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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Anyone interested in joining below?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Michelle Glass <michelle.glass@sohealthe.org> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 19, 2026 6:08 PM<br><b>To:</b> kjocums@icloud.com<br><b>Subject:</b> Invitation to Join Disability-Led Focus Group on March 11<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Hi Kristen,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>I hope this note finds you well. My name is Michelle, and I\u2019m </span><span class=gmaildefault><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>helping to plan</span></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> a series of focus groups with disability-led organizations across Oregon to gather feedback on a draft universal health plan</span><span class=gmaildefault><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> for Oregon</span></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>. We want to ensure the plan reflects the real experiences, priorities, and access needs of people with disabilities throughout the state.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>I\u2019d like to invite you or someone from the Linn Benton Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind Oregon to join one of these sessions:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Date:</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> March 11<br><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Time:</span></strong> 3:00\u20134:30 p.m.<br><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Format:</span></strong> Virtual / Remote</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The session will be interactive and structured to make sharing feedback easy and meaningful. Materials will be shared in advance so participants have time to review and prepare questions or input. We are committed to full accessibility and welcome any accommodation requests to support participation.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>If this is of interest, I\u2019d be happy to provide more details and answer any questions. Your chapter\u2019s perspective would be invaluable in shaping a plan that works for blind and low-vision Oregonians.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Thank you for your time and consideration.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><span class=gmailsignatureprefix>-- </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Michelle Glass </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Policy Strategist</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>541 | 292 | 8201</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>She | Her</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>"We can do hard things." Glennon Doyle</span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SOHealthE/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=200 height=50 style='width:2.0833in;height:.5208in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4yJWOuIe62uBF-teQHio4udWknKTO_eo9-LPHSaSrmdhzsaTzCVca05W-5eeAgH5E9Vgm_mw38"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>