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<h1><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 24pt; color:black;">The Federation Family Advances Together</span></h1>
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<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;"><em>"We come together as a national movement, and we bring together the diversity of blind people from all different parts of the country with different backgrounds to come to agreement about where we should go and how we should use our limited resources."</em></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">President Mark Riccobono on how the national convention advances our movement and brings the Federation Family together.</span></p>
<p><img alt="A large diverse crowd of blind people assembled at the national convention general session" src="https://nfb.org/sites/nfb.org/files/iof/DSC_1065%20Crowd%20during%20presidential%20report_Outreach_Newsletter_(New)_600x285.JPG" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; width: 600px; height: 285px;" /></p>
<h2><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 20pt; color:black;">Resources for Families</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">We know that blind parents have been successfully raising children for generations. Since there are aspects of blind parenting which take some thought and there are specific alternative techniques blind parents use to keep their children safe and happy, the Federation offers <a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=43750&qid=12797002" rel='nofollow' style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Resources for Blind Parents</a>. Because it can be difficult to find resources and a positive attitude when raising blind children, we developed <a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=43751&qid=12797002"
rel='nofollow' style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Parents of Blind Children resources</a>. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">As we reflect on families this month, we celebrate fathers and Father’s Day and all who help raise expectations for our children.</span></p>
<h3 style="color:1b5633"><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt; "><font color="1b5633">Generational Federationism</font></span></h3>
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<p><em><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">"Through being a member of the National Federation of the Blind I learned about Generational Federationism. I learned that a single totally blind mom can rear a confident low-vision and arthritic child. My daughter learned that there are thousands of blind people all over the world who do not allow vision loss to stop their lives or their dreams."</span></em></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">Read more from Latonya Phipps Cross in "<a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=43752&qid=12797002" rel='nofollow' style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Generational Federationism" in the May 2026 issue of the <em>Braille Monitor</em></a>.</span></p>
<h3 style="color:1b5633"><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt; "><font color="1b5633">Reflections from a Blind Caregiver of a Parent with Dementia</font></span></h3>
<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">As blind people we are most often seen as people needing help, not as those providing help. We may internalize the expectation that we will not serve as caregivers, and we may be uncertain about taking on such a roll. But the network of the Federation can help us understand that blindness need not be an impediment at all. Catherine shares tips and advice in "<a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=43753&qid=12797002" rel='nofollow' style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Finding Your Blind Superpower: Reflections from a Blind Caregiver.</a>"</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 20pt; color:black;">Until Next Time: Join and Support Us!</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">The national convention is our annual Federation Family reunion. If you can’t be with us in Austin, get involved by <a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=43754&qid=12797002" rel='nofollow' style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">registering for the Virtual Experience</a>. Help us rise to the challenge of raising $25,000 which will be matched by Aira. <a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=43755&qid=12797002" rel='nofollow' style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Visit Give $25 to contribute</a> and be entered in the convention drawing.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">Thank you for helping us show the world that we can live and create the lives we want. You are subscribed to our monthly community impact email, 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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