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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Steve Cook<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>District 2 State Board Member of the National Federation of the Blind of SC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>President of the Columbia chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of SC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>President of the Computer Science & Technology Division of the National Federation of the Blind of SC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4awrn7eddQ&t=16s">Click here to view the National Federation of the Blind of SC 2021 PSA!</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:black'>The National Federation of the Blind creates and distributes several publications and audio reports to inform both our membership and our friends about the true nature of blindness, issues of interest to the blind, NFB news and action items, and the many important stories we share.</span><span lang=EN> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.nfb.org/resources/publications-and-media">Click here to read more about Publications and Media from the NFB!</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><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>From:</b> Chapter-Presidents <chapter-presidents-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Linda Melendez via Chapter-Presidents<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 4, 2021 5:06 AM<br><b>To:</b> NFB Chapter Presidents discussion list <chapter-presidents@nfbnet.org>; NFB of New Jersey Internet Mailing List <nfbnj@nfbnet.org>; State Affiliate Leadership List <state-affiliate-leadership-list@nfbnet.org>; convention@nfbnj.org<br><b>Cc:</b> Linda Melendez <president@nfbnj.org><br><b>Subject:</b> [Chapter-Presidents] Highlighting the 2021 NFBNJ State Convention Exhibitors<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002F6D;letter-spacing:-.6pt;font-weight:normal'>The National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey thanks our virtual exhibitors for their support during our 45th annual state convention “Live The Life You Want; We Are More Than The Sum Of One” in changing what it means to be blind.</span><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#002F6D;letter-spacing:-.6pt'><o:p></o:p></span></h1><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Listed below are their contact information, a description of their company and a link to view their audio or video presentation.</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.25pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:19.5pt;box-sizing:inherit;max-height:1000000px'><strong><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F66C3;letter-spacing:-.6pt'>American Printing House for the Blind Connect Center</span></strong><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F66C3;letter-spacing:-.6pt;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing:inherit;max-height:1000000px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Olaya Landa-Vialard, Director<br>1839 Frankfort Ave.<br>Louisville, Kentucky 40206<br><a href="tel:713-542-1401"><span style='color:#1F66C3;text-decoration:none'>713-542-1401</span></a><br><a href="mailto:olvialard@aph.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1F66C3;text-decoration:none'>olvialard@aph.org</span></a><br><a href="https://aphconnectcenter.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1F66C3;text-decoration:none'>https://aphconnectcenter.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing:inherit;max-height:1000000px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#333333'>The APH Connect Center is a one stop shop for information about visual impairment/blindness. We have an Information and Referral line staffed from 8 – 8 EST M-F. We have a suite of websites: <a href="http://familyconnect.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1F66C3;text-decoration:none'>familyconnect.org</span></a>; <a href="http://visionaware.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1F66C3;text-decoration:none'>visionaware.org</span></a>; <a href="http://aphcareerconnect.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1F66C3;text-decoration:none'>aphcareerconnect.org</span></a>. Take a look at our Community Calendar to be in the know about events happening near you. Access our Getting Started Guide for those new to vision loss. Visit us: <a href="http://aphconnectcenter.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1F66C3;text-decoration:none'>aphconnectcenter.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing:inherit;max-height:1000000px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#333333'><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ7KsR0kPT8" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1F66C3;text-decoration:none'>Click here to view American Printing House for the Blind Connect Center’s audio/video clip</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.25pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:19.5pt;box-sizing:inherit;max-height:1000000px'><strong><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F66C3;letter-spacing:-.6pt'>C TECH</span></strong><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F66C3;letter-spacing:-.6pt;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing:inherit;max-height:1000000px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Chuck Cohen, President<br>2 N. William St.<br>Pearl River, New York 10965<br><a href="tel:845-735-7907"><span style='color:#1F66C3;text-decoration:none'>845-735-7907</span></a><br><a href="mailto:chuck@magnifyit.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1F66C3;text-decoration:none'>chuck@magnifyit.com</span></a><br><a href="http://ctechlowvision.com/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1F66C3;text-decoration:none'>http://ctechlowvision.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing:inherit;max-height:1000000px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#333333'>C TECH is a leading distributor of quality products for THE blind and visually impaired. OrCam, Envision, Reinecker, and Eschenbach to name a few.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing:inherit;max-height:1000000px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#333333'><a href="https://www.nfbnj.org/2021StateConventionExhibitors_VideoRecordings/C-TECH.mp4" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1F66C3;text-decoration:none'>Click here to view C-TECH’s audio/video clip</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.25pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:19.5pt;box-sizing:inherit;max-height:1000000px'><strong><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F66C3;letter-spacing:-.6pt'>OrCam</span></strong><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F66C3;letter-spacing:-.6pt;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing:inherit;max-height:1000000px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Eve Posner, NJ Distributor<br>25 Luth Ter.<br>West Orange, New Jersey 07052<br><a href="tel:973-820-5090"><span style='color:#1F66C3;text-decoration:none'>973-820-5090</span></a><br><a href="mailto:emposner@comcast.net" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1F66C3;text-decoration:none'>emposner@comcast.net</span></a><br><a href="https://getorcam.com/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1F66C3;text-decoration:none'>https://GetOrCam.