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<b>January 2018 </b><br>
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<b>A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT</b><br>
It is a new year and this invites us to think about all the ideas in
front of us. Where might we find innovation, imagination, and inspiration
in 2018? You can help us answer this question by nominating award
recipients...<a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=9953&qid=2102784">
<b>Read more from President Riccobono</a></b> <br>
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<b>THE JACOB BOLOTIN AWARD</b><br>
It is always tempting to take the well-traveled road, and this is
particularly true if you are a blind person who has been told that the
number of paths you can take is limited and any of them you choose will
be
difficult...<a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=9934&qid=2102784">
<b>Read more about how Cary chose the road less traveled</a></b><br>
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<img src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/images/stien-bolotin.jpg" width=270 height=130 alt="Debbbie Stein with Freedom Link members at a baseball stadium">
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<b>A PROFOUNDLY MEANINGFUL AWARD</b> Debbie is uniquely qualified to
speak about the Bolotin Award. She was honored individually in 2008 and
serves as the coordinator for Freedom Link, a transitions club focused on
mentoring that was honored in
2017...<a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=9935&qid=2102784">
<b>Here's what she says</a></b> <br>
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<b>ACTION ITEMS</b><br>
Download the new
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NFB Connect app</a> and watch our
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Supporter Thank You Video</a> to see how your help truly makes a
difference in the lives of blind kids and their
families...<a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=9938&qid=2102784">
<b>more information</a></b><br>
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<b>HAPPENINGS</b><br>
<a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=9939&qid=2102784">
The National Federation of the Blind Announces Winners of 2017 Onkyo
Braille Essay Contest</a>.<br>
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Blind People Condemn Nepal’s Ban on Blind Everest Climbers</a>.<br>
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Sheltered Workshop and Honda of America Manufacturing Sued for Disability
Discrimination</a>.<br>
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<b>CALENDAR</b><br>
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<b>JAN
29:
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<u>The Great Gathering In, Washington, DC</a></u></b><br>
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<b>JAN 29-FEB 1:
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<u>Washington Seminar, Washington, DC</a></u></b><br>
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<b>MAR 22-23:
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<u>Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium, Baltimore,
MD</a></u></b><br>
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<b>MAR
31:
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<u>Scholarship Applications Deadline</a></u></b><br>
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<b>APR
15:
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</a><a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=9945&qid=2102784"><u>Dr.
Jacob Bolotin Award Competition Application Deadline</a></u></b><br>
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<b>JUL
3-8:
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<u>National Convention, Orlando, FL</a></u></b><br>
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The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
characteristic that defines blind people or their future. Every day we
raise the expectations of and for blind people, because low expectations
create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. We can live the
lives we want; blindness is not what holds us back. Please join us in our
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