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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear all,</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> We hope everyone has been having a great February, and that this leads to a wonderful rest of 2020. The California Association of Blind Students (CABS) has been hard at work studying and building the division. The support from our affiliate has been incredible, and we look forward to continually working together. We have been setting goals for the future and we can’t wait to see what becomes of them. </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> In August of last year, California in general and Cabs in particular helped to host the Pacific Regional Student Seminar at Enchanted Hills Camp near Napa, California. This was a weekend of valuable networking, informative presentations, insightful discussions, and fun. It was a great opportunity for student leaders to get to know each other on a more personal level. This year, we would like to help more people attend the seminar by raising funds to assist with expenses. If you would like to contribute some ideas to how we might help you and your friends attend, join us on Sunday, March 01, at 8:00 PM. For more specifics, visit our Facebook page here: https://m.facebook.com/events/636227870486280?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%223%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D&aref=3&_ft_=mf_story_key.636227870486280%3Atop_level_post_id.636227870486280%3Atl_objid.636227870486280%3Acontent_owner_id_new.166747930401206%3Athrowback_story_fbid.636227870486280%3Acall_to_action_type.EVENT_RSVP%3Apage_id.166747930401206%3Astory_location.4%3Astory_attachment_style.event%3Atds_flgs.3%3Apage_insights.%7B%22166747930401206%22%3A%7B%22page_id%22%3A166747930401206%2C%22actor_id%22%3A166747930401206%2C%22dm%22%3A%7B%22isShare%22%3A0%2C%22originalPostOwnerID%22%3A0%7D%2C%22psn%22%3A%22EntEventCreationStory%22%2C%22post_context%22%3A%7B%22object_fbtype%22%3A844%2C%22publish_time%22%3A1582164171%2C%22story_name%22%3A%22EntEventCreationStory%22%2C%22story_fbid%22%3A%5B636227870486280%5D%7D%2C%22role%22%3A1%2C%22sl%22%3A4%7D%7D%3Athid.166747930401206%3A306061129499414%3A70%3A0%3A1583049599%3A1366252610781157653&__tn__=HH-R</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> The Outreach Committee is working to increase membership and engagement. We are currently working on new ideas to recruit members. We also have set goals to increase our presence on our Facebook page and social media in general. However, we would love to get some input from you. Feel free to join us on Sunday, March 01, at 7:00 PM. For more specifics, visit this link: https://m.facebook.com/events/603176550240688?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%223%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D&aref=3&_ft_=mf_story_key.603176550240688%3Atop_level_post_id.603176550240688%3Atl_objid.603176550240688%3Acontent_owner_id_new.166747930401206%3Athrowback_story_fbid.603176550240688%3Acall_to_action_type.EVENT_RSVP%3Apage_id.166747930401206%3Astory_location.4%3Astory_attachment_style.event%3Atds_flgs.3%3Apage_insights.%7B%22166747930401206%22%3A%7B%22page_id%22%3A166747930401206%2C%22actor_id%22%3A166747930401206%2C%22dm%22%3A%7B%22isShare%22%3A0%2C%22originalPostOwnerID%22%3A0%7D%2C%22psn%22%3A%22EntEventCreationStory%22%2C%22post_context%22%3A%7B%22object_fbtype%22%3A844%2C%22publish_time%22%3A1582312282%2C%22story_name%22%3A%22EntEventCreationStory%22%2C%22story_fbid%22%3A%5B603176550240688%5D%7D%2C%22role%22%3A1%2C%22sl%22%3A4%7D%7D%3Athid.166747930401206%3A306061129499414%3A70%3A0%3A1583049599%3A7801306679158752237&__tn__=HH-R</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> On the national level, we have been hard at work urging congress to cosponsor bills that directly impact our lives as students. One such bill is HR 5312, the Accessible Instructional Materials in Higher Education Act (AIM High). Thousands of blind college students from across the country struggle on a daily basis due to accessibility barriers in the classroom and on campus. The passage of this bill will ensure that students are guaranteed the right to accessible materials and course-related software. If you would like to help pass this essential bill and have previously faced accessibility challenges in school, we encourage you to write a paragraph about your experiences. You may submit your response via the Nabs website, or you may email your response to <a href="mailto:nabs.president@gmail.com">nabs.president@gmail.com</a>, with “AIM High testimony: California” in the subject line. The NABS website can be found at nabslink.org.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> We hope you are having a great start to 2020. Please feel free to contact the California Association of Blind Students with any questions you have. We look forward to a productive year for both the organization and for you—please let us know how we might be of help!</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>All best,</p><p class=MsoNormal>Mary Church</p><p class=MsoNormal>Vice President | California Association of Blind Students (CABS)</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows 10</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>