<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br><br><div dir="ltr">Rochelle Houston,<div>National Federation of the Blind of California</div><div>President, Pathfinder Chapter Los Angeles<br><div>rhouston58@gmail.com</div><div>323 807-0300</div><div>The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nations blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want. </div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> "Pare, John via NFBNet-Members-List" <nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org><br><b>Date:</b> July 15, 2021 at 6:48:46 AM PDT<br><b>To:</b> nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org<br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[Nfbnet-members-list] Time Sensitive: Opportunity to Comment on Accessibility Barriers in Voting</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> "Pare, John" <JPare@nfb.org><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Federation Family: <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Did you encounter accessibility barriers in the last election?
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<p class="MsoNormal">The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is collecting information on this topic. They are especially interested in your personal stories. Unfortunately, we only learned about this yesterday and the comments are due by
5:00 p.m. Eastern on Friday, July 16. You can submit your comments by either filling out their form, or by uploading your own Word or PDF document.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The portal can be found at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/document/NIST-2021-0003-0001">
https://www.regulations.gov/document/NIST-2021-0003-0001</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please read the topics for discussion under the “Request for Information” heading, then select the “Comment” link, which will take you to a page where you can write or upload your response.
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<p class="MsoNormal">We apologize for the late notice, but greatly appreciate your attention to this matter.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Warm regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">John<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">John G. Paré Jr. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Executive Director for Advocacy and Policy <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">National Federation of the Blind<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">200 East Wells Street<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Telephone: (410) 659-9314, extension 2218<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cell phone: (410) 917-1965<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Email: jpare@nfb.org <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.<o:p></o:p></p>
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