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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>For your information. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tina <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>ect:</b> Upcoming Legislative Event: Attend Our Great Gathering-In on Monday (CC & Spanish)<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in'><tr><td style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:7.5pt'><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;background:#0075C9;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:7.5pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img width=100 height=100 style='width:1.0416in;height:1.0416in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:~WRD0000.jpg" alt="Image removed by sender."></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:7.5pt'><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:7.5pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="nfb.org"><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=100 height=100 style='width:1.0416in;height:1.0416in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:~WRD0000.jpg" alt="Image removed by sender. National Federation of the Blind logo and tagline live the life you want"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;border-color:initial'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width=600 style='width:6.25in'><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt'><p><strong><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Major Advocacy Event Next Week: Join Us! (CC and Spanish Available)</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>It’s that time of year again. There’s a chill in the air and a new Congress in D.C. It’s time for the National Federation of the Blind 2021 Washington Seminar! This year’s Washington Seminar officially gets underway on Monday, February 8 at 5:00 p.m. EST with the Great Gathering-In, our annual gathering of Federation members from all across the country to discuss our legislative priorities for the year. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Our 2021 Washington Seminar Legislative Priorities are:</span><o:p></o:p></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='color:black'><a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=19894&qid=4845496"><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Access Technology Affordability Act</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='color:black'><a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=19895&qid=4845496"><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='color:black'><a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=19896&qid=4845496"><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Twenty-First Century Mobile Apps and Website Accessibility Act</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='color:black'><a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=19897&qid=4845496"><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Americans with Disabilities Voting Rights Act</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Review the above fact sheets, along with FAQs for each of the four issues, and the full 2021 Washington Seminar agenda with Zoom details at <a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=19898&qid=4845496">nfb.org/washington-seminar</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><strong><span style='font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Zoom Details for the Great Gathering-In</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h2><p><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>The Zoom platform includes closed captions and Spanish interpretation. Join the Zoom Meeting just before 5:00 p.m. EST to catch commentary from the Nation's Blind Podcast hosts, Anil Lewis and Melissa Riccobono.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:black'><a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=19923&qid=4845496"><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>https://zoom.us/j/97142192062</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>One tap mobile: +13017158592,,97142192062# </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>+13126266799,,97142192062#</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>1CapApp: <a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=19925&qid=4845496">https://ennis.1capapp.com/event/nfb </a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>We look forward to your participation!</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr style='height:6.0pt'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;background:#002F6D'><tr style='height:45.0pt'><td width=135 style='width:101.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:45.0pt'></td><td width=55 style='width:41.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:45.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:white'><a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=19899&qid=4845496"><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=100 height=100 style='width:1.0416in;height:1.0416in' id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:~WRD0000.jpg" alt="Image removed by sender. 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