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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>Through the use of the American Community Survey, the United States Census Bureau collects information on the number of people who self-identify as having a visual disability. The most recent collection of this data is from 2017. The exact criteria used, and the estimated number of blind people in each state is listed below. We recommend that you use this information in your presentations to members of Congress during Washington Seminar in order to create strong, compelling, and educational arguments: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>The number of non-institutionalized, male or female, all ages, all races, regardless of ethnicity, with all education levels in the United States reported a visual disability in 2017.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>Location Estimate (#) </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>United States 7,543,000 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>ALABAMA 151,200 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>ALASKA 17,600 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>ARIZONA 170,300</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>ARKANSAS 102,400</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>CALIFORNIA 781,700</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>COLORADO 104,900</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>CONNECTICUT 62,200 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>DELAWARE 18,700 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 27,600 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>FLORIDA 543,400 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>GEORGIA 248,900 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>HAWAII 28,000</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>IDAHO 47,200 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>ILLINOIS 252,900 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>INDIANA 159,100 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>IOWA 47,300 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>KANSAS 70,200 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>KENTUCKY 161,900 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>LOUISIANA 149,200 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>MAINE 25,800 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>MARYLAND 110,100</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>MASSACHUSETTS 125,600</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>MICHIGAN 220,100 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>MINNESOTA 92,700 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>MISSISSIPPI 112,700 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>MISSOURI 153,100 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>MONTANA 23,900 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>NEBRASKA 39,300 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>NEVADA 85,100 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>NEW HAMPSHIRE 26,300 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>NEW JERSEY 167,300 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>NEW MEXICO 70,400 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>NEW YORK 406,000 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>NORTH CAROLINA 258,600 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>NORTH DAKOTA 14,100 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>OHIO 269,800 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>OKLAHOMA 138,700 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>OREGON 90,800 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>PENNSYLVANIA 301,300 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>RHODE ISLAND 22,200 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>SOUTH CAROLINA 146,300 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>SOUTH DAKOTA 18,200 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>TENNESSEE 204,900 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>TEXAS 680,400 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>UTAH 49,800 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>VERMONT 12,400 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>VIRGINIA 189,600 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>WASHINGTON 156,000 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>WEST VIRGINIA 76,700 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>WISCONSIN 97,700 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>WYOMING 12,500 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>PUERTO RICO 217,700</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Steve Cook<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LddWwCJNPHI"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Click here to view the PSA for the National Federation of the Blind of SC</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.nfbofsc.org"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.nfbofsc.org</span></a><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://m.facebook.com/NatFedofSouthCarolina/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Follow the National Federation of the Blind of SC On Face Book</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.rockybottomofsc.com/index/index.php"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.RockyBottomofSC.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://m.facebook.com/RockyBottomofSC/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Follow Rocky Bottom Retreat & Conference Center on Face Book</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://m.facebook.com/Computer-Science-Technology-Division-of-the-NFB-of-SC-343263089815304/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Follow the Computer Science & Technology Division of SC on Face Book</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>District 2 NFB of SC State Board Member<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1<sup>st</sup> Vice President of the Computer Science & Technology Division of the NFB of SC<span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Board Member at Large of the Columbia Chapter of the NFB of SC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>