<div dir="auto">At Large Chapter agenda update. </div><div dir="auto">Meeting is Tuesday, February 24th. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br clear="all"><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Janet<br><br></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Feb 19, 2026 at 7:57\u202fAM Tonia Trapp via NFB-NM <<a href="mailto:nfb-nm@nfbnet.org">nfb-nm@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)">
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<span style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif">The At Large Chapter invites you to a special presentation by Patrick Long, Co-founder/CEO Innosearch AI.</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif">Innosearch AI is the accessible online shopping platform and is endorsed by the National federation of the Blind and Be My Eyes.</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif">Patrick will share insight on the
</b></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">accessible shopping platform and tools like
<i style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">CoBrowse AI</i></b></span><b style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">, which lets users \u201ctalk to any website\u201d using voice commands, and your
</b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><i style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Accessible Storefront</i></b></span><b style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> platform for blind entrepreneurs and organizations.</b></p>
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<span style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif">Please join the At Large Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of New Mexico</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif">Tuesday, January 27,2026 (4<sup style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif">Th</sup> Tuesday of each month)</b></span></p>
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<p style="direction:ltr;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif;color:black"><b style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif">Janet Montoya, President</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif">1.</b></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";line-height:normal">
</span><span style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif">7pm Call to Order, Janet Montoya, President</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";line-height:normal">
</span><span style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif">Guest Speaker Patrick Long, Co-founder/CEO Innosearch AI</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">3.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";line-height:normal">
</span><span style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif"><u style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif">NFB Pledge</u>: </b></span><span style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif;color:black"><b style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif">I pledge to participate actively in the efforts of the National Federation of the Blind; to achieve equality,
opportunity, and security for the blind; to support the policies and programs of the Federation; and to abide by its Constitution. </b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">4.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";line-height:normal">
</span><span style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif"><u style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif">National Federation of the Blind Belief Message</u>:</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif">The National Federation of the Blind advances the lives of its members and all blind people in the United States. We know that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we
raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. Our collective power, determination, and diversity achieve the aspirations of all blind people.</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">5.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";line-height:normal">
</span><span style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif;color:black"><b style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif">Roll Call and Introduction of Guests, Jamie Sibson</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">6.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";line-height:normal">
</span><span style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif">Approval of the agenda.</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">7.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";line-height:normal">
</span><span style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif">Approval of the January 2026 meeting minutes. </b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">8.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";line-height:normal">
</span><span style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif">Treasurer\u2019s Report, Jamie Sibson, Sec/Tres</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif">9. Presidential Release:</b></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue"><a style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue" id="m_4175285657070952355OWA5bc38764-e923-86c0-f2a9-8ae080deb4ea" href="https://nfb.org/sites/nfb.org/files/2026-01/presidential%20_release_february_2026_chapter_version.mp3" target="_blank">nfb.org/sites/nfb.org/files/2026-01/presidential
_release_february_2026_chapter_version.mp3</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif">10. Washington Seminar report from Darlene Ortiz and Orlando Marez</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif">11. Committee Reports:</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif">a.</b></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";line-height:normal">
</span><span style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif"> Membership, German Benitez, chair</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif">b.</b></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";line-height:normal">
</span><span style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif"> Fundraiser, Martin Gallegos, chair</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif">c.</b></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";line-height:normal">
</span><span style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif"> Legislature, Sheppard</b></span></p>
<p style="direction:ltr;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif"> 12. New Business</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif">a.</b></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";line-height:normal">
</span><span style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif">2026 proposed budget</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif">13. February Birthdays</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif">14. Open Discussion (Next meeting March 24)</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Abadi,sans-serif">15. Adjourn</b></span></p>
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<b style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Helpful Links:</u></b></p>
<div style="direction:ltr;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:blue"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:blue" id="m_4175285657070952355OWA10c670fa-c3a6-8cbf-60ae-d25ac2cae810" href="https://nfb.org/about-us/press-room/innosearch-ai-and-national-federation-blind-announce-strategic-partnership" target="_blank">Innosearch
AI and National Federation of the Blind Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Digital Accessibility for Blind and Low-Vision Communities | National Federation of the Blind</a></span></div>
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<p style="direction:ltr;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Janet Montoya, At Large Chapter President</span></p>
<p style="direction:ltr;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">At Large Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of New Mexico</span></p>
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<p style="direction:ltr;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Live the life you want.</span></p>
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