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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Learn about Accessible Absentee Voting During the 2020 National Convention of the National Federation of the Blind<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">As the coronavirus pandemic continues across the United States, voters are concerned about the potential for exposure to the virus at their local polling place. Absentee voting
is being offered by many states as an alternative to in-person voting, but the paper absentee ballot is inaccessible to blind and low-vision voters. Three sessions during the 2020 NFB national convention will show you how electronic ballot delivery systems
enable a blind voter to mark their ballot privately and independently using a computer and access technology.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">July 14, 7:00 - 8:30 PM</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">—ELECTRONIC BALLOT DELIVERY: HOW DOES IT WORK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The coronavirus pandemic has caused many elections to be moved to all vote-by-mail.
<a name="_Hlk44312038">Learn how vote-by-mail can be made accessible </a>through demonstrations of three of the most commonly used electronic ballot delivery systems.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">July 15, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">—DEMOCRACY LIVE:
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase">Accessible At Home Voting<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Accessible vote-by-mail is the fastest growing method of voting in the United States. Come learn about how it works and see how you can ensure equal access to voting safely and
securely from home. The Democracy Live OmniBallot will be featured in this session.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">July 15, 5:00 - 6:00</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
</span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">PM</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">—ACCESSIBLE VOTE-BY-MAIL: ORIGINS AND DEMO<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hear about the origins of accessible vote-by-mail, the process of ballot distribution, and screen reader support and security. See a demo of
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">accessible ballot features.</span>
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This session will feature the Five Cedars electronic ballot delivery system.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">After convention, don’t forget about the free voting-related resources that you can obtain from the National Federation of the Blind! The
<i>Accessible Vote-By-Mail Toolkit</i>, </span><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Blind Voter's Guide</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">,
<i>Blind Voter Registration Drive Guide</i>, the <i>Voting Guide for Young People Who are Blind or Low-Vision</i>, and
<i>Blind Poll Worker Recruitment Flyer</i> are all available in both English and Spanish. Files of these documents in MS Word and BRF can be downloaded by visiting our
<a href="https://www.nfb.org/programs-services/center-excellence-nonvisual-access/national-center-nonvisual-election-3">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Voting, Accessibility, and the Law</span></a> webpage.
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">You can also order hard copies of these documents by calling the NFB Independence Market at 410-659-9314, ext. 2216.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Lou Ann Blake, J.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Deputy Executive Director, Blindness Initiatives<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">(410) 659-9314, extension 2221 |
<a href="mailto:lblake@nfb.org"><span style="color:#0563C1">lblake@nfb.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">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>
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