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Sponsors: National Blindness Professional Certification Board (NBPCB) and the Professional Development & Research Institute on Blindness (PDRIB) at the Louisiana Tech University.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Colin Wong and Joni Martinez, Co-Chairs</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>10:00 - 11:00 AM—TARGET: AN APP FOR ALL GUESTS</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/94163807033" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>941 6380 7033</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Join Target’s accessibility team for an overview of the Target app, including a description of the layout, features, ways to save money, and how to get what you need however you want it. Learn some tips and tricks to navigate a complex app with ease</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Steve Decker, Lead Accessibility Consultant, Target</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>10:00 AM - 12:00 PM—ORIENTATION TO THE 2021 NFB CAREER FAIR</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/92329589892" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>923 2958 9892</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>This event is designed to help employers and job seekers prepare for the Career Fair. Employers will talk about their staffing needs. Job seekers will learn how to make the best pitch to employers. Both will get last-minute information and their questions answered.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Dick Davis, Chair</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>11:00 AM - 12:30 PM—WHAT’S NEW WITH JAWS, FUSION, AND ZOOMTEXT</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/92122470842" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>921 2247 0842</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>In this interactive session, we’ll discuss what’s new in JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion 2021, and look ahead to 2022 releases later this year!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Eric Damery, Vice President, Software Product Management, Vispero</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>12:00 - 1:00 PM—TARGET: CREATING A MORE ACCESSIBLE WORKPLACE</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/93683082758" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>936 8308 2758</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Learn how Target is building a more accessible and inclusive workplace. We’ll share some of the work we’ve done to ensure blind people can do our jobs. We’re also building accessibility into our culture. Hear about how accessibility benefits Target and all our guests.<br>Steve Decker, Lead Accessibility Consultant, Target</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>12:00 - 1:30 PM—B&O RAILROAD MUSEUM TOUR: MARYLAND ON THE RAILS</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/95781371847" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>957 8137 1847</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>This virtual tour will examine how before 1827 Maryland became an ideal location for the B&O Railroad, and as a result, how the B&O Railroad has continued to contribute to the robust history of this state. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:9.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>12:00 - 2:00 PM—BLACK LEADERS SERVING ADVANCEMENT</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Zoom meeting ID:</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><a href="https://zoom.us/j/97853612032" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'> 978 5361 2032</span></a><span style='color:black'><br>Celebrate the numerous contributions of black Federation leaders. Let’s inspire youth through personal empowerment, leadership development, and mentorship. All are welcome to attend.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Shawn Callaway, Denise Avant, and Richard Payne, Moderators</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>12:00 - 2:00 PM—INTERSECTING DISABILITIES</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/99610166214" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>996 1016 6214</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Come learn about the lived experiences of members who have multiple disabilities.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Bobbi Pompey and Anahit LaBarre, Co-Facilitators</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>12:00 - 3:00 PM—NOPBC YOUTH TRACK SESSIONS </span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Registration required. Email <a href="mailto:president@nopbc.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>president@nopbc.org</span></a>for details.</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>12:30 - 2:00 PM—BLIND MUSLIMS GROUP SEMINAR</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/94694774339" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>946 9477 4339</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Diverse in culture, united in faith: finding our space in the blindness movement. Join us to learn about our group and our involvement in the NFB. Participate in a discussion on intersection between faith and blindness, access, inclusion, diversity, identity, and advocacy.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Tasnim Ashuli, Chair</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>1:00 - 2:00 PM—NFB IN THE KITCHEN</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/94174759871" target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext'>941 7475 9871</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>This meeting is to gauge interest in a new Federation group that would connect blind people with the tools, techniques, and resources useful to build confidence in the kitchen and to serve as a community for cooking enthusiasts who happen to be blind. Bring your ideas and enthusiasm.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Regina Mitchell, Chair</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>1:00 - 2:00 PM—HUMANWARE’S ALL ABOUT BRAILLE SHOWCASE</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID:<a href="https://zoom.us/j/96012317685" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'> 960 1231 7685</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Discuss all that is new and exciting with HumanWare’s wide range of Braille products! Meet our new intelligent Braille displays and get an overview of all that is coming on the BrailleNote Touch Plus.