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<h1><font color="#000000" face="calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 32px;">Attend the Great Gathering-In Next Monday</span></font></h1>
<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">The 2026 National Federation of the Blind Washington Seminar officially starts on Monday, January 26, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern with the Great Gathering-In, our annual opening session.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">Federation members from across the country gather together to share motivational remarks, outline our legislative priorities for the year, and cultivate an atmosphere of unity and collective action.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">Join us to be part of the movement and help kick-start a week of advocacy that drives progress.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">Review the legislative fact sheets and the full agenda at <a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=41521&qid=12242486" rel="nofollow" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline">nfb.org/washington-seminar</a>.</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 20pt; color:black;">Help Make Our Advocacy Successful</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">Hundreds of Federationists are headed to Washington Seminar to spend days advocating directly on Capitol Hill. As someone who values our advocacy efforts, please consider making a <a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=41522&qid=12242486" rel="nofollow" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline">contribution</a>. We need your help to make change happen so we can live the lives we want.</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 20pt; color:black;">Zoom Details for the Great Gathering-In</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">The Zoom platform includes closed captions and Spanish interpretation.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">Zoom Meeting ID: 966 6443 5355</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;"><a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=41523&qid=12242486" rel="nofollow" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline">Join the Great Gathering-In</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">One-tap mobile:<br>
+13017158592,,99240942968# US (Washington, DC)<br>
13052241968,,96664435355# US</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">Additional ways to access: </span></p>
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<li><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;"><a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=41524&qid=12242486" rel="nofollow" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline">Closed Captions via 1CapApp</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;"><a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=41525&qid=12242486" rel="nofollow" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline">YouTube Stream</a> (the live video will start at the beginning of the event)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;"><a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=41526&qid=12242486" rel="nofollow" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline">Tune in on NFBRN</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">Ask your Amazon device to play "Nation's Blind"</span></li>
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<h2><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 20pt; color:black;">About the Washington Seminar</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">At the Washington Seminar, members of the National Federation of the Blind convene to learn about and advocate for legislative initiatives that will improve the lives of blind Americans. For more information, visit <a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=41527&qid=12242486" rel="nofollow" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline">nfb.org/washington-seminar</a>.</span></p>
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