<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"><a name="m_-2287972470567232343_OLE_LINK9" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:21.4667px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">President\u2019s Notebook</span></b></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.95px"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:21.4667px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">National Federation of the Blind<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.95px"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:21.4667px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Mark A. Riccobono<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.95px"><a href="mailto:officeofthepresident@nfb.org" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:blue">officeofthepresident@nfb.org</span></b></a><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.95px"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:21.4667px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">410-659-9314<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.95px"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:21.4667px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.95px"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:21.4667px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 10pt;line-height:14.95px"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"></span><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Presidential Release Live on May 6:</span></b></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0in 10pt 0.25in;line-height:14.95px"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The next Presidential Release Live will be Wednesday, May 6, at 8:00 p.m., Eastern. Zoom details are below. Attend to get the latest updates on the movement, ask questions, and hear important perspectives on the organized blind movement. Submit questions or suggestions to </span><a href="mailto:communications@nfb.org" title="mailto:communications@nfb.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:blue">communications@nfb.org</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0in 10pt 0.25in;line-height:14.95px"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Note: The </span><a href="https://nfb.org/resources/publications-and-media/presidential-releases" title="https://nfb.org/resources/publications-and-media/presidential-releases" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:blue">Presidential Release chapter recordings</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> are available by the first Friday of each month. Please share the chapter recording as part of your chapter meeting agenda and discuss among members.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0in 10pt 0.25in;line-height:14.95px"><a href="https://nfb-org.zoom.us/j/91995789629" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:blue">https://nfb-org.zoom.us/j/91995789629</span></a><br><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Zoom ID: 919 9578 9629<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.25in;line-height:14.95px"><b><i><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Access On</span></i></b><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> Webinar:<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0in 10pt 0.25in;line-height:14.95px"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Join us for this session on enhanced document accessibility and how to make visually appealing documents as a blind person, April 28, from 2:00\u20133:30 p.m., Eastern. Step up your editing game. Move beyond headings. Learn how to create professional, visually appealing documents in Microsoft Word. </span><a href="https://nfb.org/programs-services/center-excellence-nonvisual-access/events/accessibility-boutique-reg" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:blue">Register for the April <i>Access On</i> webinar.</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.25in;line-height:14.95px"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.95px"><a name="m_-2287972470567232343__Hlk216694561"></a><a name="m_-2287972470567232343__Hlk183426075"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:21.4667px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dates to Keep in Mind:<u></u><u></u></span></b></a></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 15px;color:black;line-height:14.95px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">July 3-8, 2026: National Convention; Austin, Texas<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 15px;color:black;line-height:14.95px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">July 2-7, 2027: National Convention; Austin, Texas<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 15px;color:black;line-height:14.95px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">July 3-8, 2028: National Convention; Chicago, Illinois<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 15px;color:black;line-height:14.95px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">July 2-7, 2029: National Convention; Chicago, Illinois<u></u><u></u></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.5in;line-height:14.95px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 10pt;line-height:14.95px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Introduction to the Organized Blind Movement Calls<u></u><u></u></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 15px;color:black;line-height:14.95px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Wednesday, May 6<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 15px;color:black;line-height:14.95px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Wednesday, August 5<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 15px;color:black;line-height:14.95px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Wednesday, November 4<u></u><u></u></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.25in;line-height:14.95px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.95px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.95px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The National Federation of the Blind advances the lives of its members and all blind people in the United States. We know that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. Our collective power, determination, and diversity achieve the aspirations of all blind people.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Mark A. Riccobono, President<br>National Federation of the Blind <br>200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230<br>410-659-9314 | <a href="mailto:Officeofthepresident@nfb.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue"><span class="gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">Officeofthepresident@nfb.org</span></span></span></span></span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Please engage with me through <a href="https://riccobono.personal.ai/messaging/profile" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Riccobono Personal AI</span></a><br>Mastodon: @President@nfb.social <br>Pronouns: he, him, his<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://nfb.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="210" height="76" id="m_-2287972470567232343_x0000_i1028" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/email/2/nfblogo.png" alt="National Federation of the Blind" class="gmail-CToWUd" style="width: 2.1875in; height: 0.7916in;"></span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">                         </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/nationalfederationoftheblind" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="24" height="24" id="m_-2287972470567232343_x0000_i1027" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/email/2/facebook.png" alt="Facebook" class="gmail-CToWUd" style="width: 0.25in; height: 0.25in;"></span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">    </span><a href="https://twitter.com/NFB_Voice" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="24" height="24" id="m_-2287972470567232343_x0000_i1026" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/email/2/twitter.png" alt="Twitter" class="gmail-CToWUd" style="width: 0.25in; height: 0.25in;"></span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">    </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/NationsBlind" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="24" height="24" id="m_-2287972470567232343_x0000_i1025" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/email/2/youtube.png" alt="Youtube" class="gmail-CToWUd" style="width: 0.25in; height: 0.25in;"></span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation\u2019s blind. <span aria-invalid="grammar" class="Lm ng" style="border-style:none;background:none">Every day</span> we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p></div></div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></p></div></div></div>