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Submit questions or suggestions to </span><a href="mailto:communications@nfb.org" target="_blank" title="mailto:communications@nfb.org"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>communications@nfb.org</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.25in;mso-line-height-alt:11.2pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Note: The </span><a href="https://nfb.org/resources/publications-and-media/presidential-releases" target="_blank" title="https://nfb.org/resources/publications-and-media/presidential-releases"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Presidential Release chapter recordings</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> are available by the first Friday of each month. Please share the chapter recording as part of your chapter meeting agenda and discuss among members.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.25in;mso-line-height-alt:11.2pt'><a href="https://nfb-org.zoom.us/j/91995789629" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>https://nfb-org.zoom.us/j/91995789629</span></a><br><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Zoom ID: 919 9578 9629</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;mso-line-height-alt:11.2pt'><b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Access On</span></i></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> Webinar:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.25in;mso-line-height-alt:11.2pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Join us for this session on enhanced document accessibility and how to make visually appealing documents as a blind person, April 28, from 2:00\u20133:30 p.m., Eastern. Step up your editing game. Move beyond headings. Learn how to create professional, visually appealing documents in Microsoft Word. </span><a href="https://nfb.org/programs-services/center-excellence-nonvisual-access/events/accessibility-boutique-reg" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Register for the April <i>Access On</i> webinar.</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;mso-line-height-alt:11.2pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-line-height-alt:11.2pt'><a name="m_-2287972470567232343__Hlk183426075"></a><a name="m_-2287972470567232343__Hlk216694561"></a><span style='mso-bookmark:m_-2287972470567232343__Hlk183426075'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Dates to Keep in Mind:</span></b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-line-height-alt:11.2pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>July 3-8, 2026: National Convention; Austin, Texas</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-line-height-alt:11.2pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>July 2-7, 2027: National Convention; Austin, Texas</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-line-height-alt:11.2pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>July 3-8, 2028: National Convention; Chicago, Illinois</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-line-height-alt:11.2pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>July 2-7, 2029: National Convention; Chicago, Illinois</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;mso-line-height-alt:11.2pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-line-height-alt:11.2pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Introduction to the Organized Blind Movement Calls</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-line-height-alt:11.2pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Wednesday, May 6</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-line-height-alt:11.2pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Wednesday, August 5</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-line-height-alt:11.2pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Wednesday, November 4</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;mso-line-height-alt:11.2pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-line-height-alt:11.2pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-line-height-alt:11.2pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The National Federation of the Blind advances the lives of its members and all blind people in the United States. We know that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. Our collective power, determination, and diversity achieve the aspirations of all blind people.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Mark A. Riccobono, President<br>National Federation of the Blind <br>200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230<br>410-659-9314 | <a href="mailto:Officeofthepresident@nfb.org" target="_blank"><span class=gmail-il>Officeofthepresident@nfb.org</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Please engage with me through <a href="https://riccobono.personal.ai/messaging/profile" target="_blank">Riccobono Personal AI</a><br>Mastodon: @President@nfb.social <br>Pronouns: he, him, his</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="https://nfb.org/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=210 height=76 style='width:2.1833in;height:.7916in' id="_x0000_i1028" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/email/2/nfblogo.png" alt="National Federation of the Blind"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/nationalfederationoftheblind" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=24 height=24 style='width:.25in;height:.25in' id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/email/2/facebook.png" alt=Facebook></span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/NFB_Voice" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=24 height=24 style='width:.25in;height:.25in' id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/email/2/twitter.png" alt=Twitter></span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/NationsBlind" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=24 height=24 style='width:.25in;height:.25in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/email/2/youtube.png" alt=Youtube></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation\u2019s blind. <span class=lm><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Every day</span></span> we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmailsignatureprefix>-- </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>