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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><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@mail42.us4.mcsv.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>AFB AccessWorld<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 17, 2018 9:43 AM<br><b>Subject:</b> The April 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=fed6fb04b3&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><strong><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The April issue of <a href="https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=8742f9ee1d&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><p class=MsoNormal><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:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=b3c0e91e88&e=c806462bb1">Bringing the Conferences to You</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:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=8eaf7a3cf1&e=c806462bb1">Highlights from The 2018 American Foundation for the Blind Leadership Conference, by Aaron Preece</a><br>This year's Leadership Conference was filled with information from across the field of vision loss. Mainstream and assistive technology companies provided details on their new products and future developments that will benefit those with vision loss.<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:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=c45b27cb5d&e=c806462bb1">What's New in Braille and Beyond: A Report from the CSUN Assistive Technology Conference, by J.J. Meddaugh</a><br>A crowd of thousands descended upon the largest technology conference for people with disabilities. From high-tech to low-tech, many devices and technologies caught our attention.<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:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=b51285f08d&e=c806462bb1">CSUN 2018 Heralds The Year of Wearables--Unless It Doesn't, by Shelly Brisbin </a><br>The range of wearables continues to grow, and it's unclear which ones will be useful to people with which kinds of vision loss. But one thing is clear: the rate at which technology made for a mainstream audience is being applied to devices aimed at those with vision loss is accelerating.<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:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=962ed36629&e=c806462bb1">A Review of "Stress Less, Browse Happy: Your Guide to More Easily and Effectively Navigating the Internet with a Screen Reader," an audio tutorial from Mystic Access, by Jamie Pauls </a><br>Learning to use a computer can be daunting, and those with a visual impairment can find their frustrations compounded. For anyone who learns best when they are talked through a task, "Stress Less, Browse Happy" may be just the tutorial you are looking for.<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:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=fadfe9e7f7&e=c806462bb1">Accessible Dictation with Open Source DictationBridge, by Bill Holton</a><br>DictationBridge aims to bring improved accessibility to text dictation on Windows. Recently, DictationBridge Version 1.0 was released, with versions configured for NVDA and JAWS. I tried DictationBridge with all four possible configurations. Here are some initial impressions.<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:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=36168955a8&e=c806462bb1">Focusing on Braille: a Review of the Focus 5th Generation Braille Displays From the VFO Group, by Scott Davert</a><br>The most recent line of Focus displays from the VFO Group supports multiple Bluetooth connections, uses USB C cables, has a clock and calendar, and supports a wider range of technology. This article examines the latest displays, the Focus 14 and the Focus 40.<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:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=c306e8323a&e=c806462bb1">An Interview with Jonathan Mosen, Popular Broadcaster, Advocate, and Teacher, by Janet Ingber</a><br>You may recognize Jonathan Mosen's name from his Blind Side podcast, Mushroom FM, or his work with Freedom Scientific. He has been a major advocate for people who are blind or visually impaired his entire adult life. 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