[NFB-NM] FW: 2021 Washington Seminar Information now available on NFB Newsline

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From: Scott White <swhite at nfb.org> 
Sent: Thursday, February 4, 2021 12:05 PM
Subject: 2021 Washington Seminar Information now available
 
At our 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.
The first Washington Seminar took place in 1973. Today, more than five
hundred people from the fifty states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto
Rico typically attend.
Approximately three legislative initiatives are chosen for priority
attention each year. These initiatives, which form the Washington Seminar
priorities, are based on the official positions of the NFB adopted at the
national convention and can address concerns related to civil rights,
educational programs and services, rehabilitation of the blind for
competitive employment, the operation of vending facilities by blind persons
on public property, specialized library services for the blind, the
organization and funding of federal programs, Social Security Disability and
Supplemental Security Income programs, and other timely topics.
We have posted the NFB 2021 Washington Seminar Agenda and Fact Sheets on
NFB-NEWSLINE. To reach this information using the telephone access method,
press five from the main menu for newspapers in a different state, followed
by five again for National Meetings of Interest to the print disabled. You
can also access this from the main menu by pressing one and then one again
for the national channel.
To reach this information using the free NFB-NEWSLINE Mobile app, choose All
Publications off the Information Sources menu, and search "NFB 2021
Washington Seminar Fact Sheets and Agenda".
If you are interested in how you can get involved, contact your local state
NFB affiliate. A list of these can be found on the NFB.org website at
https://www.nfb.org/about-us/state-affiliates
National Federation of the Blind | nfb.org | 866-504-7300 |
nfbnewsline at nfb.org <mailto:nfbnewsline at nfb.org> 
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