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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><h3 style='margin-left:.25in'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>**Reminder tonight**<o:p></o:p></span></b></h3><h3 style='margin-left:.25in'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></h3><h3 style='margin-left:.25in'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>Tonight: Texas v. Kennedy Informational Call:</span></b><o:p></o:p></h3><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>This Wednesday, March 18, at 8:00 p.m., Eastern, the government affairs group of the National Federation of the Blind, in coordination with our legal affairs group, will host an informational Zoom call regarding the renewed Texas v. Kennedy lawsuit. As a reminder, this lawsuit is in relation to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Specifically, the nine states involved seek to declare Section 504 as unconstitutional. If you are interested in attending the call, the Zoom information is below. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Join Zoom Meeting for the Texas v. Kennedy Informational Call:<br></span><a href="https://nfb-org.zoom.us/j/93980707176"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none'>https://nfb-org.zoom.us/j/93980707176</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Meeting ID: 939 8070 7176 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>One tap mobile <br>+13017158592,,93980707176# US (Washington DC) <br>+16469313860,,93980707176# US</span><o:p></o:p></p><h3 style='margin-left:.25in'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></h3><h3 style='margin-left:.25in'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act Introduced:</span></b><o:p></o:p></h3><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>On March 3, 2026, Senator Tammy Duckworth (Illinois) introduced the Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act in the Senate (S. 3974). This bill was also cosponsored by Senators Ed Markey (Massachusetts) and Elizabeth Warren (Massachusetts). Please urge your senators and representatives to cosponsor this, S. 3974/H.R. 3417, ensuring all blind and disabled Americans have equal access to use websites and mobile applications.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><o:p> </o:p></p><h3 style='margin-left:.25in'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>March Presidential Release Is Available:</span></b><o:p></o:p></h3><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>The </span><a href="https://nfb.org/resources/publications-and-media/presidential-releases"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none'>March Presidential Release Live, chapter recording, and transcripts</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> are available. Please share the chapter recording as part of your chapter meeting agenda and discuss it among members. The next chapter release will be available by March 29.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>The 2027 Washington Seminar will be held Monday, February 1, through Thursday, February 4, 2027, with the Great Gathering-In on Monday from 5:00–7:00 p.m. For the first time in many years, the event will be hosted at a new location: the Washington Plaza Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle NW, Washington, DC 20005. Hotel booking information and additional details will be shared closer to the event.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><h3 style='margin-left:.25in'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>Convention Hotels:</span></b><o:p></o:p></h3><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>#NFB26 Convention Travel Update: Our JW Marriott room block is sold out—but rooms are still available at nearby hotels (including the new Austin Marriott Downtown), all just a short walk away. Visit </span><a href="https://nfb.org/convention"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none'>nfb.org/convention</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> (</span><a href="https://nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention-prep"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none'>Planning for Your Trip</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>) to get all the details. Rates: $139/night (single/double) or $155/night (triple/quad) + 19.7% tax/fees. To book Austin Marriott Downtown, call 800-627-7468 and use code BL1.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><h3 style='margin-left:.25in'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>New NFB Song Available for Download:</span></b><o:p></o:p></h3><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>The National Federation of the Blind song, “Who Are We? NFB,” by The Litigators is now available to listen to or download on the </span><a href="https://nfb.org/resources/jacobus-tenbroek-library/collections/nfb-songs"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none'>NFB songs webpage</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> or on your favorite music platform. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><h3 style='margin-left:.25in'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>March <i>Braille Monitor</i>:</span></b><o:p></o:p></h3><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Read the March issue of the <i>Braille Monitor</i>, our flagship publication and the magazine of the organized blind movement. Access </span><a href="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm26/bm2603/bm2603tc.htm"><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none'>Braille Monitor</span></i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none'> Vol 69 No 3 March 2026</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><h3 style='margin-left:.25in'><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>Future Reflections</span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>:</span></b><o:p></o:p></h3><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Read the latest <i>Future Reflections</i>, a quarterly magazine for parents and teachers of blind children that offers stories, resources, and information. Access </span><a href="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/fr/fr45/1/fr4501tc.htm"><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none'>Future Reflections</span></i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none'> Volume 45 Number 1 Winter 2026</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><h3 style='margin-left:.25in'><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>Nation’s Blind Podcast: </span></i></b><o:p></o:p></h3><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Listen to the latest episode of the <i>Nation's Blind Podcast</i> titled, "We Can Have Our Pi and STEM, Too." In this episode, Melissa and Anil are joined by Ashleigh Moon, our STEM2U coordinator. They celebrate Pi Day and discuss accessible ways for blind students and blind adults to practice STEM. Subscribe to the <i>Nation’s Blind Podcast</i> wherever you get podcasts, or download this episode at </span><a href="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/x8k92ksm9xt8vj4b/STEM_episode_Edited60zhc.m4a." target="_blank" title="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/x8k92ksm9xt8vj4b/stem_episode_edited60zhc.m4a."><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none'>https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/x8k92ksm9xt8vj4b/STEM_episode_Edited60zhc.m4a.</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%'><b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Access On </span></i></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Podcast<i>:</i></span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Tune into episode 66 of <i>Access On</i>, which is devoted to NVDA, the open-source screen reader for Windows from NV Access. We welcome Mick Curran, who came up with the idea of NVDA and started developing it twenty years ago. We’re also joined by Gerald Hartig and Quentin Christensen for a wide-ranging discussion about NVDA’s past, present, future, philosophy, and user experience.<br>Subscribe to <i>Access On</i> wherever you get podcasts, or download the MP3 of this week’s episode at </span><a href="https://buff.ly/y9Se1rQ" target="_blank" title="https://buff.ly/y9se1rq"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none'>https://buff.ly/y9Se1rQ</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%'><b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Walking Alone and Marching Together </span></i></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Podcast<i>:</i></span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Tune into episode twenty of our <i>Walking Alone and Marching Together</i> podcast entitled, "Episode 20: Chapter 6 - Restoration, The Beginning Years of the Second Jernigan Presidency, Part 3." Listen at </span><a href="https://buff.ly/cCJGZgg?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBEyN3AxakJTR1A2NGlVaDRGeXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR6HlrJbA-qCXtAgbMT62yKICPLKYs5KYi_GIjUGM65h_jfhrky56uM5MTf_Ww_aem_FDiA2p03NfLLxTkveC9qYQ" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none'>https://buff.ly/cCJGZgg</span></b></a><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or on Amazon Music.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>