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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Hello all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>I hope this email finds you and your families well. As you know, the Washington Seminar will take place during the week of February 3<sup>rd</sup>, and we are planning to meet with our Congressional representatives on February 4<sup>th</sup>. I am in the process of finalizing the schedule for that day and will share it as soon as I have all the time slots filled. The three bills we will be discussing are the Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act, the Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act, and the Blind Americans Return to Work Act. These are the same bills we discussed last year. However, this is a new Congress, and we must secure sponsors and co-sponsors again. If you have any life experiences that speak to any of these bills, please share them with us and we can take them to Washington . Also, please let me know if you are interested in attending the Congressional meetings.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>As you know, we practice for these meetings. Our One -hour practice sessions are at 1 pm on Monday, January 20<sup>th</sup> and 27<sup>th</sup>. If, by chance we need another practice date, it will be on Thursday, January 30<sup>th</sup>. We ill use our regular Zoom link for these meetings. I will send out reminders the day before the meetings. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Finally, the NFB National office is planning several Zoom meetings in preparation for Washington seminar. One already took place on January 9<sup>th</sup> to review the issues. The dates are as follows, and the Zoom link is below the dates: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>To prepare everyone for the 2025 Washington Seminar, we will be conducting a series of four Zoom training sessions in the weeks leading up to the event. The schedule for these trainings is: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thursday, January 9, 8:00 p.m. Eastern – Issues Training<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Monday, January 13, 8:00 p.m. Eastern – Mock Meeting #1<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wednesday, January 15, 8:00 p.m. Eastern – Washington Seminar Portal<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thursday, January 23, 8:00 p.m. Eastern – Mock Meeting #2<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Zoom information for this training is:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://nfb-org.zoom.us/j/7567531013?omn=92385488963">https://nfb-org.zoom.us/j/7567531013?omn=92385488963</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Meeting ID: 756 753 1013 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>One tap mobile <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>+13017158592,,7567531013# <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>+13126266799,,7567531013#<span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>I look forward to working with the Delaware team once again to get the job done in Washington, DC! Please contact me if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Sincerely… Carol King-Ries<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>NFB DE Legislative Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Live the life you want with love, hope, and determination!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>