<div><br></div><div dir="auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px;font-variant-ligatures:none">L</span><span lang="EN-US" 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">President’s Notebook</span><span 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><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"><div 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 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" 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">National Federation of the Blind</span><span 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 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 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" 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">Mark A. Riccobono</span><span 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 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 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"></span><a href="mailto:officeofthepresident@nfb.org" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration-line:none;color:inherit" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" 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-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">officeofthepresident@nfb.org</span></span></a><span lang="EN-US" 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><span 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 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 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" 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">410-659-9314</span><span 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 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 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" 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><span 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 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 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" 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">Dear Federation Family,</span><span 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 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 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" 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 style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></span></span><span 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 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 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" 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">Cheers to you for an outstanding national convention. The work of our delegates, the engagement of our volunteers across the convention, and the outstanding work of our staff made this our best convention ever. Thank you to each of you for executing your parts of the convention and for jumping in when you found a need.</span><span 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 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 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" 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><span 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 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 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" 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">Coming out of the convention there are many great things happening. This week we will kick off our Ride for Literacy efforts in addition to hosting the United States Access Board, celebrating the Americans with Disabilities Act and our commitment to the work left unfinished, and kicking off our NFB BELL In-Home Edition. Things have not slowed down after the national convention.</span><span 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 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 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" 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 style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></span></span><span 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 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 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" 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">Enjoy this special week ahead.</span><span 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 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 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" 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><span 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 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 role="heading" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,112,192)"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none">Critical Actions:</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div 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 role="heading" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,112,192)"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none">U.S. Access Board at Jernigan Institute:</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div 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 style="margin:0px 0px 0px 24px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" 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">The U.S. Access Board will hold a public town hall meeting on Tuesday, July 25, from 1:30-3:30 p.m., eastern, at the headquarters of the National Federation of the Blind in Baltimore, Maryland. Attend in person or virtually. </span><a href="https://www.access-board.gov/news/2023/03/30/u-s-access-board-to-hold-town-hall-meeting-in-baltimore/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration-line:none;color:inherit" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" 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 style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Learn more about the upcoming Access Board meeting.</span></span></a><span lang="EN-US" 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><span 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 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 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" 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><span 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 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 role="heading" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,112,192)"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none">News:</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div 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 role="heading" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,112,192)"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none">National Convention Highlights:</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div 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 style="margin:0px 0px 0px 24px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:transparent solid 1px;font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Thanks again to our members, sponsors, exhibitors, and everyone who made #NFB23 a success. A post-convention survey is being sent out this week. We are excited for your feedback. </span></span><span lang="EN-US" 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">The convention highlights will be posted at </span><a href="http://nfb.org/convention" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration-line:none;color:inherit" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" 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 style="margin:0px;padding:0px">nfb.org/convention</span></span></a><span lang="EN-US" 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"> by July 31. Access the following highlights now available.</span><span 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 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 style="margin:0px 0px 0px 80px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" 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><a href="https://nfb.org/resources/speeches-and-reports/banquet-speeches/belief-courage-and-wisdom-centering-blind-peoples" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration-line:none;color:inherit" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" 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 style="margin:0px;padding:0px">2023 Banquet Address: Belief, Courage, and Wisdom: Centering on the Blind People’s Movement</span></span></a><span lang="EN-US" 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><span 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 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 style="margin:0px 0px 0px 80px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" 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><a href="https://nfb.org/resources/speeches-and-reports/presidential-reports/2023-presidential-report" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration-line:none;color:inherit" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" 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 style="margin:0px;padding:0px">2023 Presidential Report</span></span></a><span lang="EN-US" 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><span 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 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 style="margin:0px 0px 0px 80px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" 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><a href="https://nfb.org/resources/speeches-and-reports/resolutions/2023-resolutions" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration-line:none;color:inherit" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" 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 style="margin:0px;padding:0px">2023 Resolutions</span></span></a><span lang="EN-US" 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><span 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 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 style="margin:0px 0px 0px 80px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" 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><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@NationsBlind/streams" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration-line:none;color:inherit" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" 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 style="margin:0px;padding:0px">General Sessions and Board of Directors Meeting on YouTube</span></span></a><span lang="EN-US" 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><span 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 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 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" 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><span 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 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 role="heading" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,112,192)"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none">Upcoming: Presidential Release:</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div 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 style="margin:0px 0px 0px 2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ans-serif;font-size:12px"><p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 24px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" 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">The NFB staff would like to give a heartfelt thank you to the hundreds of volunteers who helped in the Independence Market this year at the convention. You all have once again allowed so many of our members and visitors to see how we can bring an entire store to convention and make it run in an efficient manner.</span><span 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><p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 24px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext"><span 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)"><br></span></p></div><div 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 style="margin:0px 0px 0px 24px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" 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">You certainly could have not given of your time and chosen to spend it doing several other things at convention, but you gave of your time and talents to help. Just know we are standing and applauding you all!!</span><span 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 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr"><p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 24px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" 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><span 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 style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr"><p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 24px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" 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><span 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 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr"><p role="heading" style="color:rgb(0,112,192);margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none">Dates to Keep in Mind:</span><span lang="EN-US" 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">(all times eastern)</span><span 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><p role="heading" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent"></p><ul><li><font color="#000000"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none">July 25: U.S. Access Board Town Hall, 1:30-3:30 p.m.</span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></font></li><li><font color="#000000"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none">July 27: Uber Town Hall Listening Session, 3:00 p.m.</span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></font></li><li><font color="#000000"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none">August 1: Presidential Release Live, 8:00 p.m.</span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></font></li><li><font color="#000000"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none">August 9: I</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none">ntroduction to the Organized Blind Movement</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none">, 8:00 p.m.</span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></font></li><li><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-size:14pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none">September 7 and 10: Chapter Presidents Call, 8:00 p.m. (Blind Equality Achievement Month)</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-size:14pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span><br></li><li><font color="#000000"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none">November 8: I</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none">ntroduction to the Organized Blind Movement</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none">, 8:00 p.m.</span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></font></li><li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><font color="#000000">December 7 and 10: Chapter Presidents Call, 8:00 p.m. (Planning t</font></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:14pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none">he Year Ahead)</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:14pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:23px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></li></ul><p></p></div></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:24.8208px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:24.8208px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></p></div></div></div></div></div>
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