<div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: Mark Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind <<a href="mailto:IOF@nfb.org">IOF@nfb.org</a>><br>Date: Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 12:47 PM<br>Subject: Tour Our Training Centers<br>To: Cheryl Fields <<a href="mailto:cherylelaine1957@gmail.com">cherylelaine1957@gmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br>
<table bgcolor="#feffff" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-5028138383111860224mainTable" width="100%">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="FONT-SIZE:0px;HEIGHT:20px;LINE-HEIGHT:0"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="WIDTH:600px;MARGIN:0px auto" width="600">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="BORDER-TOP:medium none;BORDER-RIGHT:medium none;BORDER-BOTTOM:medium none;PADDING-BOTTOM:10px;PADDING-TOP:10px;PADDING-LEFT:10px;BORDER-LEFT:medium none;PADDING-RIGHT:10px;BACKGROUND-COLOR:#feffff">
<table align="left" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="WIDTH:100%">
<tbody>
<tr style="HEIGHT:159px">
<td style="BORDER-TOP:medium none;BORDER-RIGHT:medium none;WIDTH:100%;VERTICAL-ALIGN:top;BORDER-BOTTOM:medium none;PADDING-BOTTOM:25px;TEXT-ALIGN:center;PADDING-TOP:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;BORDER-LEFT:medium none;PADDING-RIGHT:0px;BACKGROUND-COLOR:#feffff">
<table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td align="center" style="PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;PADDING-TOP:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;PADDING-RIGHT:0px">
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="BORDER-TOP:medium none;BORDER-RIGHT:medium none;BORDER-BOTTOM:medium none;BORDER-LEFT:medium none;BACKGROUND-COLOR:transparent"><a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=11653&qid=2316886" target="_blank"><img alt="National Federation of the Blind Logo - Go to NFB.org" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/images/iof-nfb-logo-ms.png" style="border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:currentcolor;display:block;background-color:transparent;margin:0px;width:491px;height:134px"></a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="BORDER-TOP:medium none;BORDER-RIGHT:medium none;BORDER-BOTTOM:medium none;PADDING-BOTTOM:5px;PADDING-TOP:5px;PADDING-LEFT:5px;BORDER-LEFT:medium none;PADDING-RIGHT:5px;BACKGROUND-COLOR:transparent">
<table align="left" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="WIDTH:100%">
<tbody>
<tr style="HEIGHT:82px">
<td style="BORDER-TOP:medium none;BORDER-RIGHT:medium none;WIDTH:100%;VERTICAL-ALIGN:top;BORDER-BOTTOM:medium none;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;TEXT-ALIGN:center;PADDING-TOP:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;BORDER-LEFT:medium none;PADDING-RIGHT:0px;BACKGROUND-COLOR:transparent">
<table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td align="center" style="PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;PADDING-TOP:1px;PADDING-LEFT:1px;PADDING-RIGHT:4px">
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="BORDER-TOP:medium none;BORDER-RIGHT:medium none;BORDER-BOTTOM:medium none;BORDER-LEFT:medium none;BACKGROUND-COLOR:transparent"><img alt="Imagineering Our Future" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/images/iof-imag-our-future-bottom-line-med.jpg" style="border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:currentcolor;display:block;background-color:transparent;margin:0px;width:580px;height:30px"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p align="right" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0px;FONT-SIZE:16px;FONT-FAMILY:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;COLOR:#00005b;PADDING-LEFT:0px;MARGIN-TOP:0px;LINE-HEIGHT:125%;BACKGROUND-COLOR:transparent"><strong>July 2018 </strong></p>
<p align="center" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:1em;FONT-SIZE:12px;FONT-FAMILY:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;COLOR:#f2f0f2;MARGIN-TOP:0px;LINE-HEIGHT:155%;BACKGROUND-COLOR:transparent"> </p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="BORDER-TOP:medium none;BORDER-RIGHT:medium none;BORDER-BOTTOM:medium none;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;PADDING-TOP:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;BORDER-LEFT:medium none;PADDING-RIGHT:0px;BACKGROUND-COLOR:#feffff">
