<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Good afternoon everyone, I'm writing to remind everyone that if you need Accommodations for our next public meeting which is currently scheduled to be held at 6 PM Eastern daylight time on April 6 2024. To please send me your accommodations request these request are due no later than 5 PM Pacific, 8 PM Eastern time friday, March 29.</div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">There are two additional things I want to let everyone know about one if you request a combinations please make sure you can attend. We spent $620 on accommodations in our last meeting period we want to make sure that these accommodations are being used since they do cost money.</div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">I also wanted to let everyone know that Darla is stepping away from her secretarial duties for a extended period of time due to her current health situation. That means that Jesse Kramer Will continue in the secretaries position until Darla gets better, or the national convention, whichever comes first. Does Kramer will to become list administrator for now.</div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">I also would like to give everyone a heads up that our website Will be moving soon I will announce the new URL sometime next week when our national office let me know what that Address is.</div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Finally if you have suggestions for what I should put on the agenda for our annual meeting on July 5 2024 now would be a great time to email me those suggestions. Please mind that I've already invited humanware, andHims to come and talk about their braille products. I am considering asking someone from Helen Keller to come and talk about several things with us in Orlando. I should also let everyone know that at that same meeting in July the four board positions will be up for election at that time period we will discuss all of these logistical things regarding the meeting later in the spring. Please email me suggestions about what should be covered in our annual meeting and if I can get it arranged then hopefully your suggestion will make the agenda. We only have four hours to do this in Orlando so we need to make the best use of our time.</div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Please note, if you're not already part of the division, meaning a member here again is the link to join the division and become a paid member of the division that means you will get the right to vote. All of our meetings. <span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: blue;"><a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=44">https://nfb.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=44</a></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Maurice Mines, President <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">National Federation of the Blind Deaf-Blind Division <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Email: <a href="mailto:presidentdeafblindnfb@mauricemines.org" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">presidentdeafblindnfb@mauricemines.org</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Website: www.nfb.org <http://www.nfbdeaf-blind.org> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Live the life you want. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The National Federation of the Blind Deaf-Blind Division, a proud division <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">of the National Federation of the Blind, is a community of members and <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation's blind. Every day <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">we work together to help blind people live the lives they want. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></p></body></html>