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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><p class=MsoNormal>Please pass this on to anyone I might have missed. Joy <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The presidential release is typically available in English, Spanish, and as a text transcript in both languages. You can subscribe to the English and Spanish versions of the presidential release via your podcast client by searching for "National Federation of the Blind."<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Upcoming Live Release<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The National Federation of the Blind Presidential Release #545 will be held on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 8 p.m. eastern. Closed captions and Spanish interpretations will be available. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://nfb-org.zoom.us/j/92603932934" target="_blank">Zoom meeting ID 926 0393 2934</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>One-tap mobile:<br>+13017158592,,92603932934# US (Washington DC)<br>+13092053325,,92603932934# US<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>January 2025<o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><a href="https://nfb.org/sites/nfb.org/files/2024-12/presidential-release-january-2025-chapter-version.mp3">Presidential Release #545, January 2025 (Audio for Chapters)</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><a href="https://nfb.org/resources/publications-and-media/presidential-releases/transcripts/presidential-release-545-january">Presidential Release #545, January 2025 (Chapter Transcript)</a><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Joy Breslauer, First Vice President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>National Federation of the Blind of Montana <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Web Site: <u><span style='color:#467886'><a href="http://www.nfbmt.org">http://www.nfbmt.org</a></span></u><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Live the life you want</span><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;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. </span><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>