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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><h3><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Hello members and Friends,<o:p></o:p></span></h3><h3><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></h3><h3><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>We have already had two Presidential Releases in March, and I hope you have heard them. If you missed them, Presidential releases are available on our national webpage at NFB.org/publications. Our Presidential Releases are designed for you, our members, and gives you information directly from President Riccobono. <o:p></o:p></span></h3><h3><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></h3><h3><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>This is a busy time in the National Federation of the Blind, and to keep you informed, I want to share the most recent news and updates from our National organization with you. <o:p></o:p></span></h3><h3><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></h3><h3><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>Convention Hotels:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>#NFB26 Convention Travel Update: Our JW Marriott room block is sold out—but rooms are still available at nearby hotels (including the new Austin Marriott Downtown), all just a short walk away. Visit </span><a href="https://nfb.org/convention"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none'>nfb.org/convention</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> (</span><a href="https://nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention-prep"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none'>Planning for Your Trip</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>) to get all the details. Rates: $139/night (single/double) or $155/night (triple/quad) + 19.7% tax/fees. To book Austin Marriott Downtown, call 800-627-7468 and use code BL1.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><h3 style='margin-left:.25in'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>New NFB Song Available for Download:</span></b><o:p></o:p></h3><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>The National Federation of the Blind song, “Who Are We? NFB,” by The Litigators is now available to listen to or download on the </span><a href="https://nfb.org/resources/jacobus-tenbroek-library/collections/nfb-songs"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none'>NFB songs webpage</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> or on your favorite music platform. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><h3 style='margin-left:.25in'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>March <i>Braille Monitor</i>:</span></b><o:p></o:p></h3><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Read the March issue of the <i>Braille Monitor</i>, our flagship publication and the magazine of the organized blind movement. Access </span><a href="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm26/bm2603/bm2603tc.htm"><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none'>Braille Monitor</span></i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none'> Vol 69 No 3 March 2026</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><h3 style='margin-left:.25in'><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>Future Reflections</span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>:</span></b><o:p></o:p></h3><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Read the latest <i>Future Reflections</i>, a quarterly magazine for parents and teachers of blind children that offers stories, resources, and information. Access </span><a href="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/fr/fr45/1/fr4501tc.htm"><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none'>Future Reflections</span></i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none'> Volume 45 Number 1 Winter 2026</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><h3 style='margin-left:.25in'><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>Nation’s Blind Podcast: </span></i></b><o:p></o:p></h3><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Listen to the latest episode of the <i>Nation's Blind Podcast</i> titled, "We Can Have Our Pi and STEM, Too." In this episode, Melissa and Anil are joined by Ashleigh Moon, our STEM2U coordinator. They celebrate Pi Day and discuss accessible ways for blind students and blind adults to practice STEM. Subscribe to the <i>Nation’s Blind Podcast</i> wherever you get podcasts, or download this episode at </span><a href="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/x8k92ksm9xt8vj4b/STEM_episode_Edited60zhc.m4a." target="_blank" title="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/x8k92ksm9xt8vj4b/stem_episode_edited60zhc.m4a."><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none'>https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/x8k92ksm9xt8vj4b/STEM_episode_Edited60zhc.m4a.</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%'><b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Access On </span></i></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Podcast<i>:</i></span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Tune into episode 66 of <i>Access On</i>, which is devoted to NVDA, the open-source screen reader for Windows from NV Access. We welcome Mick Curran, who came up with the idea of NVDA and started developing it twenty years ago. We’re also joined by Gerald Hartig and Quentin Christensen for a wide-ranging discussion about NVDA’s past, present, future, philosophy, and user experience.<br>Subscribe to <i>Access On</i> wherever you get podcasts, or download the MP3 of this week’s episode at </span><a href="https://buff.ly/y9Se1rQ" target="_blank" title="https://buff.ly/y9se1rq"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none'>https://buff.ly/y9Se1rQ</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%'><b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Walking Alone and Marching Together </span></i></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Podcast<i>:</i></span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Tune into episode twenty of our <i>Walking Alone and Marching Together</i> podcast entitled, "Episode 20: Chapter 6 - Restoration, The Beginning Years of the Second Jernigan Presidency, Part 3." Listen at </span><a href="https://buff.ly/cCJGZgg?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBEyN3AxakJTR1A2NGlVaDRGeXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR6HlrJbA-qCXtAgbMT62yKICPLKYs5KYi_GIjUGM65h_jfhrky56uM5MTf_Ww_aem_FDiA2p03NfLLxTkveC9qYQ" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none'>https://buff.ly/cCJGZgg</span></b></a><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or on Amazon Music.</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><a name="_Hlk216694561"></a><a name="_Hlk183426075"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk216694561'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>Dates to Keep in Mind:</span></b></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk183426075'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk216694561'><o:p></o:p></span></span></h2><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk183426075'></span><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk216694561'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>July 3-8, 2026: National Convention; Austin, Texas</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk216694561'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk216694561'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>July 2-7, 2027: National Convention; Austin, Texas</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk216694561'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk216694561'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>July 3-8, 2028: National Convention; Chicago, Illinois</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk216694561'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk216694561'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>July 2-7, 2029: National Convention; Chicago, Illinois</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk216694561'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:115%;background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk216694561'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk216694561'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>Introduction to the Organized Blind Movement Calls</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk216694561'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Wednesday, May 6</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk216694561'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk216694561'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Wednesday, August 5</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk216694561'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk216694561'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Wednesday, November 4</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk216694561'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:115%;background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk216694561'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%;background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk216694561'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>Chapter Presidents Calls</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk216694561'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Thursday, June 11 and Sunday, June 14</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk216694561'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk216694561'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Thursday, September 10 and Sunday, September 13 </span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk216694561'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk216694561'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Thursday, December 10 and Sunday, December 13</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk216694561'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk216694561'></span><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>The National Federation of the Blind advances the lives of its members and all blind people in the United States. We know 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</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'>Shelia Wright, President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'>National Federation of the Blind of Missouri<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'>7928 NW Milrey Drive, Kansas City, MO 64152<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'>816-679-5258<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'><a href="mailto:Sbwright95@gmail.com">Sbwright95@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'><a href="mailto:President@nfbmo.org">President@nfbmo.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'><a href="http://www.nfbmo.org/">www.nfbmo.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'>The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>