<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jul 14, 2020, at 7:58 PM, Tai Tomasi via NFB-DB <nfb-db@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Good evening, everyone. My name is Tai Tomasi. My pronouns are she/her. I am a blind member of the NFB and a deafblind ally. I have provided uncertified captioning for deafblind convention attendees in the past. I am interested in assisting NFB members who are deafblind with making events more accessible. If you encounter accessibility issues during convention, please email me so that I can address these issues with the national office. I realize that the deafblind division is already doing some of this work, but I want to offer my services and availability as an ally. I know how frustrating it can be not to have access, and I want to do what I can to take some of the work off your shoulders. I know that the NFB national office is working hard to make the convention accessible to all. I also know that some sessions on the list for captioning today did not have captioning. Please feel free to contact me with any issues you encounter. If you prefer to email me privately, my email address is <a href="mailto:tai.tomasi8@gmail.com">tai.tomasi8@gmail.com</a>. Also, if there are any other deafblind groups where I should post this message, please let me know. Thanks in advance.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Warmly,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Tai Tomasi, J.D., M.P.A.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p></div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>NFB-DB mailing list</span><br><span>NFB-DB@nfbnet.org</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-db_nfbnet.org</span><br></div></blockquote><br><div><br></div><div>Thanks so much for your assistance, you have no idea how much this means to us as a division.</div><div><br></div><div>Yours and the Federation,</div><div><br></div><div>Kat Bottner</div></body></html>