<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Can I get a WHAT WHAT!  This is wicked awesome <br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">David Rebocho </span></div></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">President </span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Sports/Rec Division </span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">National Federation of the Blind</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">South Carolina  </span></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On May 26, 2022, at 17:07, Steve Cook via NFBofSC <nfbofsc@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Yea! Thanks to ABLE and others here in SC who worked hard to get this passed for SC!<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">The National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina now has our own podcast. Using your favorite podcast platform, just search for National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina. If you have suggestions for the podcast, please send Steve Cook a message at <a href="mailto:cookcafe@sc.rr.com">cookcafe@sc.rr.com</a> or call/Text at 803 260 1292. <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 Computer Science & Technology Division of the National Federation of the Blind of SC<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">1<sup>st</sup> Vice President of the Columbia chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of SC<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Able South Carolina <info@able-sc.org> <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 25, 2022 10:21 AM<br><b>To:</b> cookcafe@sc.rr.com<br><b>Subject:</b> SIGNED INTO LAW! Subminimum wage ending in SC!<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:.75pt"><span style="font-size:1.0pt;color:white">South Carolina becomes third in the southeast to end subminimum wage, new law also promotes disability inclusion in the workforce ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:1.0pt"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/msv5/images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" alt="Web Bug from https://default.salsalabs.org/Xac845958-66da-42c1-bafe-8417f198a17a/ff31abd8-4c06-4833-9a78-177bcc7ad1ea" data-unique-identifier=""></span><span style="font-size:1.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div align="center"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#666666;border-collapse:collapse" id="sli-background"><tbody><tr id="id_5c777a8d-061d-45bc-9732-91c7a1e5bc71"><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in" id="sli"><div align="center"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse" id="id_550e5e42-067e-46e5-a1aa-8e4adddda135"><tbody><tr style="overflow:auto"><td width="800" style="width:600.0pt;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><div><div align="center"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;overflow-x:auto"><div align="center"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="max-width:600.0pt;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in" id="id_b5d91fab-3d7e-44a2-bced-9205201e1b6b"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td width="800" valign="top" style="width:600.0pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" style="max-width:600.0pt;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:12.0pt 12.0pt 12.0pt 12.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#455560"><img border="0" width="124" height="63" style="width:1.2916in;height:.6562in" id="_x0000_i1037" src="https://default.salsalabs.org/api/organization/39e68b1f-b0a5-455c-93b4-444f55f1a03c/logo/data" alt="Able South Carolina" data-unique-identifier=""></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#455560"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></t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