<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><br><br>Carla McQuillan<div>President, NFB of Oregon</div><div>Executive Director</div><div>Main Street Montessori</div></div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> "Freeh, Jessica" <<a href="mailto:JFreeh@nfb.org">JFreeh@nfb.org</a>><br><b>Date:</b> August 21, 2013, 7:59:04 AM PDT<br><b>To:</b> "State President, Puerto Rico" <<a href="mailto:arguza@attglobal.net">arguza@attglobal.net</a>>, "State President, Nebraska" <<a href="mailto:amy.buresh74@gmail.com">amy.buresh74@gmail.com</a>>, "State President, Connecticut" <<a href="mailto:erival@comcast.net">erival@comcast.net</a>>, "State President, Arizona" <<a href="mailto:krezguy@cox.net">krezguy@cox.net</a>>, "State President, New York" <<a href="mailto:office@nfbny.org">office@nfbny.org</a>>, "State President, Oregon" <<a href="mailto:admin@mainstreetmontessori.org">admin@mainstreetmontessori.org</a>>, "State President, Kentucky" <<a href="mailto:cathyj1949@gmail.com">cathyj1949@gmail.com</a>>, Charlene Smyth <<a href="mailto:cs.nfbwv@verizon.net">cs.nfbwv@verizon.net</a>>, "State President, Vermont" <<a href="mailto:deannaljones@comcast.net">deannaljones@comcast.net</a>>, "State President, Kansas" <<a href="mailto:donnajwood@cox.net">donnajwood@cox.net</a>>, "State President, North Dakota" <<a href="mailto:diverson@midco.net">diverson@midco.net</a>>, "State President, Idaho" <<a href="mailto:elsiedickerson@ymail.com">elsiedickerson@ymail.com</a>>, "State President, Ohio" <<a href="mailto:eduffy@pobox.com">eduffy@pobox.com</a>>, "Schroeder, Fred" <<a href="mailto:fschroeder@sks.com">fschroeder@sks.com</a>>, "State President, North Carolina" <<a href="mailto:ghraynfbofnc@charter.net">ghraynfbofnc@charter.net</a>>, "State President, Missouri" <<a 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href="mailto:kshachmut@nfbma.org">kshachmut@nfbma.org</a>>, "State President, Maine" <<a href="mailto:leonproctorjr@yahoo.com">leonproctorjr@yahoo.com</a>>, "State President, Delaware" <<a href="mailto:lynne.majewski@gmail.com">lynne.majewski@gmail.com</a>>, "State President, California" <<a href="mailto:mwillows@sbcglobal.net">mwillows@sbcglobal.net</a>>, "State President, Maryland" <<a href="mailto:melissa@riccobono.us">melissa@riccobono.us</a>>, "State President, Iowa" <<a href="mailto:michael.nfbi@gmail.com">michael.nfbi@gmail.com</a>>, "State President, Washington" <<a href="mailto:k7uij@panix.com">k7uij@panix.com</a>>, "State President, Hawaii" <<a href="mailto:nanifife@aol.com">nanifife@aol.com</a>>, "State President, Louisiana" <<a href="mailto:pallen@lcb-ruston.com">pallen@lcb-ruston.com</a>>, "State President, South Carolina" <<a href="mailto:parnell@sccoast.net">parnell@sccoast.net</a>>, "State President, Illinois" <<a href="mailto:pattichang@att.net">pattichang@att.net</a>>, "Brown, Ron" <<a href="mailto:RB15@iquest.net">RB15@iquest.net</a>>, "State President, Mississippi" <<a href="mailto:sgleese@city.jackson.ms.us">sgleese@city.jackson.ms.us</a>>, "State President, Colorado" <<a href="mailto:slabarre@labarrelaw.com">slabarre@labarrelaw.com</a>>, "State President, Alabama" <<a href="mailto:joy.harris@dwx.com">joy.harris@dwx.com</a>>, "State President, Arkansas" <<a href="mailto:tosheeler@cox.net">tosheeler@cox.net</a>>, "State President, District of Columbia" <<a href="mailto:callaway.shawn@gmail.com">callaway.shawn@gmail.com</a>>, "State President, Florida" <<a href="mailto:danjhicks@yahoo.com">danjhicks@yahoo.com</a>>, "State President, Georgia" <<a href="mailto:gscott@nfbga.org">gscott@nfbga.org</a>>, "State President, Michigan" <<a href="mailto:president.nfb.mi@gmail.com">president.nfb.mi@gmail.com</a>>, "State President, Nevada" <<a href="mailto:realhappygirl1@gmail.com">realhappygirl1@gmail.com</a>>, "State President, New Hampshire" <<a href="mailto:cemcnabb21@yahoo.com">cemcnabb21@yahoo.com</a>>, "State President, New Mexico" <<a href="mailto:avigil74@gmail.com">avigil74@gmail.com</a>>, "State President, Oklahoma" <<a href="mailto:jmassay1@cox.net">jmassay1@cox.net</a>>, "State President, Rhode Island" <<a href="mailto:silvara@cox.net">silvara@cox.net</a>>, "State President, Utah" <<a href="mailto:baconev@yahoo.com">baconev@yahoo.com</a>>, "State President, Montana" <<a href="mailto:chiefblindtech@gmail.com">chiefblindtech@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>National Federation of the Blind Sponsors Blind Driver's "Quest for the Salt"</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">CONTACT:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Chris Danielsen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Director of Public Relations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">National Federation of the Blind<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">(410) 659-9314, extension 2330<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">(410) 262-1281 (Cell)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:cdanielsen@nfb.org"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">cdanielsen@nfb.org</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>National Federation of the Blind Sponsors<br>
