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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Tonia Trapp, secretary<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>National Federation of the Blind of New Mexico</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>nfbnewmexicosecretary@gmail.com<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>www.nfbnm.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Live the life you want.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>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. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> AFB AccessWorld [mailto:accessworld=afb.net@mail94.atl111.rsgsv.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>AFB AccessWorld<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 12, 2017 2:07 PM<br><b>Subject:</b> The December issue of AccessWorld Is Now Available<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width=10 rowspan=3 style='width:7.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><br> <o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td><td width="90%" style='width:90.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 3.75pt 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:33.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000065'>AFB<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000065'><a href="https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=39de0f0551&e=c806462bb1" title="link to American Foundation for the Blind home page"><span style='color:#000065;text-decoration:none'>American Foundation<br>for the Blind</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;vertical-align:430%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:4.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000065'>TM <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=3 valign=top style='border:none;border-top:solid #BE8A02 1.5pt;padding:2.25pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000065'>Expanding possibilities for people with vision loss<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The December issue of <a href="https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=abcbc8c6ee&e=c806462bb1"><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>AccessWorld</span></em></a> is now available on our website.</span></strong><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>This issue features:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=a16ea5b7ed&e=c806462bb1">Happy Holidays!</a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=3866e77d87&e=c806462bb1">More Holiday Gift Ideas for People with Visual Impairments, by Deborah Kendrick</a><br>You loved the holiday gift guide in November, so we are here in December with an encore. Here are some more products, both practical and fun, to add to your gift-buying list. Some items were created with blind or low vision customers in mind, while others come from the mainstream market.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=7602f1139c&e=c806462bb1">Vision Technology in Clinical Trial Phase: New Approaches to AMD Treatment and Sight Restoration, by Bill Holton</a><br>We present two advances in vision research in this article. The first is a new medication approach to treating Advanced Macular Degeneration (AMD), and the second is the first step toward creating vision without an optic nerve, or even an eye.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=e887760ae3&e=c806462bb1">Accessible Diabetes Management Strategies for Enjoying the Holidays, by Jamie Pauls </a><br>Many popular holiday foods will send a diabetic's blood sugar soaring into the stratosphere. It's important for a diabetic to make wise choices as to what, and how much, they will eat. This article contains suggestions for the diabetic with a visual impairment that will help in this ongoing journey.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=2a6f322173&e=c806462bb1">Keeping It Portable: Comparing Braille Displays on iOS Devices, Part II, by Scott Davert </a><br>In Part I of this series, I examined the Refreshabraille and Smart Beetle. In this article, I will be reviewing the Braille Pen Touch and the Focus 14. Both of these displays offer some unique functionality at slightly different price points.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=43db3dddef&e=c806462bb1">Not Yet the Holy Grail: A Review of the ElBraille from VFO, by Deborah Kendrick </a><br>This month, we review the El Braille from VFO Group. Some will find the absence of a screen and/or QWERTY keyboard sacrifices not worth making. Others will, however, welcome this as the closest yet to that holy grail of braille computers.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=035de7b396&e=c806462bb1"><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>AccessWorld</span></em> News</a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=b7168c4bbf&e=c806462bb1">Letters to the Editor</a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><em><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>AccessWorld</span></em><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>® is the American Foundation for the Blind's technology magazine.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Be sure to sign up on the <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>AccessWorld</span></em> home page to receive <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>AccessWorld</span></em> Alerts, an e-mail announcement letting you know when new issues of <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>AccessWorld</span></em> are posted.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br><br></span><strong><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Unsubscribe Instructions</span></strong><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>You are receiving this message because you are an <em><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>AccessWorld</span></em> reader. 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