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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Friends:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Carla Gilbride is believe to be the first blind woman to argue a case in front of the U.S. Supreme court. The National Federation of the Blind supported her nomination.<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><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Daniel<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Daniel Garcia, President, Kansas City Chapter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>National Federation of the Blind of Missouri<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>dgarcia@nfbmo.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>(816) 621-0902<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>www.nfb.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>www.nfbmo.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Live the life you want<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='mso-ligatures:none'> Blind-Gov <blind-gov-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>CARLOS MONTAS via Blind-Gov<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 18, 2023 7:58 AM<br><b>To:</b> Carlos montas via Blind-Gov <blind-gov@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> CARLOS MONTAS <CARLOS.MONTAS@EEOC.GOV><br><b>Subject:</b> [Blind-Gov] FW: Legislative Update: SENATE CONFIRMS KARLA GILBRIDE TO BE GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE EEOC<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Good morning, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please see the following legislative update! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sincerely, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Carlos Montas<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Bilingual Investigator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none'>U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none'>New Orleans Field Office<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none'>500 Poydras Street, Suite 809<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none'>New Orleans, LA 70130<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Phone: 504-635-2539<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Work cell: 504-491-8702<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='mso-ligatures:none'> LEGISLATIVE UPDATE <</span><a href="mailto:legislativeupdate@eeoc.gov"><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>legislativeupdate@eeoc.gov</span></a><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 17, 2023 5:42 PM<br><b>To:</b> LEGISLATIVE UPDATE <</span><a href="mailto:legislativeupdate@eeoc.gov"><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>legislativeupdate@eeoc.gov</span></a><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>><br><b>Cc:</b> LEGISLATIVE UPDATE <</span><a href="mailto:legislativeupdate@eeoc.gov"><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>legislativeupdate@eeoc.gov</span></a><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>><br><b>Subject:</b> Legislative Update: SENATE CONFIRMS KARLA GILBRIDE TO BE GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE EEOC<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Colleague:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Today, October 17, 2023, the Senate voted to confirm Karla Gilbride to serve as the General Counsel of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ms. Gilbride was nominated by President Biden on January 3, 2023. She previously served as co-director of Public Justice’s Access to Justice Project before stepping down in April 2023. Ms. Gilbride graduated with honors from Georgetown Law in 2007 and clerked for Judge Ronald Gould on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She received her undergraduate degree from Swarthmore College with highest honors in 2002 with a major in linguistics and minor in psychology.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We hope this information is helpful. ~OCLA<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>
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<div><hr style="text-align:center"></div><div style="text-align:center"><b><i><a href="https://nfbmo.org/PrivateVoting" target="_blank">Private voting is a right, it should not require sight.</a></i></b><font color="#000000"><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font color="#000000"><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font color="#000000">The National Federation of the Blind 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.</font><br></div><div style="text-align:center"><font color="#3367d6"><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><a href="https://nfbmo.org/" target="_blank"><img src="https://nfbmo.org/sites/NFBMO.dd/files/EmailLogo.jpg" alt="https://nfbmo.org/"></a><br></div>