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Peter Tucic, Brand Ambassador of Blindness Products</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>1:00 - 2:30 PM—MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE MEETING</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/94321835109" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>943 2183 5109</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Affiliate membership chairs, membership committee members, chapter presidents, and all Federationists are encouraged to join us in reflecting on the virtual year of COVID, as well as finding new and creative ways to build our membership. Sharing best practices across the Federation will take our chapters, affiliates, and our national organization to the next level. <br>Kathryn Webster and Tarik Williams, Co-Chairs</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>1:00 - 4:00 PM—NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GUIDE DOG USERS (NAGDU) SEMINAR</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/97524428051" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>975 2442 8051</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Celebrating the work of puppy raisers everywhere. Get updates from the various guide dog training programs and learn how you can help to improve the rights of all guide dog users.<br>Raul Gallegos, President</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>1:00 - 4:00 PM—NFB NATIONAL CAREER FAIR</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/95687433935" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>956 8743 3935</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Looking for a job? This event brings blind job seekers looking for rewarding careers together with employers who want to hire them. Job seekers must preregister at </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><a href="https://nfb.org/form/career-fair-jobseeker-registration" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>https://nfb.org/form/career-fair-jobseeker-registration</span></a><span style='color:black'>.<br>Sponsored by the NFB Employment Committee. <br>Dick Davis, Chair</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>1:00 PM - 4:45 PM—EMPOWERING OUR CHILDREN: MAXIMIZING SKILLS, OPPORTUNITIES, AND DREAMS</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/4140520261" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>414 052 0261</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Sponsored by the NFB’s National Organization of Parents of Blind Children (NOPBC) division. For more details, visit <a href="https://nopbc.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>https://nopbc.org.</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Carlton Cook Walker, Presiden</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><br>1:00 - 2:00 PM—NOPBC General Session</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>2:00 - 2:45 PM—NOPBC Concurrent Workshops, Session I</span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:9.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:green'>Accessibyte—Touch Typing, Flash Cards, Games… Fun for All!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Zoom meeting ID: </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><a href="https://zoom.us/j/4140520261" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>414 052 0261</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:9.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:green'>Reading to Learn the Code: the Natural Order of Contractions</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Zoom meeting ID: </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><a href="https://zoom.us/j/96062161931" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>960 6216 1931</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:9.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:green'>What Is Structured Discovery?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Zoom meeting ID: </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><a href="https://zoom.us/j/96411234247" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>964 1123 4247</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:9.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:green'>Helping Kids of All Ages Explore the Kitchen</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Zoom meeting ID: </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><a href="https://zoom.us/j/94782744209" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>947 8274 4209</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:9.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:green'>The Truth about Perfection: Confessions of NOPBC Board Members</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Zoom meeting ID: </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><a href="https://zoom.us/j/92110754543" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>921 1075 4543</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:9.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>2:45 - 4:00 PM— NOPBC General Session Reconvened</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Zoom meeting ID: </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><a href="https://zoom.us/j/4140520261" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>414 052 0261</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>4:00 - 4:45 PM—NOPBC Concurrent Workshops, Session II</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>NFB-NEWSLINE®: It’s Not Just for Adults Anymore</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Zoom meeting ID: </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><a href="https://zoom.us/j/4140520261" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>414 052 0261</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>The Wilson Reading System: Reading Success with Dyslexia</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Zoom meeting ID: </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><a href="https://zoom.us/j/92913382130" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>929 1338 2130</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Regaining Travel Confidence After a Year of Being Home</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Zoom meeting ID: </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><a href="https://zoom.us/j/96966334878" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'> 969 6633 