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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Hope everyone is doing well as winter settles in for New Jersey, it is cold there please stay safe. Included
in this email are the following:<span></span></font></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0.75in"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span>2022
Affiliate Appointments<span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-left:0.75in"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span>2022
Washington Seminar Priorities<span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-left:0.75in"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">3.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span>Final
Reminder: Senior Division Book Club<span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-left:0.75in"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">4.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span>Dates
to Keep in mind<span></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%">If
you would like to submit an event for consideration please send an email with
complete details 14 days prior to the event to Linda Melendez at </span><a href="mailto:president@nfbnj.orgg" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:115%">president@nfbnj.org</span></a><span style="line-height:115%"> <span></span></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Warmly,<br>
Linda Melendez, President<br>
National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey<br>
732-421-7063<br>
</span><a href="mailto:president@nfbnj.org" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">president@nfbnj.org</span></a><span style="line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><br>
</span><a href="http://www.nfbnj.org/" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:115%;color:rgb(5,99,193);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">www.nfbnj.org</span></a><i><span style="line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><br>
Facebook: </span></i><a href="https://m.facebook.com/NFB-NJ-353099574776238" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:115%;color:rgb(5,99,193);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">https://m.facebook.com/NFB-NJ-353099574776238</span></a><i><span style="line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><br>
Twitter: </span></i><a href="https://twitter.com/nfbnewjersey" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:115%;color:rgb(5,99,193);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">@NFBNewJersey</span></a><i><span style="line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><br>
YouTube: </span></i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKEDbjGsCYHMlwd4gqpBPjg" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:115%;color:rgb(5,99,193);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">NFBNJTransformDreams</span></a><i><span style="line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><br>
Live the life you want.</span></i><span style="line-height:115%"><span></span></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><i><span style="line-height:115%">*Please
do not reply to this email, this is an announcement only mailbox*</span></i><span style="line-height:115%"><span></span></span></font></p>
<h1><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">2022 Affiliate Appointments<span></span></font></h1>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Congratulations and thank you to everyone who has accepted their 2022
affiliate appointments. Please click on
the link below for their contact information and additional information.<span></span></font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="https://www.nfbnj.org/projects/" target="_blank">Projects, Programs, & Committees –
National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey (nfbnj.org)</a><span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"> </font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,"sans-serif"">Adopt Adaptive Equipment Program – Linda
Melendez</span><span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,"sans-serif"">Affiliate
Assistant Secretary – Katie Maunder</span><span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,"sans-serif"">Braille
Committee Chair and Mentoring Program – Mary Jo Partyka</span><span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,"sans-serif"">BELL
Coordinator – Mary Jo Partyka</span><span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,"sans-serif"">Communications
Chair – Annemarie Cooke</span><span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,"sans-serif"">DropBox Coordinator – Andy Smith</span><span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,"sans-serif"">Diabetic
Committee Co-Chairs - Ed Godfrey and Angela Perone </span><span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,"sans-serif"">Fund
Raising: EVERYONE</span><span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,"sans-serif"">Green
Drop Coordinator - Linda <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">DeBerardinis</span></span></span><span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,"sans-serif"">Guide
Dog Committee Chair - Brianna Murray</span><span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,"sans-serif"">Liability
Insurance Coordinator - Linda Melendez</span><span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,"sans-serif"">Legislative
Committee - Ryan Stevens</span><span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,"sans-serif"">Legislative
Director - Ryan Stevens</span><span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,"sans-serif"">NFB
Newsline - Jane Degenshein</span><span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,"sans-serif"">Membership
Chairpersons - Carley Mullin and Melissa Lomax </span><span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,"sans-serif"">PAC
Plan - Linda Melendez</span><span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,"sans-serif"">Parents
of Blind Children Group - Carol <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Castellano</span></span></span><span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,"sans-serif"">Parliamentarian
– Ryan Stevens</span><span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,"sans-serif"">Resolutions
Committee Chair - Ryan Stevens</span><span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,"sans-serif"">Scholarship
Committee Chair - Lia Stone</span><span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,"sans-serif"">Social
Media Coordinator - Linda Melendez</span><span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,"sans-serif"">Sounding
Board Editorial Chair - Annemarie Cooke</span><span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,"sans-serif"">Technology
Advisor - Tony Santiago</span><span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,"sans-serif"">Transit
Committee Chair - Phil Harrison</span><span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,"sans-serif"">Webmaster
- Brian Mackey</span><span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,"sans-serif"">White
Cane - Annemarie Harris and Jane Degenshein</span><span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">
</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,"sans-serif"">Zoom
Administrator – Mac Biggers</span></p>
<h1><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">2022 NFB Washington Seminar
Priorities <span></span></font></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Once again the NFB and affiliates will present four
Washington Seminar priorities and a brief description is listed below. For additional and the most up to date
information please visit the national link.<span></span></font></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b>1.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span>Access Technology
Affordability Act (H.R. 431)</b><b>:</b> The cost of critically needed
access technology is out of reach for most blind Americans. By providing a
refundable tax credit for qualifying purchases, Congress will stimulate
individual procurement of this technology and promote affordability of these
tools.<span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b>2.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span>Medical Device Nonvisual
Accessibility Act (H.R. 4853)</b><b>:</b> Advanced digital interfaces create
barriers that prevent blind individuals from independently and safely operating
home-use medical devices that are essential to their daily healthcare needs.
