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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hello All,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The following information will also be included in the convention agenda.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The NFB of New Mexico has Assistive Listening Devices available for persons who are Deaf, DeafBlind, or Hard-of-Hearing. Our Assistive Listening Devices use a stationary transmitter that connects to the Public Address system in a meeting room and transmits the sound directly to a receiver that you can clip to your belt or other clothing. To use the receiver, you will either need to plug in a 3.5mm headset, or you can activate the Telecoil switch in your hearing aids. We have small headsets available to check out along with the receivers, or you can use your own headset.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please go to the registration desk to check out and return receivers and headsets. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>When you check out a receiver, you will either need to provide a credit or debit card, or you can give us a deposit of $80 cash only. If you provide a debit or credit card, we will take a password-protected picture of the card using a cell phone and will permanently delete the picture when you bring back the equipment in good condition. If you provide a deposit of $80 cash only, we will return the money to you when you return the equipment in good condition. You will also need to sign our NFB of New Mexico Assistive Listening Device Checkout Form For Receivers And Headsets, where you acknowledge your understanding that if you do not return the equipment or if you damage the equipment, we will either charge your credit or debit card for the cost of replacing the equipment, or we will keep the $80 deposit and ask you to pay the remaining cost to replace the equipment.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We realize that you may be attending multiple days of the convention. Even so, we ask that you return the receiver and headset each day after the last event you plan to attend that day. This way, we can charge the receivers overnight to ensure they will have a full charge when they are checked out the next day. If you keep the receiver for multiple days and turn it in when you are done attending the convention, we cannot guarantee that the receiver will maintain its battery life over multiple days. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>These receivers can operate on three different channels. The board meeting, general sessions, Resolutions Committee meeting, and the banquet will all be broadcast on Channel E, which is the default channel. If you are attending a meeting during the convention other than those just listed, you may need to change the channel on your receiver to either channel A or Channel H to tune in the broadcast for that particular meeting.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>To change the channel on the receiver, press and hold the volume up and down buttons together for five seconds. The receiver will speak the current channel. Then you can use the volume up and volume down buttons to change the channel to A or H. Once you have changed the channel, either press the power button to save and exit, or the change will be saved automatically in 5 seconds if you take no action. If you need help changing the channel on your receiver, please go to the registration desk.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Best wishes,<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'>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'><a href="mailto:nfbnewmexicosecretary@gmail.com">nfbnewmexicosecretary@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="http://www.nfbnm.org">www.nfbnm.org</a><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><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>