<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default"></div><div id="m_-1029412960354467420m_-807507946193321767m_6133331502457973349m_-7425124960116468871gmail-writing-block-c294db0c-cacd-4349-9c5c-50192cf43ad8"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span></span><span></span></font><div aria-disabled="false"><p><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default">Gr</span>eetings,</font></p><p><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default"></span>Everyone is welcome to join us for the January 2026 meetings of the National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey\u2014please share widely.</font></p><p><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Please visit our <strong>Online Calendar of Events</strong> using the link below. The meeting schedule is also attached as a Word document and pasted below for your convenience.</font></p><p><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default"></span><a href="https://nfbnj.org/events-calendar" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">Events Calendar |
National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey</a><br></font></p><p><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default"></span>Warmly,<br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b>Linda Melendez, President</b><br>National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey<br>Phone: 908-590-1747<br>Email: <a href="mailto:president@nfbnj.org" target="_blank">president@nfbnj.org</a></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">NFBNJ Events Calendar:<br><a href="https://nfbnj.org/events-calendar" target="_blank">Events Calendar | National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey</a></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">NFBNJ on Facebook:<br><a href="https://m.facebook.com/NFB-NJ-353099574776238" target="_blank">https://m.facebook.com/NFB-NJ-353099574776238</a></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">To set up a 30-minute meeting to talk about the National Federation of the Blind of NJ, please click on the link below</font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="https://calendly.com/lindamelendez220/30min" target="_blank">https://calendly.com/lindamelendez220/30min</a> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"> </font></p><div><hr></div><h3><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default"></span></font></h3><h1 style="margin:12pt 0in 0in;break-after:avoid;color:rgb(0,112,192)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="gmail_default"></span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"></span>January
2026 National Federation of the Blind of NJ Meeting Schedule</font></h1>
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<h2 style="margin:2pt 0in 0in;break-after:avoid;color:rgb(0,176,80)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">NFB of
NJ Zoom Participation Credentials</font></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/nfb-org.zoom.us/j/6477660103?pwd=MUl1dnZQU1JxMkhUemdCSHZUM21HUT09&omn=95930734701__;!!J30X0ZrnC1oQtbA!PuhkZ3kvaSxfQW71oVH3riqYaGTIH-ZAdEQi5vXoH8XQckCBm3OXOltCyfbpwiz6aBhogmXbvMKCrc_6kP7Bnd4O$" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">https://nfb-org.zoom.us/j/6477660103?pwd=MUl1dnZQU1JxMkhUemdCSHZUM21HUT09&omn=95930734701</font></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Meeting ID: 647 766 0103<br>
Passcode: 460994</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Meeting ID: 647 766 0103<br>
Passcode: 460994</font></p>
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<h2 style="margin:2pt 0in 0in;break-after:avoid;color:rgb(0,176,80)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Topic:
National Federation of the Blind of NJ Diabetic Group </font></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="break-after:avoid;margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Date: Thursday, Jan 8, 2026<br>
Time: 7 PM<br>
Location: NFB of NJ Zoom <br>
Facilitator: Ed Godfrey<br>
Email: <a href="mailto:diabetic@nfbnj.org" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">diabetic@nfbnj.org</a><br>
Join us as the Affiliate President, who shares information about the affiliate
and discusses diabetes.</font></p>
<h2 style="margin:2pt 0in 0in;break-after:avoid;color:rgb(0,176,80)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Topic:
National Federation of the Blind of NJ Tech Committee </font></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Date: Monday, Jan 12, 2026<br>
Time: 7 PM<br>
Location: NFB of NJ Zoom <br>
Email: <a href="mailto:tech@nfbnj.org" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">tech@nfbnj.org</a></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">The tech committee will again meet on the second Monday of each month
from January through June.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">We will have Khang Dan, an N J I T Phd who will share his findings
regarding A I and virtual reality obtained from his research study that
several tech committee members had the privilege to participate in. He
will share some of his audio demos with us! Come ready to listen, learn, and
ask questions.</font></p>
<h2 style="margin:2pt 0in 0in;break-after:avoid;color:rgb(0,176,80)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Topic:
National Federation of the Blind of NJ Braille Group </font></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Date: Wednesday, Jan 14, 2026<br>
Time: 7 PM<br>
Location: NFB of NJ Zoom <br>