4878</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Teaching Boundaries, Consent, and Relationship Rules</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Zoom meeting ID: </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><a href="https://zoom.us/j/91480425687" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>914 8042 5687</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>The End of the IEP Road and the Transition to College</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Zoom meeting ID: </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><a href="https://zoom.us/j/94699237875" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>946 9923 7875</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>1:30 - 2:00 PM—SCANNING THE IDEAL OCR SOLUTION FROM VISPERO</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/95952102574" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>959 5210 2574</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Did you know the perfect scanning solution is built right into JAWS? It’s called Convenient OCR. And, if you don’t want anything to do with a computer, it is not problem. Ron Miller and Jeff Bazer will show you several simple scanning options with one press of a button.<br>Jeff Bazer, Sales Director, Vispero, and Ron Miller, Blindness Technology Product Specialist, Vispero</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>2:00 - 3:00 PM—PEARSON DISABILITY MENTORING PROGRAM</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/92076975702" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>920 7697 5702</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>The Pearson Disability Mentoring Program has targeted the dangerous combination of low expectations and a lack of knowledge about exploring career goals that leads to underemployment of disabled college graduates. Join this session to learn how Mentoring Changes Lives.<br>John Tweeddale, Senior Vice President, Higher Education Services, Pearson</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>2:00 - 3:30 PM—PRESIDENTS AND TREASURERS SEMINAR</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/92310555033" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>923 1055 5033</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>All state affiliate presidents and treasurers are asked to attend this session. We will focus on the financial expectations for a new president and treasurer, as well as the proper way to transition out of these positions. Participants can discuss state issues with facilitators Nick Lambright and Bridgid Burke.</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>2:00 - 3:30 PM—NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER TOUR</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/98911837672" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>989 1183 7672</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>On this virtual tour, you will learn about the nation’s first space flight center that now also has the largest combined organization of scientists and engineers dedicated to increasing knowledge of Earth, the solar system, and the universe via observations from space.</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>2:00 - 4:00 PM—GREEK AND MASONIC GROUP</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/98259995697" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>982 5999 5697</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Are you a member of a national Greek organization, the Masons, or the Eastern Star? Help build our relationships with Greek letter organizations to ensure inclusion and participation, to engage in fundraising, and to serve as a resource for the blind considering membership. <br>Shawn Callaway, Chair</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>2:00 - 4:00 PM—PRONOUNS, PRIDE, AND MORE</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/97931600458" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>979 3160 0458</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Come learn about the importance of pronouns. An educational seminar focused on addressing this and other common misconceptions.<br>Bobbi Pompey and Kaden Colton, Co-Facilitators</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>2:00 - 6:00 PM—NFB-NEWSLINE® DEMONSTRATION OPEN HOUSE</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/94107377108" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>941 0737 7108</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Have you never heard of NFB-NEWSLINE? Are you a new user? Are you a seasoned pro and want to learn more of the detailed features of the service? Stop by and learn how the information sources of NFB-NEWSLINE can help you become part of your community’s conversation!</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>2:30 - 4:00 PM—BLIND FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE MEETING</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/92545788239" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>925 4578 8239</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Come learn about issues facing federal employees and applicants. Share your experiences with and your solutions to federal workplace challenges.<br>Ronza Othman, Chair</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>3:00 - 4:00 PM—MANAGING THE FINANCIAL EFFECTS OF COVID-19</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/93781799990" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>937 8179 9990</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>The COVID-19 pandemic has affected our personal, professional, and social lives. Join this session to learn how to regain control of your financial well-being and build financial resiliency to buffer yourself against future emergencies and economic shocks.<br>Mia Russell, Wells Fargo, and Katie Metz, National Disability Institute</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>3:00 - 4:00 PM—LIGHTHOUSE PRESENTS: TACTILE MAPS AND MORE!</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/92618487109" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>926 1848 7109</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>LightHouse in San Francisco invites you to hear how our MAD Lab TMAPs can help you learn a city block or navigate a new neighborhood and how tactile intersection diagrams can enhance O&M instruction. Find out how you can touch the news. Learn about our online Adaptations store.<br>Sheri Albers, Community Outreach Coordinator, San Francisco LightHouse</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>3:00 - 4:30 PM—AIRA ACCESS: WORK, SCHOOL, EVERYWHERE!