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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Colleagues,</p><p class=MsoNormal>Attached please find our 2026 legislative priorities for our 2026 Day in Annapolis. You will find five documents included:<o:p></o:p></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'>Complete 2026 NFBMD Fact Sheet Package, containing cover and all four fact sheets (for distribution to offices who request them when finalizing appointments)<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'>Fact Sheet on Accessible Autonomous Vehicles to improve transportation for individuals with disabilities<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'>Fact Sheet on Accessible Absentee Telephone Voting System for voters who are blind or otherwise print disabled<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'>Funding the Independent Living for Older Blind program<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'>Funding for the Center for Excellence in Nonvisual Accessibility<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you plan to attend the 2026 NFBMD Day in Annapolis on January 22, 2026, <span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'><a href="https://nfbmd.org/civicrm/event/register?reset=1&id=16"><span style='color:#1475AD'>register your participation</span></a> </span> by January 10, 2026.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Registration is very important so that we can:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#2B353B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'>Assign individuals to teams that meet with their own elected officials to the maximum extent possible;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#2B353B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'>Schedule and allocate appropriate transportation resources;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#2B353B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'>Streamline (and hopefully shorten) the meal ordering process for the debriefing meeting; and<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#2B353B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'>Enable participants to pre-pay for their meals.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p style='margin-left:.25in;background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Please <a href="https://nfbmd.org/civicrm/event/register?reset=1&id=16"><span style='color:#1475AD'>register your participation</span></a> by January 10, 2026. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please note that you must pay for dinner in advance. Dinner will cost $32 if paying via PayPal / credit card. Those using Zelle, check, and cash will receive a $2 discount for a cost of $30 per person.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You may pay in one of four ways:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>PayPal / Credit card – using the payment processor imbedded in the registration form<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>OR<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Zelle: <a href="mailto:President@nfbmd.org">President@nfbmd.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>OR<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Check: Payable to NFB of Maryland and mailed by January 10, 2026 to NFB of Maryland, 1800 Johnson Street, Suite N1, Baltimore, MD 21230<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>OR<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cash: Exact change is required and will be collected on the bus/transportation the morning of the event.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For questions, please contact <a href="mailto:Annapolis@nfbmd.org">Annapolis@nfbmd.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ronza<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Ronza Othman, </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>President</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>National Federation of the Blind of Maryland<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>443-426-4110<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Pronouns: she, her, hers<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland knows 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. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>