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<p class="MsoNormal">Greetings NFBF Deaf Blind Division members and supporters,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Our NFBF Deaf Blind Division will conduct a general meeting by Zoom on Sunday afternoon April 11, 2021 @5pm – 6pm.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You may attend through the Zoom link or by the alternative phone numbers listed below.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This meeting will discuss the congressional legislation filed as the Cogswell Macy Act. A general description of this legislation is summarized in an article attached at the end of this email notice. At our next Sunday meeting, we are blessed
to have Cathy Miller, former NFB Louisiana President and long time leader of the Deaf Blind advocacy community. Cathy will explain the benefits of this legislation and some needed amendments. Her primary changes needed to the CMA concern the elimination of
the “braille presumption” currently applicable to education of blind, deaf, and deaf blind students under the IDEA and ADA legislation now applicable to education of blind students. We may also be joined in our discussion by Stephanie Flynt
<a href="mailto:sflynt@nfb.org">sflynt@nfb.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Stephanie has been working on amending this beneficial legislation at our NFB national office, and may provide explanation of how we can assist the NFB national office by contacting our Florida congressional leaders. .<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please contact me if you have any questions,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Brian</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Edward Norton<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">National Federation of the Blind of Florida<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NFBF Greater Daytona Beach President<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NFBF Deaf Blind Division President<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">386.871.3359<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:brian.edward.norton@outlook.com">brian.edward.norton@outlook.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Denise Valkema is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. <br>
Denise Valkema, President <span style="font-size:13.0pt">National Federation of the Blind of Florida </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal">(305)972-8529<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt"><a href="mailto:president@nfbflorida.org">president@nfbflorida.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Topic: DeafBlind Meeting <br>
Time: Apr 11, 2021 05:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) <br>
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Join Zoom Meeting <br>
<a href="https://zoom.us/j/95238018615">https://zoom.us/j/95238018615</a> <br>
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Meeting ID: 952 3801 8615 <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Denise Valkema, President <span style="font-size:13.0pt">National Federation of the Blind of Florida </span>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(305)972-8529<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt"><a href="mailto:president@nfbflorida.org">president@nfbflorida.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt"><a href="http://www.nfbflorida.org">www.nfbflorida.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Follow us @nfbflorida</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt">You can live the life you want.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<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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