<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Good Evening,</div><div>Read below about our own Ann Taylor<br>Cathy<br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> "Wichmann, Jessica" <<a href="mailto:jwichmann@nfb.org">jwichmann@nfb.org</a>><br><b>Date:</b> April 24, 2015 at 2:55:02 PM EDT<br><b>To:</b> "State President, New Mexico" <<a href="mailto:avigil74@gmail.com">avigil74@gmail.com</a>>, "State President, Puerto Rico" <<a href="mailto:arguza@attglobal.net">arguza@attglobal.net</a>>, "State President, Nebraska" <<a href="mailto:amy.buresh74@gmail.com">amy.buresh74@gmail.com</a>>, "State President, Massachusetts" <<a href="mailto:aruell@nfbma.org">aruell@nfbma.org</a>>, "State President, Arizona" <<a href="mailto:krezguy@cox.net">krezguy@cox.net</a>>, "State President, Vermont" <<a href="mailto:ibretthess@aol.com">ibretthess@aol.com</a>>, "State 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href="mailto:mjc59@comcast.net">mjc59@comcast.net</a>>, "State President, California" <<a href="mailto:mwillows@sbcglobal.net">mwillows@sbcglobal.net</a>>, "Kasey, Michael" <<a href="mailto:michaelgkasey@verizon.net">michaelgkasey@verizon.net</a>>, "State President, Hawaii" <<a href="mailto:nanifife@aol.com">nanifife@aol.com</a>>, "State President, Texas" <<a href="mailto:ncrosby@nfbtx.org">ncrosby@nfbtx.org</a>>, Pam Allen <<a href="mailto:pallen@lcb-ruston.com">pallen@lcb-ruston.com</a>>, "State President, South Carolina" <<a href="mailto:parnell@twc.com">parnell@twc.com</a>>, "Brown, Ron" <<a href="mailto:RB15@iquest.net">RB15@iquest.net</a>>, "State President, Wyoming" <<a href="mailto:rreed@wyoassist.com">rreed@wyoassist.com</a>>, Sam Gleese <<a href="mailto:sgleese@jackson.ms.gov">sgleese@jackson.ms.gov</a>>, "State President, Colorado" <<a href="mailto:slabarre@labarrelaw.com">slabarre@labarrelaw.com</a>>, "State President, Maryland" <<a href="mailto:nfbmd@earthlink.net">nfbmd@earthlink.net</a>>, "State President, North Carolina" <<a href="mailto:Weddington.sharon@gmail.com">Weddington.sharon@gmail.com</a>>, "State President, District of Columbia" <<a href="mailto:callaway.shawn@gmail.com">callaway.shawn@gmail.com</a>>, "State President, Arkansas" <<a href="mailto:tosheeler@cox.net">tosheeler@cox.net</a>>, "State President, Kansas" <<a href="mailto:topage@swbell.net">topage@swbell.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>National Federation of the Blind Congratulates Anne Taylor on New Position at Microsoft</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Baltimore, Maryland (April 24, 2015):</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
<a href="http://www.nfb.org/">The National Federation of the Blind</a> today congratulated Anne Taylor, who has served as its director of Access Technology for over ten years, on her new position as senior program manager in the Trusted Experience Team</span>
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with Microsoft, which she will assume on May 26.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Mark A. Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said: “For many years Anne Taylor has transformed the desire of blind people to participate
equally in technology development into meaningful action that has advanced accessibility. I am confident that her skill, passion, and deep connection to blind people all over the country will make a tremendous difference in moving Microsoft to a high standard
of built-in accessibility across all of its products and services.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Anne Taylor said: “The last ten plus years have been rewarding and challenging for me, and I thank my fellow members of the National Federation of the Blind
for an amazing and productive period of my career. Their expertise and feedback have been and will continue to be invaluable to me in understanding accessibility from both the technical and end user perspectives. I now look forward to the challenge of using
this knowledge to make Microsoft’s products the industry leaders in nonvisual accessibility.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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