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<DIV>Greetings to all!</DIV>
<DIV>As state president, I receive the President’s Notebook each week.
With this said, I have pasted several items of interest for our
membership.</DIV>
<DIV>Thanks for all you do.</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000">We
care. We
share. We grow. We make a difference<BR>Joe Ruffalo, President <BR>National
Federation of the Blind of New Jersey <BR>973 743
0075<BR>nfbnj1@verizon.net<BR><A
href="http://www.nfbnj.org">www.nfbnj.org</A></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000">Your
old
car keys can be keys to literacy for the blind.<BR>Donate your unwanted
vehicle
to us by clicking <BR>www.carshelpingtheblind.org <BR>or call 855 659
9314<BR></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR:
#000000">**</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000">For
review:</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">I wanted to alert you to the fact that some of our
national divisions have received fake emails that look like communications
between our division president and the division treasurer. These emails
often
attempt to authorize a payment for something. Although I am not aware of any
affiliates receiving these false communications, I urge all divisions and
affiliates to be sure that the authorization procedures are clear and
tightly
followed. I also urge you to share fake emails with me so we can determine
if
any patterns exist. In the world of electronic communications, we should
continue to be very careful about the management of our information and our
finances to ensure that we cannot be hacked.</FONT></DIV>
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<H2 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE:
11pt">News:</FONT></H2>
<P class=xxxmsonormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Autos2050<SUP>SM</SUP> Award:<BR>This Wednesday, I
will
be receiving one of the inaugural Autos2050<SUP>SM</SUP> awards being
presented
by the Auto Alliance and the Alliance for Transportation Innovation. The
award
is in recognition of the work of the National Federation of the Blind, and
we
will be among twelve state and national political leaders and automotive
innovators who will be honored at a dinner and awards presentation in
Washington, DC. The award recognizes our work to influence the direction of
autonomous vehicle technology so that it will enhance the independence and
mobility of blind people. More information can be found in <A
style='href:
"https://nfb.org/nfb-president-receives-automotive-innovation-award"'><FONT
color=#0000ff>our press release</FONT></A>. </FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Great Gathering-In on Facebook Live:<BR>If you
cannot
attend the Great Gathering-In at Washington Seminar next Monday, January 29,
you
can still be part of the action via Facebook Live. We will be streaming the
Great Gathering-In on <A
style='href: "https://www.facebook.com/NationalFederationoftheBlind/"'><FONT
color=#0000ff>the National Federation of the Blind Facebook page</FONT></A>
beginning at 5:00 p.m. eastern, and I invite you to tune in.</FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></FONT> </P>
<P class=xxxmsonormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The January <I>Braille Monitor</I> is now
available:</FONT><SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=xxxmsonormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">I’d like to call to your attention an article I
wrote
for the January <I>Braille Monitor</I>, “<A
style='href:
"https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm18/bm1801/bm180102.htm"'
target=_blank><FONT color=#0000ff>Ending Accreditation without Authenticity:
A
Call to Action for the Fourth Generation of the Federation.</FONT></A><SPAN
class=MsoHyperlink><FONT color=#0000ff><U>”</U></FONT></SPAN> I encourage
our
members to read the article and take action via email and social media to
urge
AER to end NAC. You can read the entire <A
style='href:
"https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm18/bm1801/bm1801tc.htm"'
target=_blank><FONT color=#0000ff><I>Braille Monitor</I>
online</FONT></A>.</FONT><SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="COLOR: "></SPAN> </P>
<P class=xxxmsonormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">New <I>Nation’s Blind Podcast</I> Bonus
Series:</FONT><SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=xxxmsonormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">We’ve created a bonus series of the <I>Nation’s
Blind
Podcast</I> called “Government Affairs of the Blind (GAB) Session,” wherein
members of our government affairs team break down some of our legislative
priorities. The first three episodes are available now and cover three of
our
Washington Seminar issues: <A
style='href: "https://nfb.org/nations-blind/gab-session"'
target=_blank><FONT
color=#0000ff>H.R. 620</FONT></A>,<SPAN style="COLOR: "><FONT
color=#1f497d> </FONT></SPAN><A
style='href: "https://nfb.org/nations-blind/gab-session-2-ataa"'
target=_blank><FONT color=#0000ff>ATAA</FONT></A>, and <A
style='href:
"https://nfb.org/nations-blind/gab-session-3-%E2%80%93-aim-high"'
target=_blank><FONT color=#0000ff>AIM High</FONT></A>.</FONT><SPAN
style="COLOR: "></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: "><FONT face=Arial><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></FONT></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: "><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Presidential Release
