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</div><div style="text-align:center" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_12985" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_12986"><u id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_12987"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_12988">Schedule of Seasonal
Activities</span></u></b></div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_12989"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_12990"><u id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_12991">January</u></b>: </div>
<div style="margin-left:38.25pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_12992"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_12993"><span style="mso-list:Ignore" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_12994">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_12995">
</span></span></span>Advertise for Phoenix Seminar</div>
<div style="margin-left:74.25pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_12996"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_12997"><span style="mso-list:Ignore" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_12998">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_12999">
</span></span></span>This is Arizona’s Version of Washington Seminar
where we converge on the state capital to advocate for state legislation.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13000"> </span>NFBA does advocacy training with partnering
training centers, like SAAVI, to teach the importance of advocacy.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13001"> </span>The NFBA discusses the philosophy of the NFB
and how the annual initiatives fit into that philosophy.</div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13002"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13003"><u id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13004">February:</u></b><span style="mso-spacerun:yes" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13005"> </span></div>
<div style="margin-left:38.25pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13006"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13007"><span style="mso-list:Ignore" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13008">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13009">
</span></span></span>Phoenix Seminar</div>
<div style="margin-left:74.25pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13010"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13011"><span style="mso-list:Ignore" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13012">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13013">
</span></span></span>This seminar is organized into 30 districts and
Arizona typically has approximately 125 blind Arizona federationist and those
learning about blindness advocacy who represent the districts from all over
Arizona.</div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13014"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13015"><u id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13016">March:</u></b></div>
<div style="margin-left:38.25pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13017"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13018"><span style="mso-list:Ignore" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13019">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13020">
</span></span></span>Recruit newly trained NFB members to attend
chapter meetings all over the state where we recap the successes from the
Phoenix Seminar, and strategize for next steps.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13021">
</span>Chapters are encouraged to include mentoring activities for that meeting
like technology, letter writing, ETC.</div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13022"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13023"><u id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13024">April:</u></b></div>
<div style="margin-left:38.25pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13025"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13026"><span style="mso-list:Ignore" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13027">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13028">
</span></span></span>Chapter Picnics</div>
<div style="margin-left:74.25pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13029"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13030"><span style="mso-list:Ignore" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13031">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13032">
</span></span></span>Typically, April is a great time for chapters to
host their annual picnics.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13033"> </span>This is
usually a highly attended event.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13034"> </span>Cities
where more than one chapter is present often combine events.</div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13035"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13036"><u id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13037">May:</u></b><span style="mso-spacerun:yes" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13038"> </span></div>
<div style="margin-left:38.25pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13039"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13040"><span style="mso-list:Ignore" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13041">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13042">
</span></span></span>Board Philosophy session</div>
<div style="margin-left:74.25pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13043"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13044"><span style="mso-list:Ignore" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13045">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13046">
</span></span></span>This day-long session is an open to all and
transportation is arranged to bring members from all over the state to engage
in a philosophy day. Of course, we also provide lunch for our participants. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13047"> </span>Alternatively, the board may hold two sessions
in various parts of the state.</div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13048"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13049"><u id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13050"><span style="text-decoration:none" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13051"> </span></u></b></div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13052"><a name="_GoBack" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13053" href=""></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13054"><u id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13055">June:</u></b>
</div>
<div style="margin-left:38.25pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13056"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13057"><span style="mso-list:Ignore" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13058">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13059">
</span></span></span>Focus on Parents</div>
<div style="margin-left:74.25pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13060"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13061"><span style="mso-list:Ignore" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13062">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13063">
</span></span></span>Arizona NFB BELL Academy occurs the first two
weeks of June, making it the perfect time to hold an ice-cream social, or other
family friendly activity at the local chapter meeting.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13064"> </span></div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13065"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13066"><u id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13067">July</u></b>: </div>
<div style="margin-left:38.25pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13068"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13069"><span style="mso-list:Ignore" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13070">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13071">
</span></span></span>National Convention</div>
<div style="margin-left:74.25pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13072"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13073"><span style="mso-list:Ignore" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13074">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13075">
</span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13076"> </span>Arizona
Vocational Rehabilitation partners with SAAVI and the Colorado Center for the
Blind in sending first time convention goers who are enrolled in training.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13077"> </span>Arizona typically brings upwards of 50 first
timers.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13078"> </span>The Arizona Association of Blind
Students holds a pizza party at convention after the Arizona Caucus.</div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13079"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13080"><u id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13081">August</u></b>: </div>
<div style="margin-left:38.25pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13082"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13083"><span style="mso-list:Ignore" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13084">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13085">
</span></span></span>Wrap-up party</div>
<div style="margin-left:74.25pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13086"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13087"><span style="mso-list:Ignore" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13088">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13089">
