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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><a name="_Hlk104128366"></a><a name="_Hlk75539397"></a><a name="_Hlk104126486"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk75539397'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk104128366'>Hey federation family!<o:p></o:p></span></span></a></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk104126486'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk75539397'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk104128366'>Here is the latest episode of the Nation’s Blind Podcast. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk104126486'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk75539397'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk104128366'>This episode features an interview with Caroline Karbowski, who received one of the 2022 Dr. Jacob Bolotin awards at the national convention in New Orleans. She is the founder of See3D, which provides all kinds of models created through 3D printing technology to blind people, teachers, schools, and families of blind children  who request them. Caroline describes how she became a sighted Braille user and then was led to expand her skills to the creation of these tactile models, which include Braille labels if desired as well as  written descriptions in accessible formats.   <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk104126486'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk75539397'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk104128366'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Important links:</span></b></span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk104126486'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk75539397'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk104128366'> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk104126486'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk75539397'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk104128366'><b><u>Learn more about see3D and request a model:</u></b></span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk104126486'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk75539397'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk104128366'> </span></span></span><a href="https://see3d.org"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk104126486'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk75539397'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk104128366'>https://see3d.org</span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk104126486'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk75539397'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk104128366'></span></span></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk104126486'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk75539397'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk104128366'> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk104126486'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk75539397'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk104128366'><b><u>Learn more about the Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards:</u></b></span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk104126486'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk75539397'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk104128366'> </span></span></span><a href="https://nfb.org/bolotin"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk104126486'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk75539397'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk104128366'>https://nfb.org/bolotin</span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk104126486'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk75539397'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk104128366'></span></span></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk104126486'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk75539397'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk104128366'><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk104126486'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk75539397'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk104128366'><b><u>Listen on Apple Podcasts:</u></b> </span></span></span><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nations-blind-podcast/id1097948226?i=1000576291933"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk104126486'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk75539397'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk104128366'>https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nations-blind-podcast/id1097948226?i=1000576291933</span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk104126486'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk75539397'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk104128366'></span></span></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk104126486'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk75539397'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk104128366'><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk104126486'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk75539397'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk104128366'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk104126486'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk75539397'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk104128366'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk104126486'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk75539397'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk104128366'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span sty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