Facilitators: Mary Jo Partyka & Bee Oliveti<br>
Email: <a href="mailto:braille@nfbnj.org" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">braille@nfbnj.org</a></font></p>
<h2 style="margin:2pt 0in 0in;break-after:avoid;color:rgb(0,176,80)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Topic:
National Federation of the Blind of NJ Guide Dog Group </font></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Date: Wednesday, Jan 21, 2026<br>
Time: 7 PM<br>
Location: NFB of NJ Zoom <br>
Facilitator: Tracy <b>Carcione<br>
</b>Email: <a href="mailto:guidedog@nfbnj.org" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">guidedog@nfbnj.org</a> <br>
President Melendez has asked me to be the facilitator in reestablishing the NFB
of New Jersey Guide Dog Group. We plan to have three meetings a year, in
January, May, and September, on the third Wednesday of the month at 7:00 PM. Our
first meeting will be on January 15. We will discuss the topics we would
like to cover in subsequent meetings and how our group can contribute to the
strength and growth of NFB of NJ. A couple of topic ideas I have are Uber and
Lyft policies that affect guide dog users and how recent changes are working
out, as well as how people are coping with the rising cost of veterinary
care. I welcome other suggestions, so please bring your ideas to the
meeting. </font></p>
<h2 style="margin:2pt 0in 0in;break-after:avoid;color:rgb(0,176,80)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Topic:
National Federation of the Blind of NJ Senior Committee Book Club</font></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="break-after:avoid;margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Date: Monday, Jan 19, 2026<br>
Time: 10 AM<br>
Location: NFB of NJ Zoom <br>
Facilitator: Jane Degenshein<br>
Email: <a href="mailto:seniors@nfbnj.org" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">seniors@nfbnj.org</a></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="break-after:avoid;margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"> This month\u2019s book is <a href="https://nlsbard.loc.gov/bard2-web/search/DB131189/?prevPage=search_books&from=%2Fsearch%2Fresults%2F%3Ftype%3Dbook%26initialFormat%3Daudio%26search%3Djennie%2Bcooper%26initialLanguage%3Den" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">Jenny Cooper has a secret: a novel DB131189</a></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><b>Author: </b>Fielding, Joy; <b>Reading Time: </b>10 hours,
2 minutes; <b>Production: </b>National Library Service for the Blind and
Print Disabled, Library of Congress; <b>Read by: </b>Monda, Carol; <b>Subjects: </b>Suspense
Fiction, Mystery and Detective Stories, Psychological Fiction</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="break-after:avoid;margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">"Reeling from her husband's death and best friend's dementia
diagnosis, seventy-six-year-old Linda Davidson feels lost and alone. Her
beloved daughter Kleo and son-in-law Mick have moved into her house to keep her
company, but the constant bickering quickly turns their presence into yet
another worry on Linda's long list. Eager to escape the tension at home, Linda
goes to visit her friend at Legacy Place, a memory care facility for the
elderly, where she meets Jenny Cooper, a ninety-two-year-old dementia patient
who makes a shocking confession: she kills people. Linda dismisses the
so-called secret as the confusion of an ailing mind, but Jenny seems strangely
lucid during their visits as she recounts stories of her many victims -- mostly
men who hurt her. Then a fellow patient at Legacy Place dies. Everyone else
sees it as the natural death of an sick old man, but Linda can't help but
wonder: is there any chance Jenny's telling the truth?" -- Provided by
publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. New York: Penguin Random House, 2025.</font></p>
<h2 style="margin:2pt 0in 0in;break-after:avoid;color:rgb(0,176,80)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Topic:
National Federation of the Blind of NJ Senior Committee</font></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Date: Monday, Jan 19, 2026<br>
Time: 7 PM<br>
Location: NFB of NJ Zoom <br>
Facilitator: Jane Degenshein<br>
Email: <a href="mailto:seniors@nfbnj.org" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">seniors@nfbnj.org</a></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">The Senior meetings will again meet up on the third Monday of each
month, January through June. Looking forward to our chat together.</font></p>
<h2 style="margin:2pt 0in 0in;break-after:avoid;color:rgb(0,176,80)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Topic:
National Federation of the Blind of NJ Jersey Shore Group<span style="color:windowtext">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Date: Wednesday, Jan 28, 2026<br>
Time: 7 PM<br>
Location: NFB of NJ Zoom <br>
Facilitator: Linda Melendez<br>
Email: <a href="mailto:jerseyshore@nfbnj.org" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">jerseyshore@nfbnj.org</a></font></p>
<h2 style="margin:2pt 0in 0in;break-after:avoid;color:rgb(0,176,80)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Topic:
NFB Great Gathering</font></h2>
<h2 style="margin:2pt 0in 0in;break-after:avoid;color:rgb(0,176,80)"><span style="color:windowtext;font-weight:normal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Date: Monday,
January 26, 2026<br>
Time: 5 PM</font></span></h2>
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