<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"><div class="gmail-OutlineElement gmail-Ltr gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW88581715 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-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="background-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">President’s Notebook</span></span><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="background-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span></span><span class="gmail-LineBreakBlob gmail-BlobObject gmail-DragDrop gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="background-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:WordVisiCarriageReturn_MSFontService,Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre"> </span></span><br></p></div><div class="gmail-OutlineElement gmail-Ltr gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW88581715 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-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">National Federation of the Blind</span></span><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span></span><span class="gmail-LineBreakBlob gmail-BlobObject gmail-DragDrop gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:WordVisiCarriageReturn_MSFontService,Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre"> </span><br class="gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre"></span><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Mark A. </span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Riccobono</span></span><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span></span><span class="gmail-LineBreakBlob gmail-BlobObject gmail-DragDrop gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:WordVisiCarriageReturn_MSFontService,Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre"> </span><br class="gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre"></span><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-EmptyTextRun gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:"Times 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High School Equivalency Test (</span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">HiSET</span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">) Exam Experiences:</span></span><span class="gmail-EOP gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div class="gmail-OutlineElement gmail-Ltr gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">If you, or someone you know, has interacted with the PSI testing-service provider while preparing for or taking the High School Equivalency Test (</span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">HiSET</span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">) exam, the new alternative to the GED, we encourage you to share your experience with us. Please email </span></span><a class="gmail-Hyperlink gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" href="mailto:legal@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-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:14pt;text-decoration-line:underline;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">legal@nfb.org</span></span></a><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> if you have any experiences to share, including interactions regarding both practice tests and testing materials.</span></span><span class="gmail-EOP gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></p></div><div class="gmail-OutlineElement gmail-Ltr gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span></span><span class="gmail-EOP gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></p></div><div class="gmail-OutlineElement gmail-Ltr gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" role="heading" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Upcoming Event</span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW88581715 gmail-BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">: Basics of PDF Remediation</span><span class="gm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