</span></span></span>Held by local chapters to bring all those who
attended convention together with all chapter members to celebrate what we
learned at convention.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13090"> </span>Every attempt is
made to provide transportation and other encouragement to those first timers
who attended convention.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13091"> </span>Activities may
include pool parties, ice-cream socials, ETC.</div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13092"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13093"><u id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13094">September</u></b>:
</div>
<div style="margin-left:38.25pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13095"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13096"><span style="mso-list:Ignore" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13097">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13098">
</span></span></span>Arizona State Convention:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13099"> </span></div>
<div style="margin-left:74.25pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13100"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13101"><span style="mso-list:Ignore" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13102">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13103">
</span></span></span>Our convention is required for all VR employees
as well as all SAAVI students and staff.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13104">
</span>Thursday night is dedicated to making federation philosophy available
and accessible to all. Membership Recruitment and Engagement is responsible for
developing a team that focuses on recruiting and energizing new members.</div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13105"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13106"><u id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13107">October</u></b>: </div>
<div style="margin-left:38.25pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13108"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13109"><span style="mso-list:Ignore" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13110">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13111">
</span></span></span>Meet the Blind Month and White Cane Day: </div>
<div style="margin-left:74.25pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13112"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13113"><span style="mso-list:Ignore" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13114">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13115">
</span></span></span>Chapters are encouraged to engage new members
from both conventions to participate in community activities, culminating at
the State Capital for White Cane day. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13116"> </span>White
Cane Day is where Arizona reinforces the advocacy from the Phoenix Seminar and
introduces advocacy initiatives from September convention resolutions.</div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13117"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13118"><u id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13119">November-December:</u></b><span style="mso-spacerun:yes" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13120"> </span></div>
<div style="margin-left:38.25pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13121"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13122"><span style="mso-list:Ignore" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13123">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13124">
</span></span></span>Training seminar</div>
<div style="margin-left:74.25pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13125"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13126"><span style="mso-list:Ignore" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13127">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13128">
</span></span></span>Chapter Road show and/or geographic training
events focusing on hands-on mentoring in the areas of leadership skills
training for all members.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13129"> </span></div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13130"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13131"><u id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13132"><span style="text-decoration:none" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13133"> </span></u></b></div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13134"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13135"><u id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13136">December</u></b>: </div>
<div style="margin-left:38.25pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13137"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13138"><span style="mso-list:Ignore" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13139">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13140">
</span></span></span>Christmas Parties:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13141"> </span></div>
<div style="margin-left:74.25pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13142"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13143"><span style="mso-list:Ignore" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13144">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13145">
</span></span></span>Each chapter holds it’s Christmas party where every
effort is made to invite all new and prospective members from the year.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_13146"> </span>All bell ringers and their families
participate as well.</div>
<div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_12658"> </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_12510"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_12494"><br></div><div class="signature" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_12428">Sincerely,
<br><br>Megan Homrighausen
<br><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483902710226_12443">East Valley Chapter President<br>National Federation Of The Blind Of Arizona</b>
<br>480-510-6196<br><div id="yiv8851084231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461649445555_3130"><br></div><span id="yiv8851084231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461649445555_3132" style=""><span id="yiv8851084231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461649445555_3133" style="">National Federation Of The Blind Principles<br><br>1.<span id="yiv8851084231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461649445555_3134" style="font:7.0pt;"> I</span></span></span>t
is respectable to be blind. It’s okay to be blind. Being blind is
something that we need not feel troubled or embarrassed about, concerned about
or emotionally exhausted over. It’s okay to be blind.<span id="yiv8851084231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461649445555_3136" style=""><span id="yiv8851084231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461649445555_3137" style=""><br>2.<span id="yiv8851084231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461649445555_3138" style="font:7.0pt;"> T</span></span></span>he real problem of blindness is not the absence of vision but is
the social misconceptions and stereotypes that exist about blindness. It is not the physical absence of eye sight but it is what society has come to
believe about our blindness. We reject the misconceptions that society has and
we accept that the physical absence of our sight is not the big problem.<span id="yiv8851084231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461649445555_3140" style=""><span id="yiv8851084231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461649445555_3141" style=""><br>3.<span id="yiv8851084231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461649445555_3142" style="font:7.0pt;"> </span></span></span>With proper training and opportunity the average blind person can
do the average job in the average place of work.<span id="yiv8851084231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461649445555_3156" style=""><span id="yiv8851084231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461649445555_3157" style=""><br>4.<span id="yiv8851084231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461649445555_3158" style="font:7.0pt;"> </span></span></span>Blindness
is simply one of many human characteristics, like being tall or being short,
being big or small, being bright or average. Blindness is simply one of many<br>characteristics.<span id="yiv8851084231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461649445555_3175" style=""><span id="yiv8851084231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461649445555_3176" style=""><br>5.<span id="yiv8851084231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461649445555_3177" style="font:7.0pt;"> </span></span></span>Blindness
can be reduced to the level of an inconvenience or physical nuisance. <span id="yiv8851084231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461649445555_3188" style=""><span id="yiv8851084231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461649445555_3189" style=""><br>6.<span id="yiv8851084231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461649445555_3190" style="font:7.0pt;"> </span></span></span>We
believe in the effectiveness of alternative non visual techniques.<span id="yiv8851084231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461649445555_3213" style=""><span id="yiv8851084231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461649445555_3214" style=""><br>7.<span id="yiv8851084231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461649445555_3215" style="font:7.0pt;"> </span></span></span>If
we want equal rights we need to accept equal responsibility.</div></div></body></html>