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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Happy Friday to all our Montana Federationists.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Please remember to register for our NFB National Convention, to be held virtually for the first time ever! The dates are July 14 through July 18. This could be our biggest convention in history. Registration is free, and will close June 15. Either go to <a href="http://www.nfb.org">www.nfb.org</a> or access the registration link below.</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#F0F0F0'><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://www.nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention"><span style='font-size:1.0pt;color:#005AA3;background:white;text-decoration:none'>/get-involved/national-convention</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#F0F0F0'><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><img border=0 width=1800 height=620 style='width:18.75in;height:6.4583in' id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D63B40.195820C0" alt="Map of the United States with many brightly lit points connected in a raised 3D pattern; over the image, it says "NFB20, July 14-18, Anywhere & Everywhere.""></span><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#F0F0F0'><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The NFB Bell Academy (Braille Enrichment for Literacy and Learning) is also being held virtually, due to the Corona pandemic. It is being held in two sessions, one of which is going on now as we speak. Learn more below. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><a href="https://www.nfb.org/form/nfb-bell-academy-home-edition"><span style='font-size:15.0pt;color:blue;text-decoration:none'>NFB BELL® Academy In-Home Edition Registration<o:p></o:p></span></a></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#F0F0F0'><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Lato;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Lato;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#F0F0F0'><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>NFB Newsline will be available in Montana through July 31. We are currently seeking funding to continue to receive NFB Newsline in the future. In the meantime, see below.</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Lato;color:black'><a href="http://sgiz.mobi/s3/nfbnewsline" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:16.5pt;color:white;background:#032645'><o:p></o:p></span></a></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><i><span lang=EN style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:Lato;color:white;background:#032645'><a href="http://sgiz.mobi/s3/nfbnewsline" target="_blank"><span style='color:white;text-decoration:none'>We are calling on all blind Americans to complete a brief ten-minute survey about their general media consumption and use of NFB-NEWSLINE®. All responses will remain anonymous. The survey will be open through Wednesday, June 10, 2020.</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><o:p></o:p></span></a></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:Lato;color:white;background:#032645'><a href="http://sgiz.mobi/s3/nfbnewsline" target="_blank"><span style='color:white;text-decoration:none'>Complete the Survey <o:p></o:p></span></a></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Lato;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Another thing to keep in mind is that we have a very important general election coming up. We just had a primary which was held by mail-in ballot, due to the Coronavirus. However, this may be the wave of the future, due to reduced cost of holding an election. We just went through a process of testing a voting device that will take the place of the aging AutoMARK system used in Montana. Other states have been winning lawsuits regarding accessible online voting. These states will also need to include an accessible process for those blind or otherwise disabled individuals who do not have access to online voting. Information about this is available on the latest Presidential Release, 495, taped last night before a virtual live audience. You should make plans to attend these, as they are informative, and a person can send in questions beforehand and they will be answered. There will be no Presidential release in July because of the national convention. We should all be prepared to advocate for accessible voting in Montana, online or otherwise. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>So many good things are happening because of the advocacy work of the National Federation of the Blind. We are pursuing our dreams with love, hope, and determination, in spite of the Coronavirus. Our virtual meetings and seminars may be one of the most powerful means yet of communicating with each other, strengthening our organization, and recruiting new members. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Let’s go build the Federation!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Joy Breslauer, First Vice President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>National Federation of the Blind of Montana <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Web Site: <u><span style='color:blue'><a href="http://www.nfbofmt.org">http://www.nfbofmt.org</a></span></u><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Live the life you want</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>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. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>