<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light, Helvetica Neue Light, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487358570901_44088"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487358570901_44364">Dear East Valley,</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487358570901_44365"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487358570901_45956"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487358570901_45955">The National Federation of the Blind Phoenix Seminar is coming up fast! If you are going to this event and would like to volunteer to help, please let me know. We are needing members to gather possible new member information and answer any questions that people may have about the National Federation of the Blind, the Phoenix seminar events, and or any other help you can give. We would like to get phone numbers and emails in order to do follow up. Call me or reply to this email if you are interested. We also need people to go to the appointments in their districts! Please, if you can possibly take some time out of your day to advocate for NFBA legislation that will eliminate yet even more obstacles for parents and students, please help.<br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487358570901_62102"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487358570901_45955"><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487358570901_62103"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487358570901_45955">Garret Mooney has volunteered to show anyone who would like to know, how to tie a tie. If any of the guys are interested, bring your tie to the chapter meeting and learn from a pro between 12pm and 12:30pm.<br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487358570901_89594"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487358570901_45955"><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487358570901_84708"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487358570901_45955">We have a lot of fun things planned for tomorrow, including a few surprises and a presentation on the EYERA glasses from Debi Chatfield.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487358570901_89591"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487358570901_45955"><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487358570901_92918"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487358570901_45955">Call if you have any questions.<br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487358570901_92917"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487358570901_45955"><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487358570901_89590"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487358570901_45955">Hope to see you there!<br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487358570901_44089"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487358570901_83074"><br></div></div><div class="signature" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487358570901_44096"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487358570901_92920">Thanks.<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487358570901_92919"><br></div><div>Sincerely,
</div><br>Megan Homrighausen
<br><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487358570901_44095">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>