<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Good afternoon I am passing this along for informational purposes. Please contact miss Blake if you are interested.<div class=""><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Maurice Mines, Board Member </div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">National Federation of the Blind Deaf-Blind Division </div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><a href="mailto:board4@nfbdeaf-blind.org" class="">Email: board4@nfbdeaf-blind.org</a> <<span style="color: #136bce" class=""><a href="mailto:board4@nfbdeaf-blind.org" class="">mailto:board4@nfbdeaf-blind.org</a></span>> </div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Website: <a href="http://www.nfbdeaf-blind.org" class="">www.nfbdeaf-blind.org</a> <<span style="color: #136bce" class=""><a href="http://www.nfbdeaf-blind.org" class="">http://www.nfbdeaf-blind.org</a></span>> </div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Live the life you want. </div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">The National Federation of the Blind Deaf-Blind Division, a proud division </div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">of the National Federation of the Blind, is a community of members and </div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation's blind. Every day </div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); min-height: 15px;" class=""><br class=""></div></div><div class=""><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">"Blake, Lou Ann via NFBNet-Members-List" <<a href="mailto:nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org" class="">nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">[Nfbnet-members-list] Blind, Low-vision, and Deafblind adults needed for study on impact of the COVID-19 pandemic</b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">July 20, 2021 at 12:07:03 PM PDT<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">"'<a href="mailto:nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org" class="">nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org</a>'" <<a href="mailto:nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org" class="">nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">"Blake, Lou Ann" <<a href="mailto:LBlake@nfb.org" class="">LBlake@nfb.org</a>><br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div class=""><meta charset="UTF-8" class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">The below research participant solicitation is being provided for informational purposes only. The National Federation of the Blind has no involvement in this research, but we believe that it may contribute to our research mission.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">The American Foundation for the Blind is conducting a study called the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i class=""><a href="http://afb.org/JourneyForward" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">Journey Forward</a></i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>to examine how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected U.S. adults who are blind, have low vision, or are deafblind. Visit<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26);" class=""><a href="http://afb.org/JourneyForward" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">afb.org/JourneyForward</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>to learn more about the study and how data collected will be used. On the web page, click on the button that says “Take the Survey” to begin. The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><i class=""><a href="http://afb.org/JourneyForward" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">Journey Forward</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i>study closes August 9, 2021.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26);" class="">AFB is conducting the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i class="">Journey Forward<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i>study as a follow up to the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i class=""><a href="https://www.afb.org/research-and-initiatives/flatten-inaccessibility-survey/journey-forward" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">Flatten Inaccessibility</a></i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>study that was conducted early in the pandemic. NFB was one of the collaborating organizations that helped recruit 1,921 participants.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.afb.org/research-and-initiatives/flatten-inaccessibility-survey/executive-summary" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">Read the fully accessible report</a>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Lou Ann Blake, J.D.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Director of Research Programs, Blindness Initiatives<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">(410) 659-9314, extension 2221 |<a href="mailto:lblake@nfb.org" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">lblake@nfb.org</a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="https://nfb.org/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="text-decoration: none;" class=""><img border="0" width="210" height="76" id="_x0000_i1028" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/email/2/nfblogo.png" alt="National Federation of the Blind" style="width: 2.1875in; height: 0.7916in;" class=""></span></a><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/nationalfederationoftheblind" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="text-decoration: none;" class=""><img border="0" width="24" height="24" id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/email/2/facebook.png" alt="Facebook" style="width: 0.25in; height: 0.25in;" class=""></span></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NFB_Voice" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="text-decoration: none;" class=""><img border="0" width="24" height="24" id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/email/2/twitter.png" alt="Twitter" style="width: 0.25in; height: 0.25in;" class=""></span></a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/NationsBlind" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="text-decoration: none;" class=""><img border="0" width="24" height="24" id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/email/2/youtube.png" alt="Youtube" style="width: 0.25in; height: 0.25in;" class=""></span></a><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. 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