<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style=""><div class="gmail-OutlineElement gmail-Ltr gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:24.8208px;font-weight:bold"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">President’s Notebook</span></span><span class="gmail-LineBreakBlob gmail-BlobObject gmail-DragDrop gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large;background-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:24.8208px;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre"> </span></span><br></p></div><div class="gmail-OutlineElement gmail-Ltr gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:24.8208px;font-weight:bold"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">National Federation of the Blind</span></span><span class="gmail-LineBreakBlob gmail-BlobObject gmail-DragDrop gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:24.8208px;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre"> </span><br class="gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre"></span><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:24.8208px;font-weight:bold"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Mark A. Riccobono</span></span><span class="gmail-LineBreakBlob gmail-BlobObject gmail-DragDrop gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:24.8208px;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre"> </span><br class="gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre"></span><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-EmptyTextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:24.8208px;font-variant-ligatures:none"></span><a class="gmail-Hyperlink gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" href="mailto:officeofthepresident@nfb.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration-line:none;color:inherit"><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-Underlined gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline;line-height:24.8208px;font-weight:bold"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">officeofthepresident@nfb.org</span></span></a><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-EmptyTextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:19.425px;font-variant-ligatures:none"></span><span class="gmail-LineBreakBlob gmail-BlobObject gmail-DragDrop gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:19.425px"><span class="gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre"> </span><br class="gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre"></span><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:24.8208px;font-weight:bold"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">410-659-9314</span></span><span class="gmail-EOP gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:24.8208px;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></font></p></div><div class="gmail-OutlineElement gmail-Ltr gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:24.8208px"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></span></span><span class="gmail-EOP gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:24.8208px;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></font></p></div><div class="gmail-OutlineElement gmail-Ltr gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" role="heading" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(47,84,150)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:24.8208px;font-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Critical Actions:</span></span><span class="gmail-EOP gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:24.8208px"> </span></font></p></div><div class="gmail-OutlineElement gmail-Ltr gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" role="heading" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(47,84,150)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:24.8208px;font-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Next Week: April Presidential Release:</span></span><span class="gmail-EOP gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:24.8208px"> </span></font></p></div><div class="gmail-OutlineElement gmail-Ltr gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:24.8208px"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Attend the next Presidential Release #526 on Tuesday, April 4, at 8:00 p.m., eastern. Submit questions for the Q&A sessions by sending an email to </span></span><a class="gmail-Hyperlink gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" href="mailto:cdanielsen@nfb.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration-line:none;color:inherit"><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-Underlined gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline;line-height:24.8208px"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">cdanielsen@nfb.org</span></span></a><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:24.8208px"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> with the subject line #PR526. Closed captions and Spanish interpretations are available. </span></span><a class="gmail-Hyperlink gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" href="https://zoom.us/j/94821665754" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration-line:none;color:inherit"><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-Underlined gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(5,99,193);text-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px;padding:0px">Hosts Anil and Melissa dig into the NFB-supported case, Orozco v. Garland, in the latest </span></span><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:italic;line-height:23px"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Nation’s Blind Podcast</span></span><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:23px"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">. They share an interview with Chris Danielsen and Ronza Othman. </span></span><a class="gmail-Hyperlink gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" href="https://nfb.org/resources/publications-and-media/nations-blind-podcast" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration-line:none;color:inherit"><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-Underlined gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline;line-height:23px"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Access the episode, “NFB Helps Win Battle for Blind Federal Employees</span></span></a><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:23px"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">.”</span></span><span class="gmail-EOP gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></font><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:23px"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span></span><span class="gmail-EOP gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large;background-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></p></div><div class="gmail-OutlineElement gmail-Ltr gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:23px"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span></span><span class="gmail-EOP gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></font></p></div><div class="gmail-OutlineElement gmail-Ltr gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" role="heading" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(47,84,150)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:24.8208px;font-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Congress Is in Session this Week:</span></span><span class="gmail-EOP gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:24.8208px"> </span></font></p></div><div class="gmail-OutlineElement gmail-Ltr gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font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gram has remained stagnate for several years and is woefully inadequate to help all of the individuals who are eligible for its services. An increase in funding would dramatically help the OIB serve the growing population of aging blind Americans. Both letters are posted on </span><span class="gmail-ContextualSpellingAndGrammarError gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-repeat:repeat-x;background-position:0% 100%;background-image:url("data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhBQAEAPEDAABVzDNVzDNV/wAAACH5BAUAAAMALAAAAAAFAAQAAAIInC2QchYKQgEAOw==");border-bottom:1px solid transparent">our</span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span></span><a class="gmail-Hyperlink gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" href="https://nfb.org/programs-services/advocacy/policy-statements" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration-line:none;color:inherit"><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-Underlined gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline;line-height:24.8208px"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Policy Statements page</span></span></a><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:24.8208px"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">, and I urge you to read them.</span></span><span class="gmail-EOP gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:24.8208px;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></font></p></div><div class="gmail-OutlineElement gmail-Ltr gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:24.8208px"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">  </span></span><span class="gmail-EOP gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:24.8208px;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></font></p></div><div class="gmail-OutlineElement gmail-Ltr gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" role="heading" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(47,84,150)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:24.8208px;font-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Letter to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Regarding Discriminatory Driver’s License Requirements on Job Applications:</span></span><span class="gmail-EOP gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:24.8208px"> </span></font></p></div><div class="gmail-OutlineElement gmail-Ltr gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:24.8208px"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Last week we sent a </span></span><a class="gmail-Hyperlink gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" href="https://nfb.org/sites/nfb.org/files/2023-03/EEOC-Drivers-License-Reconsideration-3-21-2023.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration-line:none;color:inherit"><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-Underlined gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alt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></font></p></div><div class="gmail-OutlineElement gmail-Ltr gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(32,31,30);line-height:23px"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">On Tuesday, </span></span><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:23px"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">April 25, the Center of Excellence in Nonvisual Access will present an Accessibility Boutique on creating accessible PDF documents</span></span><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;line-height:23px"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">. </span></span><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:23px"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Come learn strategies experts use to make digital documents readable by screen readers! </span></span><a class="gmail-Hyperlink gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=28168&qid=8111077" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration-line:none;color:inherit"><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-Underlined gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline;line-height:23px"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Register for the Basics of PDF Remediation boutique</span></span></a><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;line-height:23px"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> today. </span></span><span class="gmail-EOP gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px"> </span></font><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:23px"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span></span><span class="gmail-EOP gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large;background-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></p></div><div class="gmail-OutlineElement gmail-Ltr gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:24.8208px"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span></span><span class="gmail-EOP gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:24.8208px;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></font></p></div><div class="gmail-OutlineElement gmail-Ltr gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" role="heading" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(47,8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</span></li></ul><p></p></div></div><div class="gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div class="gmail-OutlineElement gmail-Ltr gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr"><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW53712027 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><br></p></div></div></div></div>