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<h1><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 24pt; color:black;">The Power of Collective Action</span></h1>
<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">"We know how to build solutions. We know how to lead. Our independence is not a theory or an aspiration. It is self-evident and it is our daily experience. Advocating for its recognition is not radical. It is common sense," President Mark Riccobono said during the <a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=41904&qid=12297208" rel='nofollow' style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Great Gathering In</a>, the kickoff to our week in the Nation’s Capital. Together, we transform dreams into reality. We can’t do it alone.</span></p>
<p align="center"><img alt="Mark Riccobono with NFB leaders and members of congress" src="https://nfb.org/sites/nfb.org/files/iof/mar-for-email-600.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; width: 600px; height: 285px;" /></p>
<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;"><a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=41905&qid=12297208" rel='nofollow' style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Read the National Federation of the Blind's 2026 legislative priorities</a>.</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 20pt; color:black;">Action Across the Country</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">We are a network of volunteers, mentors, and advocates who advance the lives of blind people.</span></p>
<h3 style="color:1b5633"><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt; "><font color="1b5633">Adventure in Annapolis</font></span></h3>
<span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">"We showed people in Annapolis how competent blind folks can work together to put forward a highly complex program of information on blindness issues. This may be the most lasting, and most worthwhile, thing we accomplished." Read <a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=41906&qid=12297208" rel='nofollow' style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">more about the NFB of Maryland’s day of advocacy at the State Capitol</a> in Shawn Jacobson’s recent <em>Braille Monitor</em> Article.</span>
<h3 style="color:1b5633"><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt; "><font color="1b5633">Living With Purpose Through Service</font></span></h3>
<p align="center"><img alt="Anil Lewis and members of the Kenneth Jernigan Leadership in Service Cohort at a high-ropes course" src="https://nfb.org/sites/nfb.org/files/iof/leadership-outward-bound-for-email-600.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; width: 600px; height: 285px;" /></p>
<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">On the <em>Nation’s Blind Podcast</em>, Anil Lewis shared how he benefitted and grew as a person through his own work as a mentor. "Encouraging them how to learn. Getting them to that point where they recognize that problem solving is important and having a positive self-concept about themselves is important for their life direction."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">Anil and Melissa Riccobono were joined by Dorothy Griffin of Georgia and Brian Mackey of Pennsylvania to discuss volunteer service and how it can help you fulfill your purpose. <a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=41907&qid=12297208" rel='nofollow' style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Listen to the full episode</a>.</span></p>
<h3 style="color:1b5633"><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt; "><font color="1b5633">Standing With Blind Business Owners</font></span></h3>
<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">About 1,400 blind entrepreneurs participate in the Randolph\u2011Sheppard Program, which helps to address discrimination in federal contracting. We stand with these business owners who serve our nation’s armed forces every day. A recent unlawful decision by the U.S. Department of Education now threatens the livelihoods of blind vendors on Army installations. <a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=41908&qid=12297208" rel='nofollow' style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Read our full statement</a>.</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 20pt; color:black;">Until Next Time</span></h2>
<p align="center"><img alt="Mark Riccobono, John Pare, and a group of allies pose in the U.S. Capitol building" src="https://nfb.org/sites/nfb.org/files/iof/mar-waymo-for-email-600.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; width: 600px; height: 285px;" /></p>
<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">Mark your calendar for our <a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=41909&qid=12297208" rel='nofollow' style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">National Convention, July 3–8 in Austin, Texas</a>–the largest gathering of blind people in the world!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">You are subscribed to our monthly community impact email, formerly called <em>Imagineering Our Future</em> e-newsletter, where we share how we are advancing the lives of the Nation’s Blind. The National Federation of the Blind is a network of members, friends, and people like you who believe in the hopes and dreams of blind people.</span></p>
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