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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><h3 style='margin:0in;line-height:24.0pt'><span style='font-family:Roboto;color:black'>Got this in Access Information News. The Week's News in Access Information. Symbol: Revolving Blue Globe. Six square boxes of the same size stacked two over four <o:p></o:p></span></h3><h3 style='margin:0in;line-height:24.0pt'><span style='font-family:Roboto;color:black'><a href="https://wvh7wdfbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001yboIaVqBb1Me4lAU8TSDrdQ_5WE31BaAPPUJJHiffuLsZFBoG5JBDG0Jh2Hng7ivsN3q1xjJ1SSxVuihbxWxPbcYZFvsTw4FELBb715MUTNh7RA2WnJbU1S8RaeF2YPJog18rSbg6LpsEy2TYC3-fY750AWk5EIsABuRXnRqpgpY3pDTqqaqMD-6OSfV9GONTNWfGAaXj9E_ytwWazTCX1VQhr0Ya0HnD0nVhMBVF97nwTy6HeCFczug-URMSZ37kxQQTBTkg_n3VRguFnuGJjwGaZkzzkFaOGGYo9qfQz2J-oscjlitlsHoGjK4uzLkELmu7ncUqoUqXTo2NDe4ciRvhbzfHaCxAtuNM_tdjOYN58PyRZKhsw==&c=2W86b9onWZt73SGIwqWoxdLVCPiQnurmGOnCtC4TTvyB0rXMewMGcQ==&ch=Ko4XW-nnBWmvQu6927k-z54F4o77qgVm9nJM--XC2ZDFerUQzIlqrQ==" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0000CC'>9.) Everette Bacon Named Chief of Blindness Initiatives at Aira</span></a> | Aira.io | September 19, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p class=MsoNormal style='-webkit-text-size-adjust: none'><span style='font-family:Roboto;color:black'>Aira is pleased to announce that Everette Bacon has been promoted to Chief of Blindness Initiatives. Since joining Aira as VP of Blindness Initiatives in 2023, Everette has played a fundamental leadership role at Aira. His work has included advocacy, securing state and federal funding, and advancing the recognition of visual interpreting as an assistive technology. In this new position, Everette will continue this important work, as well as take a more active leadership role in product and service development, service delivery, and business development, in addition to building out a team under him.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Respectfully Yours,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Robert Leslie NewmanNFBN Senior Division, Presidet<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>