</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/97416932013" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>974 1693 2013</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Want to know how to make your work or school an Aira Access location? Join us for strategies and case studies.<br>Jenine Stanley, Director, Customer Communications, Aira</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>3:00 - 5:00 PM—RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC PROFESSIONALS MEETING</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/98193584017" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>981 9358 4017</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>The National Federation of the Blind Blindness Initiatives’ Research Advisory Council invites interested individuals to discuss current research, discuss publication in the Journal of Blindness Innovation and Research (JBIR) and share ideas for increasing the research and academic presence of the NFB.<br>Lou Ann Blake, Director of Research Programs, National Federation of the Blind</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>3:00 - 5:00 PM—WHAT’S NEW WITH AMAZON ACCESSIBILITY</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/91349285721" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>913 4928 5721</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Join us for demos and discussion of accessible Amazon products including Alexa and Smart Home, Fire TV at home and in your car, Fire tablets for school and work, audio description on Prime Video, books and shopping, and, of course, exciting Amazon prizes for lucky attendees.<br>Peter Korn, Director of Accessibility, Amazon</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>4:00 - 5:00 PM—SAFETY AND SUPPORT TRAINING: BOUNDARIES AND CONSENT</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/6645614114" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>664 561 4114</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>This workshop will discuss ways in which we can build safe, stronger, and more connected communities by building an organizational culture of consent. Come join the Survivor Task Force and Consent Academy to become a consent advocate for our entire community.<br>Sponsored by the NFB Survivor Task Force.</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>4:00 - 5:00 PM—NOPBC YOUTH TRACK SESSIONS</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Registration required. Email <a href="mailto:president@nopbc.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>president@nopbc.org</span></a> for details.</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>4:00 - 5:30 PM—HARRIET TUBMAN UNDERGROUND RAILROAD TOUR</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/96125671553" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>961 2567 1553</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Virtually experience Harriet Tubman’s world through exhibits that chronicle the life of this resourceful woman and the many others that helped her run the Underground Railroad. Most people underestimated her tenacity and strength.</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>4:30 - 6:00 PM—SSI AND SSDI 101: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/98893554670" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>988 9355 4670</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Have you ever wanted to know how Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) work or how you may benefit from these programs? Join me as we explore the ins and outs of all things benefits. Questions welcome!<br>Stephanie Flynt, NFB Government Affairs Specialist, National Federation of the Blind</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>5:00 - 7:00 PM—NOPBC FAMILY GAME TIME</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/99125581630" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>967 3752 7512</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Drop in to discuss, play, and learn how to make accessible games.<br>Carlton Cook Walker, President</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>5:00 - 8:00 PM—2021 JOB SEEKER SEMINAR</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/99125581630" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>991 2558 1630</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Our annual seminar is bigger and better this year, with presenters on a whole range of topics. New to the job market? Experienced person looking for better opportunities? Want to know what employers really want? We’ve got you covered!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Mary Ann Mendez, NFB Employment Committee Seminar Chair</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>5:30 - 7:30 PM—BUILDING AI WITH SUMAN KANUGANTI</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/93312854946" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>933 1285 4946</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Personal AI is building with the public and learning in public to promote radical truth to our customers. Join this discussion to learn more about how we are working with our community to build an AI product that is accessible and authentic to each member. Questions welcome!<br>Suman Kanuganti, CEO, Personal AI</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>6:00 - 7:30 PM—WEBMASTERS MEETING</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/92310424932" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>923 1042 4932</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>We are excited to announce that the affiliate website redesign project is in full swing. We welcome anyone responsible for affiliate or division web content to join us for a discussion about this and other initiatives.<br>Corbb O’Connor, Chair</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>6:00 - 8:00 PM—DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION OPEN MEETING</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/92948413820" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>929 4841 3820</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Attend our annual meeting to hear about our activities and to learn how you can become involved with our committee. Let’s learn from each other to grow our understanding and to increase our impact around diversity, equity, and inclusion.