on June 14 to learn about tactile drawing and help build our community educators\u2019 confidence as they explore nonvisual drawing concepts with you.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#002E6D;letter-spacing:2.4pt'>WHAT WE\u2019LL COVER<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)'><span style='font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'>You can expect both tracks of the teach-in to be highly interactive. You\u2019ll use a Sensational Blackboard and various craft materials to explore fundamental concepts like line quality, scale, orthographic projection, single-point perspective, obscuration, and more.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)'><span style='font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'>Sound complicated? Don\u2019t worry - everything we do is hands-on and approachable without prior experience.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#002E6D;letter-spacing:2.4pt'>WHEN, WHERE, AND HOW<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)'><span style='font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'>Community educators will join us on June 12-14 from 10 AM to 4 PM.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)'><span style='font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'>Learners will join us on June 14 from 10 AM to 4 PM.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)'><span style='font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'>The workshop is free and lunch will be provided. You are responsible for getting yourself to the teach-in and attending all hours you signed up for.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)'><span style='font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'>All activities will take place at the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. Sleeping rooms are potentially available on a first come basis. Anyone staying at the Jernigan Institute should be prepared to share a room </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#002E6D;letter-spacing:2.4pt'>YOUR HOSTS<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)'><span style='font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'>This teach-in is sponsored by the American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults, hosted by the National Federation of the Blind, and facilitated by a teaching team that has conducted similar events at the New York Public Library.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)'><span style='font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'>Our lead educator is renowned tactile artist and teacher Ann Cunningham, and our lead organizer is an American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults board member and tactile literacy advocate, Chancey Fleet. Eighty percent of your facilitators will be blind, and one hundred percent will understand, use, and center nonvisual techniques.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#002E6D;letter-spacing:2.4pt'>HOW TO APPLY<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)'><span style='font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#212529'>Please register your interest using the form below. We will accept applicants on a rolling basis and will close registration when we have a full class admitted, so we recommend applying promptly.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>If you have questions, please email chancey.fleet@gmail.com or call/text 347-632-8383.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=300 style='width:225.0pt;background:#DFDFE1;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=300 style='width:225.0pt;background:#DFDFE1'><tr><td style='padding:6.0pt 0in 6.0pt 0in'><div style='margin-left:12.0pt;margin-right:12.0pt;max-width:100%;overflow:hidden'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://actionfund.org/form/tactile-art"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>Tactile Art Teach-In | American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults</span></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://actionfund.org/form/tactile-art"><span style='color:#A2A2A9;text-decoration:none'>actionfund.org</span></a></span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td><td width=30 style='width:22.5pt;padding:0in 9.0pt 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><a href="https://actionfund.org/form/tactile-art"><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><img border=0 width=30 height=30 style='width:.3125in;height:.3125in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01DCCCB4.5C1E9540"></span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>