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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Attached and below as always. Let me know if there are any corrections.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<h1><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:106%">National Federation of the Blind of Ohio, Springfield Chapter Minutes<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Date: December 16, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Location: Zoom<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h2><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:106%">Those Present<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:106%">Debbie Baker<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:-15.75pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:106%">Aleeha Dudley<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:-15.75pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:106%">Arlie Ray<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:-15.75pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:106%">Gina ray<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:-15.75pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:106%">Mickie Cooper<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:-15.75pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:106%">Susan Day<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<h2><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:106%">Reports<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Mickie moved to accept the minutes as emailed. Susan seconded, and the motion passed.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">The treasurer’s report was read. The ending balance on November 30, 2023, was $4,668.09. Mickie moved to accept the treasurer’s report as read. Susan seconded, and the motion passed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h2><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:106%">Unfinished Business<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Dues must be paid no later than January 31, 2024, in order for your membership not to lapse.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Aleeha moved and Arlie seconded to reimburse Debbie for transportation and hotel costs for state convention, totaling $105.00. The motion passed. This is part of the reimbursement agreed upon in October.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">There was a brief discussion of the scholarship winners at state convention, who each thanked the Federation for the scholarship.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h2><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:106%">New Business<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">The name change for the chapter is now approved and will be written on our checks. Debbie has not yet received documentation from the IRS, but the bank has confirmed the change and documentation should be
received by January.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Washington Seminar will be January 29 through February 1. The Great Gathering In will be January 29 and congressional appointments will be January 30 through February 1. This year we will be discussing the
following legislation: The Website and Software Accessibility Act (H.R. 5813 and S.B. 2984), The Medical Devices Nonvisual Accessibility act (H.R. 1328), and the Blind Americans Return to Work Act (no bill number has been announced yet.)
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Marianne Denning sent an email to Ohio-Talk stating that if you are a patron of the NLS talking book library, you can request to be included on their shared Bookshare account at no cost to you. She is also
offering a minimum of two sessions to allow members to learn to use Bookshare, which offers accessible books in many formats.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Mickie read an email about upcoming demonstrations available for blind people to experience the solar eclipse in April 2024. This is an app that creates audio representations of the eclipse. Debbie will reach
out to the contact for a talk at a future meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">We will hold our next two meetings on Zoom to avoid bad weather, on January 13 and February 10.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">The December 2023 presidential release was played.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">The meeting was adjourned.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Respectfully submitted,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Aleeha Dudley, Secretary<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">National Federation of the Blind of Ohio, Springfield Chapter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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