Congress must end the digital divide that threatens the independence and safety
of blind Americans by developing minimum accessibility requirements for these
devices.<span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b>3.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span>Twenty-First Century
Website and Application Accessibility Act: </b>Websites are required by law to be
accessible, but without implementing regulations, most businesses and retailers
have little understanding of what accessible means. More than 313 million
Americans, including a vast majority of the 40 million who have a disability,
use the Internet and mobile apps. Congress can end website and mobile app
inaccessibility for blind Americans.<span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b>4.</b><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><b> </b>
</span><b>Transformation to
Competitive Integrated Employment Act (H.R. 2373): </b>Section 14(c) of the
Fair Labor Standards Act allows employers to discriminate against workers with
disabilities by authorizing them to be paid subminimum wages. Also, the work is often mundane tasks that do
not transfer into better employment options<a name="m_2763781895468263240__GoBack"></a>. Congress
needs to remove artificial barriers to competitive employment opportunities.</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">For additional and the most up to date Washington
Seminar information please visit the link below;<span></span></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="https://nfb.org/programs-services/advocacy/washington-seminar/washington-seminar-priorities" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:115%">Washington
Seminar Priorities | National Federation of the Blind (nfb.org)</span></a><span style="line-height:115%"><span></span></span></font></p>
<h1><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Reminder: Senior Division Book Club<span></span></font></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%;color:black">Date: Monday, January 17, 2022</span><span style="line-height:115%"><span></span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%;color:black">Time: 9 AM</span><span style="line-height:115%"><span></span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%;color:black">Location: Zoom</span><span style="line-height:115%"><span></span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%;color:black">Senior Division President, Jane Degeshein has chosen the book</span><span style="line-height:115%"><span></span></span></font></p>
<h4><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%;color:black">The five wishes of Mr. Murray McBride DB104366</span><span style="line-height:115%"><span></span></span></font></h4>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%;color:black">Siple, Joe Reading time: 8 hours, 22 minutes.<br>
David Hartley-Margolin</span><span style="line-height:115%"><span></span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%;color:black">General; With all his family and friends gone,
one-hundred-year-old Murray McBride is looking for a reason to live. He finds
it in Jason Cashman, a ten-year-old boy with a terminal heart defect and a list
of five things he wants to do before he dies; some strong language. 2018.</span><span style="line-height:115%"><span></span></span></font></p>
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<h1><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Dates to keep in mind<span></span></font></h1>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Thursday,
January 6, 2022 7 P.M. Diabetic Committee Meeting</span><span></span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Monday,
January 10, 2022 10 A.M. Book Club</span><span></span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Monday,
January 10, 2022 7 P.M. Technology Division Meeting</span><span></span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Monday,
January 17, 2022 7 P.M. Senior Division Meeting</span><span></span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Wednesday,
January 19, 2021 7 P.M. Sports and Recreation Division Meeting</span><span></span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Tuesday,
January 25, 2022 at 7 P.M. At-Large Chapter Meeting</span><span></span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Monday,
January 31, 2022 at 8 P.M. Washington Seminar Town Hall</span></font>l</li>
</ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><i><span style="line-height:115%">*Again,
please do not reply to this email, this is an announcement only mailbox*</span></i><span style="line-height:115%"><span></span></span></font></p>
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