<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Dear East Valley,<div><br></div><div>Please see convention information and other affiliate news below.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you.<br><br><div dir="ltr">Sincerely,<div>Megan Homrighausen</div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Debi Chatfield <debichatfield@gmail.com><br><b>Date:</b> June 14, 2021 at 11:45:55 AM MST<br><b>To:</b> Debi Chatfield <debichatfield@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Info on Signing Up for the Virtual National and State Conventions and More!</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">NFBAZ News – June 12, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#404040">National Convention – </span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">It is still not too late to register to attend the convention. The deadline to register if you want to vote or participate in door prizes was May 31, but if you would like to receive information regarding the upcoming convention please register now. You can register by going to <a href="https://www.nfb.org/convention">https://www.nfb.org/convention</a>. If you need any assistance registering, please contact me at <a href="mailto:nfb.az.president@gmail.com">nfb.az.president@gmail.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Additional Options for the Board Meeting, General Sessions, and the Banquet</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=21583&qid=5524089">Shoutcast</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=21584&qid=5524089">YouTube</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Access our live stream by asking your Amazon device to play "Nation's Blind"<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">NFB-NEWSLINE® Subscribers (Using the telephone, press 5 from the main menu. Then select option 5 for "National Meetings of Interest to the Print Disabled."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Additional important convention resources and information can be found at:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=21590&qid=5524089">Resources for First-Timers</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=21591&qid=5524089">Code of Conduct</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=21592&qid=5524089">Give $20 Convention Drawing</a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=21593&qid=5524089">Career Track Events</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#404040">State Convention – </span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Register now for the 75<sup>th</sup> Annual Convention for the National Federation of the Blind of Arizona. You can register on-line by going to <a href="http://www.az.nfb.org/convention">http://www.az.nfb.org/convention</a>. If you need any assistance registering, please contact me at <a href="mailto:nfb.az.president@gmail.org">nfb.az.president@gmail.org</a>. The convention is virtual and registration is free.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#404040">Legislative Call to Action – </span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">we need to reach out to our members of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate and urge them to support the Access Technology Affordability Act. In the House, the bill number is H.R. 431, and in the Senate it is S. 212. Please contact me if you need assistance contacting you representative or senator.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Donald Porterfield, Esq.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">National Federation of the Blind of Arizona<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><a href="http://www.az.nfb.org">http://www.az.nfb.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><a href="mailto:nfb.az.president@gmail.com">nfb.az.president@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">520-850-2180<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></blockquote></div></body></html>