<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;">Good morning everyone, please read what I am discussing below fully. If you have any comments, questions or concerns please email them to me.<div><br></div><div>This of course is the official call for accommodation request for our January 18 public meeting. Please note that it starts at 8 PM Eastern. That's 5 PM Pacific Time. Because what I'm posting below is quite lengthy I will post the Zoom information in a separate email.</div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866667px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866667px;">Happy New Year Everyone!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866667px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866667px;">National Federation of the Blind<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866667px;">DeafBlind Division Accommodations Request Policy:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866667px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866667px;">The National Federation of the Blind and its divisions strive to grant every accommodation request possible. Please maximize our ability to grant such requests by observing the following policies:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866667px;">1. Reasonable accommodations requests are to be submitted a minimum of fifteen (15) calendar days before the event for which accommodations are being requested. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866667px;">2. Requests must specify a need for ASL, CART, or another accommodation. Requests must also detail when, where, and for how long the accommodation is needed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866667px;">3. The National Federation of the Blind Deafblind Division makes every effort to grant accommodation requests, including requests made on short notice and requests made while a meeting is actively taking place. With that in mind, please provide as much notice as possible so the division has the opportunity to hire interpreters and captioners as needed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866667px;">4. Individuals who request accommodations within two weeks of a scheduled meeting will be emailed a copy of this document for their review.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866667px;">5. Interpreters and captioners are paid commensurate with the amount of time they worked. If an interpreter or captioner is hired, but no one who requested use of that interpreter or captioner has arrived within fifteen (15) minutes of the start of the meeting, the interpreter or captioner will be relieved of their duties and that service will not be provided.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866667px;">6. Individuals who repeatedly request and receive interpretation or captioning services, but fail to attend the relevant meetings will be asked not to plan to attend the meetings until their life circumstances are such that they can use the services as intended.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866667px;">7. Members subject to the above paragraph may contact the division president to request reinstatement of their accommodations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866667px;">8. This policy will be posted to the division website, the division list-serve, and available upon request. Please direct any questions to <a href="mailto:nfbdbpresident@mmines.org" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">nfbdbpresident@mmines.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866667px;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866667px;">To join the National DeafBlind Division, please visit the <a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=44" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">Division Donation Form | National Federation of the Blind</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866667px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866667px;">Zoom Recordings/transcripts:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866667px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866667px;">If after any regular meeting of the Division, a member wishes to receive an audio recording or written transcript of the meeting, the member shall email <a href="mailto:nfbdbpresident@mmines.org" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">President Mines</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866667px;"> </span></p>National Federation</div><div><br></div><div>Mail mail email email<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></div><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 A. 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: nfbdbpresident@mmines.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;">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 t emailhey 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>