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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Dave,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Could you please make sure the following is posted to our lists? Thank you.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Greetings All,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>On August 28, 2023, at 8 PM ET, the Black Elected Leaders, one of the workgroups of the National Organization of Blind Black Leaders, a proud division of the National Federation of the Blind will have a program on Federation philosophy. What is the philosophy of the National Federation of the Blind? How is it applied in a blind person’s daily life? 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