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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Greetings to All,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You are invited to join us this Saturday, August 13 at 1:00 at the Alaska Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired for our monthly meeting. We will also be on Zoom. The link will be in the last paragraph of this email. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>With the unexpected death of Congressman Don Young, Alaskans are experiencing several opportunities to cast their ballot, and this has not proved particularly easy for folks who are blind or low vision. For this reason, the United States Department of Justice is sending a team to investigate. I have invited them to attend our meeting and talk to anyone who would like to share their voting story. If you have had an experience that you would like to share regarding difficulties casting a ballot and cannot attend our meeting, please let me know so we can arrange for you to chat with Elizabeth Johnson from the DOJ. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I hope you were able to take a glance at the Braille Monitor email that was sent out earlier this week. If you have thought about something in this issue, you are invited to come and share those with us. Katie and I will also share some of our thoughts and experiences regarding our National Convention held in New Orleans in July. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please add November 4 and 5 to your calendar as this is the weekend when we will be having our NFB of Alaska State Convention. Stay tuned for Registration information coming in the first couple weeks of September. We are planning a live event, though there will be a streaming option if you are unable to join in person. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Here is the connecting information for Saturdays meeting:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Join Zoom Meeting<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87422712687?pwd=UmJjSkM3aEdSOFlVYWJiRTgwSUd4Zz09">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87422712687?pwd=UmJjSkM3aEdSOFlVYWJiRTgwSUd4Zz09</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Meeting ID: 874 2271 2687<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Passcode: 255025<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>One tap mobile+16699006833,,87422712687# <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Bonnie Lucas<br>President<br>National Federation of the Blind of Alaska<br>Cell: 907-301-6808<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Email: <a href="mailto:lucas.bonnie@gmail.com">lucas.bonnie@gmail.com</a><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Web: <a href="https://alaskanfb.org/">alaskanfb.org</a><a name="_Hlk16627103"><br></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16627103'>The National Federation of the Blind knows 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. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16627103'></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#BFBFBF'>[Delegate-BML]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>