<div dir="ltr"><br>Information for NFB of Georgia.<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Kaloc, Jeff</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:JKaloc@nfb.org">JKaloc@nfb.org</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, Aug 5, 2022 at 3:15 PM<br>Subject: The National Federation of the Blind - Rev Up Coalition<br>To: <br>Cc: Blake, Lou Ann <<a href="mailto:LBlake@nfb.org">LBlake@nfb.org</a>><br></div><br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">I am writing to bring to your attention the important work of the REV UP coalition in your state to empower voters with disabilities. The
<a href="https://www.aapd.com/advocacy/voting/join-rev-up/" target="_blank">REV UP Voting Campaign</a> started in 2016 as an initiative of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), a cross-disability civil rights organization building the political and economic
power of people with disabilities across the country. The </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">REV UP Voting Campaign</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif"> is a nonpartisan national voting initiative
focused on advancing the power of the disability vote. Rev Up’s mission is to foster civic engagement and protect the voting rights of Americans with disabilities. REV UP stands for “Register! Educate! Vote! Use your Power!”
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Lou Ann Blake and I have been in contact with the staff at the American Association of People with Disabilities about partnering several of our state affiliates with Rev Up. Your
state came up in conversation as a state that may benefit greatly by this partnership. Working with the REVUP coalition could be an effective way to register to vote blind and low-vision adults in your state, educate voters with print disabilities about accessible
vote-by-mail, and get out the vote on Election Day, November 8, 2022.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">If this is something that interests your affiliate, please let Lou Ann Blake or myself know, and we will help to connect you with the REVUP coalition in your state. Also please
do not hesitate to ask any questions that you have about partnering with Rev Up.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">All the best,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Jeff Kaloc<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.
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</div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Dorothy Griffin - President <div>National Federation of the Blind of Georgia</div><div><a href="mailto:dgriffin@nfbga.org" target="_blank">dgriffin@nfbga.org</a></div><div>770-374-4832</div><div><br></div><div><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span>The National Federation of the Blind knows 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. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.</span></p></div><div><span><br></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>