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing:inherit;max-height:1000000px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#333333'>OrCam is the world’s most advanced AI tech for people who have vision loss, impairment, and reading difficulties. OrCam takes a picture of something visual & converts it into audio in real time. Small, lightweight, discreet and portable, use anywhere as no WIFI or connectivity is needed. OrCam understands voice commands and can be fully operated by saying Hey OrCam. OrCam’s Smart reading feature increases efficiency by telling it what to read.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing:inherit;max-height:1000000px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#333333'><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2dVDHa421k" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1F66C3;text-decoration:none'>Click here to view OrCam’s audio/video clip</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.25pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:19.5pt;box-sizing:inherit;max-height:1000000px'><strong><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F66C3;letter-spacing:-.6pt'>SW Unlimited</span></strong><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F66C3;letter-spacing:-.6pt;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing:inherit;max-height:1000000px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Sherlock Washington, President<br>1033 Chandler Avenue<br>Linden, New Jersey 0703<br><a href="tel:732-290-1677"><span style='color:#1F66C3;text-decoration:none'>732-290-1677</span></a><br><a href="mailto:sherlock@swunlimited.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1F66C3;text-decoration:none'>sherlock@swunlimited.com</span></a><br><a href="http://www.swunlimited.com/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1F66C3;text-decoration:none'>http://www.swunlimited.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing:inherit;max-height:1000000px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Dealer in adaptive technology products and services for blind and visionally impaired individuals. from low tech to high tech, such as Screen readers, refreshable braille devices, computers, note takers, and digital devices.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing:inherit;max-height:1000000px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#333333'><a href="https://www.nfbnj.org/2021StateConventionExhibitors_VideoRecordings/SWUnlimited.mp4" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1F66C3;text-decoration:none'>Click here to view SW Unlimited’s audio/video clip</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.25pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:19.5pt;box-sizing:inherit;max-height:1000000px'><strong><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F66C3;letter-spacing:-.6pt'>The Seeing Eye</span></strong><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F66C3;letter-spacing:-.6pt;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing:inherit;max-height:1000000px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Chelsea White, Outreach Specialist<br>P.O. Box 375<br>Morristown, New Jersey 07963<br><a href="tel:973-539-4425"><span style='color:#1F66C3;text-decoration:none'>973-539-4425</span></a><br><a href="mailto:whitec@seeingeye.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1F66C3;text-decoration:none'>whitec@seeingeye.org</span></a><br><a href="https://www.seeingeye.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1F66C3;text-decoration:none'>https://www.seeingeye.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing:inherit;max-height:1000000px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#333333'>The Seeing Eye located in Morristown NJ is the oldest dog guide school in the world. If you are interested in partnering with a dog guide come and see what we have to offer.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing:inherit;max-height:1000000px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#333333'><a href="https://www.nfbnj.org/2021StateConventionExhibitors_VideoRecordings/TheSeeingEye.mp4" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1F66C3;text-decoration:none'>Click here to view The Seeing Eye’s audio/video clip</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.25pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:19.5pt;box-sizing:inherit;max-height:1000000px'><strong><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F66C3;letter-spacing:-.6pt'>Vanda Pharmaceuticals</span></strong><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F66C3;letter-spacing:-.6pt;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing:inherit;max-height:1000000px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Maggie Felton, Clinical Nurse Educator<br>2200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 300 E<br>Washington, District of Columbia 20037<br><a href="tel:202-579-8035"><span style='color:#1F66C3;text-decoration:none'>202-579-8035</span></a><br><a href="mailto:maggie.felton@vandapharma.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1F66C3;text-decoration:none'>maggie.felton@vandapharma.com</span></a><br><a href="https://vandapharma.com/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1F66C3;text-decoration:none'>https://vandapharma.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing:inherit;max-height:1000000px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Vanda Pharmaceuticals is dedicated to raising awareness of Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Disorder (Non-24) and supporting the blindness community. To learn more about Non-24 or to request a speaker, please contact Maggie Felton- Clinical Nurse Educator.<br>Business Hours: 8am – 5pm<br>Phone: <a href="tel:202-579-8035"><span style='color:#1F66C3;text-decoration:none'>202-579-8035</span></a><br>Email: <a href="mailto:maggiefelton@vandapharma.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1F66C3;text-decoration:none'>>maggiefelton@vandapharma.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0)' id="m_5076868527187296930docs-internal-guid-3406d3c8-7fff-b9bc-ac53-5b6960ebff7b"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#333333'><a href="https://www.nfbnj.org/2021StateConventionExhibitors_VideoRecordings/VandaPharmaceuticals.m4a" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1F66C3;text-decoration:none'>Click here to view Vanda Pharmaceutical’s audio/video clip</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing:inherit;max-height:1000000px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing:inherit;max-height:1000000px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Warmly, <br>Linda Melendez, President<br>National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey<br>732-421-7063<br>Email: </span><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:president@nfbnj.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>president@nfbnj.org</span></a><span style='color:#222222'><br><i>Website: </i></span><a href="http://www.nfbnj.org/" target="_blank"><i><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.nfbnj.org</span></i></a><i><span style='color:#222222'><br>Facebook: </span></i><a href="https://m.facebook.com/NFB-NJ-353099574776238" target="_blank"><i><span style='color:#0563C1'>https://m.facebook.com/NFB-NJ-353099574776238</span></i></a><i><span style='color:#222222'><br>Twitter: </span></i><a href="https://twitter.com/nfbnewjersey" target="_blank"><i><span style='color:#0563C1'>@NFBNewJersey</span></i></a><i><span style='color:#222222'><br>YouTube: </span></i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKEDbjGsCYHMlwd4gqpBPjg" target="_blank"><i><span style='color:#0563C1'>NFBNJTransformDreams</span></i></a><i><span style='color:#222222'><br>Live the life you want.<br></span></i><span style='color:#222222'><br></span></span><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#222222'>The National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Everyday we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>