Transcripts:<BR>Each month when the Presidential Release is recorded and
posted
to the NFB website, we also post </FONT></SPAN><FONT style="FONT-SIZE:
11pt"><A
style='href: "https://nfb.org/presidential-releases"'><FONT
color=#0000ff>the
links to the English and Spanish transcripts</FONT></A></FONT><SPAN
style="COLOR: "><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">. This is particularly useful
for
our deaf-blind members. </FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="COLOR: "><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: "><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Sponsor Links:<BR>Sponsorship
forms are now available for both the </FONT></SPAN><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><A
style='href: "https://nfb.org/sponsor-and-exhibitor-info"'><FONT
color=#0000ff>2018 NFB National Convention</FONT></A><SPAN style="COLOR: ">
and
</SPAN><A style='href: "https://nfb.org/law-symposium"'><FONT
color=#0000ff>the
Jacobus tenBroek Law Symposium</FONT></A></FONT><SPAN style="COLOR: "><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">. </FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: "><FONT face=Arial><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></FONT></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: "><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Dates ToKeep in
Mind:</FONT><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: "></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<LI class=MsoListParagraph
style="COLOR: ; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3"><SPAN
class=MsoHyperlink><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; COLOR: "><U><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">January 29, 2018: Great
Gathering-In</FONT></U></SPAN></SPAN><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN
class=MsoHyperlink><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; COLOR: "></SPAN></SPAN>
</FONT>
<LI class=MsoListParagraph
style="COLOR: ; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3"><SPAN
class=MsoHyperlink><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; COLOR: "><U><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">January 28-February 1, 2018:
</FONT></U></SPAN></SPAN><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: "><A style='href:
"https://nfb.org/washington-seminar"'><FONT
color=#0000ff>Washington Seminar</FONT></A></SPAN><SPAN
class=MsoHyperlink><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; COLOR: "></SPAN></SPAN>
</FONT>
<LI class=MsoListParagraph
style="COLOR: ; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3"><SPAN
class=MsoHyperlink><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; COLOR: "><U><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">March 22-23, 2018: </FONT></U></SPAN></SPAN><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: "><A
style='href: "https://nfb.org/law-symposium"'><FONT color=#0000ff>Jacobus
tenBroek Disability Law Symposium</FONT></A></SPAN><SPAN
class=MsoHyperlink><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; COLOR: "></SPAN></SPAN>
</FONT>
<LI class=MsoListParagraph
style="COLOR: ; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3"><SPAN
class=MsoHyperlink><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; COLOR: "><U><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">March 31, 2018: Deadline for scholarship
applications,
</FONT></U></SPAN></SPAN><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: "><A style='href: "http://www.nfb.org/scholarships"'><FONT
color=#0000ff>www.nfb.org/scholarships</FONT></A></SPAN><SPAN
class=MsoHyperlink><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; COLOR: "></SPAN></SPAN>
</FONT>
<LI class=MsoListParagraph
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">April 15, 2018: Deadline for <A
style='href: "https://nfb.org/bolotin-award-main"'><FONT
color=#0000ff>2018
Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award competition</FONT></A> </FONT>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">July 3-8, 2018: <A
style='href: "https://nfb.org/convention"'><FONT color=#0000ff>National
Federation of the Blind National Convention</FONT></A>, Orlando, Florida
</FONT>
<LI class=MsoListParagraph
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">July 29-August 4, 2018: NFB EQ</FONT></LI></UL>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-AUTOSPACE: "><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The National Federation of the Blind knows that
blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every
day
we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create
obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you
want;
blindness is not what holds you back.</FONT><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Mark A. Riccobono</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">President</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE:
11pt">200
East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">(410) 659-9314 | <A
style='href: "mailto:officeofthepresident@nfb.org"'><FONT
color=#0000ff>officeofthepresident@nfb.org</FONT></A> </FONT></P>
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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. </FONT></P>
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