Blind Driver’s “Quest for the Salt”<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dan Parker Will Be First Blind Man to Drive Motorcycle on Bonneville Salt Flats<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Wendover, Utah (August 21, 2013):</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
</span><a href="http://www.nfb.org"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The National Federation of the Blind</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> today announced its sponsorship of the first attempt by a blind driver to independently race a motorcycle on the
famed Bonneville Salt Flats. </span><a href="http://www.competitionplus.com/drag-racing/news/21203-pn-racer-dan-parker-talks-about-devastating-accident"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dan Parker</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt">, an experienced racecar
builder and driver who lost his sight as the result of a racing accident last year, will independently operate a three-wheeled motorcycle with the help of a GPS system that gives him audible cues in order to help him maintain a straight course. Mr. Parker
will make his run as part of the 2013 BUB Motorcycle Speed Trials this Sunday at the Flats. The National Federation of the Blind is one of several sponsors contributing funds and equipment to help Mr. Parker complete his “Quest for the Salt.” Additionally,
the Federation’s Mark Riccobono, the <a href="https://nfb.org/node/1003">first blind person to drive a vehicle without the assistance of a sighted person,</a> will travel out to the Salt to participate in this historic event.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said: “</span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTHa_5Y5IA4"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We have demonstrated</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
that it is possible for a blind person to operate a vehicle with the help of an interface that can convey information about the driver’s environment. Dan Parker is taking the concepts that we pioneered with our Blind Driver Challenge™ a step further—and possibly
faster—while continuing to experiment with technology that may someday allow blind drivers to navigate America’s roadways like our sighted peers. We are pleased to sponsor Dan’s effort and wish him a successful run on the Bonneville Salt Flats.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Mr. Parker said: “As a member, I appreciate the support of the National Federation of the Blind, an organization that believes, as I do, that blind people can succeed in whatever effort we choose with the
proper tools and training. I look forward to demonstrating this truth to the racing community and the general public on the Salt Flats this weekend. I view this run as just the first leg of my journey to contribute to the work of the Federation and its Blind
Driver Challenge™.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">On January 29, 2011, NFB’s Mark Riccobono became the first blind person to operate a vehicle on the Daytona International Speedway as a demonstration of technology that helped him navigate the course and avoid
obstacles. More information about the NFB Blind Driver Challenge™, along with information about Dan Parker’s Quest for the Salt, is available at
</span><a href="http://www.blinddriverchallenge.org"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">www.blinddriverchallenge.org</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt">. Also be sure to visit
</span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/DanParkerQuestForTheSalt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dan Parker’s Quest for the Salt Facebook page,</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> as well as the NFB’s
</span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/NationalFederationoftheBlind"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Facebook</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> and
</span><a href="http://www.twitter.com/NFB_voice"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Twitter</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> feeds, for continuous updates on this exciting event.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">About the National Federation of the Blind<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="s4" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span class="bumpedfont15"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) is the oldest, largest, and most influential nationwide membership organization of blind
people in the United States. Founded in 1940, the NFB advocates for the civil rights and equality of blind Americans, and develops innovative education, technology, and training programs to provide the blind and those who are losing vision with the tools
they need to become independent and successful. We need your support. To make a donation, please go to
</span></span><a href="http://www.nfb.org/"><span class="bumpedfont15"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">www.nfb.org</span></span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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