<br>Shawn Callaway and Colin Wong, Co-Chairs</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>6:00 - 9:00 PM—NFB LEGAL OFFICE HOURS</span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Meet with a disability rights attorney to discuss blindness discrimination concerns regarding employment, technology, education, voting, travel, COVID vaccinations, housing, parental rights, and more. Schedule your appointment by emailing </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><a href="https://nfb.org/Users/sskaarer/Dropbox/2020%20convention/agenda/vyingling@nfb.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>vyingling@nfb.org</span></a><span style='color:black'>.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>6:30 - 8:00 PM—NABS STUDENT NETWORKING</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <u><span style='color:#005AA3'>949 4020 2508</span></u></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>We know we’re not in person this year, but we still want to form lasting connections for all students at the 2021 NFB National Convention. This isn’t your typical networking event. Come kick off your week NABS-style with high-energy and interactive activities.<br>Trisha Kulkarni, President</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>7:00 - 9:00 PM—LEGISLATIVE MEET UP</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/99073601724" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>990 7360 1724</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>A recap of Washington Seminar, a rundown of priorities, and an opportunity for legislative directors and others interested in advocating for the rights of the nation’s blind to exchange strategies to move our legislative priorities at the local, state, and federal levels. <br>Stephanie Flynt and Jeff Kaloc, NFB Government Affairs Specialists, National Federation of the Blind</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>7:00 - 10:00 PM—NOPBC PARENT OPEN HOUSE</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/4140520261" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>414 052 0261</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Drop in to speak with NOPBC board members and other convention veterans. Relax, chat, meet new families and teachers, and connect with old friends.<br>Carlton Cook Walker, President</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>7:30 - 8:30 PM—JUDAISM MEETING</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/97701507592" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>977 0150 7592</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Join us to discuss the reopening of synagogues and how this influences us as blind attendees.<br>David Stayer, Chair, NFB in Judaism Group</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>8:00 - 10:00 PM—NATIVE AMERICAN EXPERIENCES</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/94035467033" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>940 3546 7033</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Hear from the voices of Native Americans in the Federation. Do you identify as a Native American or are part of a First Nation? Come find support and/or learn about this cultural group.<br>Justin Salisbury and Aaron Timm, Co-Facilitators</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>8:00 - 10:00 PM—BLIND PARENTS GROUP</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID:<a href="https://zoom.us/j/93862147607" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>938 6214 7607</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>There are many books on how to be the best parent, but not many on how to be the best blind parent. Meet the people writing the pages of the book on how to be a blind parent by simply living and not letting blindness hold them back from raising families. You won't want to miss this meeting!<br>Lisamaria Martinez, Chair </span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>8:00 - 10:00 PM—ONE VOICE: STRONGER TOGETHER</span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Enjoy a night of performance and support our work changing what it means to be blind, one stage at a time. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online by visiting </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><a href="https://nfb.org/www.nfb.org/concert" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>www.nfb.org/concert</span></a><span style='color:black'> or by calling the Independence Market at 410-659-9314, extension 2216.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Hosted by the Performing Arts Division and the National Federation of the Blind.</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>9:00 - 10:30 PM—THE TECHNOLOGY EVALUATION COMMITTEE EXHIBITOR’S SHOWCASE</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/95118588529" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>951 1858 8529</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>All are invited to join the Technology Evaluation Committee’s Exhibitor’s Showcase to learn about low- to high-tech products from vendors. From hardware to software and more. You can hear the latest from everyone at this meeting. You do not have to be on the committee to attend.<br>Mark Jones, Chair</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>9:00 - 11:00 PM—CULTIVATING ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER IDENTITIES</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/98058646441" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>980 5864 6441</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Connect with blind Asian members to discuss cultural practices and to share strategies for approaching vision loss. Provide your insight on delivering culturally relevant outreach, including producing materials, messaging techniques, and identifying needed resources.<br>Priscilla Yeung and Zainub Cementwala, Co-Facilitators</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>9:00 - 11:00 PM—BLIND AND MENA: A DIFFERENT KIND OF BROWN</span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/94774458111" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>947 7445 8111</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Members who are American Arab, North African, Middle Eastern, Muslim, and Sikh face unique challenges in post-9/11 America, especially around blindness and access to services. Join us to learn about identity, stereotypes, and challenges experienced by these communities.<br>Ronza Othman and Yasmin Reyazuddin, Co-Facilitators</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-- <span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>