<table align="left" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="WIDTH:100%">
<tbody>
<tr style="HEIGHT:20px">
<td style="BORDER-TOP:medium none;BORDER-RIGHT:medium none;WIDTH:50%;VERTICAL-ALIGN:top;BORDER-BOTTOM:medium none;PADDING-BOTTOM:15px;TEXT-ALIGN:center;PADDING-TOP:15px;PADDING-LEFT:15px;BORDER-LEFT:medium none;PADDING-RIGHT:15px;BACKGROUND-COLOR:#feffff">
<table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td align="center" style="PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;PADDING-TOP:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;PADDING-RIGHT:0px">
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="BORDER-TOP:medium none;BORDER-RIGHT:medium none;BORDER-BOTTOM:medium none;BORDER-LEFT:medium none;BACKGROUND-COLOR:transparent"><img alt="Image of President Mark A. Riccobono" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/images/iof-mar-ms.png" style="border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:currentcolor;display:block;background-color:transparent;margin:0px;width:270px;height:130px"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p align="left" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:1em;FONT-SIZE:12px;FONT-FAMILY:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;COLOR:#a7a7a7;MARGIN-TOP:0px;LINE-HEIGHT:155%;BACKGROUND-COLOR:transparent"><font style="COLOR:#000000"><strong><font style="FONT-SIZE:14px">A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT</font></strong></font><br>
<font style="COLOR:#000000">Twenty years ago I was getting ready to enter my final year at the University of Wisconsin. I had found the National Federation of the Blind and learned the pattern of thought and the techniques that blind people use to be successful. I thought I was ready for the real world...</font> <a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=11654&qid=2316886" style="TEXT-DECORATION:none;COLOR:#31acce" target="_blank"><font style="COLOR:#0075c9"><strong>more from President Riccobono</strong></font></a></p>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP:medium none;BORDER-RIGHT:medium none;WIDTH:50%;VERTICAL-ALIGN:top;BORDER-BOTTOM:medium none;PADDING-BOTTOM:15px;TEXT-ALIGN:center;PADDING-TOP:15px;PADDING-LEFT:15px;BORDER-LEFT:medium none;PADDING-RIGHT:15px;BACKGROUND-COLOR:#feffff">
<table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td align="center" style="PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;PADDING-TOP:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;PADDING-RIGHT:0px">
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="BORDER-TOP:medium none;BORDER-RIGHT:medium none;BORDER-BOTTOM:medium none;BORDER-LEFT:medium none;BACKGROUND-COLOR:transparent"><img alt="Image of two people in a go-cart." src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/images/iof-go-cart-ms.jpg" style="border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:currentcolor;display:block;background-color:transparent;margin:0px;width:270px;height:130px"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p align="left" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:1em;FONT-SIZE:12px;FONT-FAMILY:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;COLOR:#a7a7a7;MARGIN-TOP:0px;LINE-HEIGHT:155%;BACKGROUND-COLOR:transparent"><strong><font color="#000000" style="FONT-SIZE:14px">STRUCTURED DISCOVERY LEARNING</font></strong><br>
<font style="COLOR:#000000">The National Federation of the Blind's three affiliated training centers provide individuals with the most effective, life-changing blindness rehabilitation available in the world today. The centers teach skills at a high level, but also instill confidence in their students as blind people...</font> <a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=11655&qid=2316886" style="TEXT-DECORATION:none;COLOR:#31acce" target="_blank"><font style="COLOR:#0075c9"><strong>more about the training centers</strong></font></a></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="BORDER-TOP:medium none;BORDER-RIGHT:medium none;BORDER-BOTTOM:medium none;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;PADDING-TOP:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;BORDER-LEFT:medium none;PADDING-RIGHT:0px;BACKGROUND-COLOR:#feffff">
<table align="left" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="WIDTH:100%">
<tbody>
<tr style="HEIGHT:285px">
<td style="BORDER-TOP:medium none;BORDER-RIGHT:medium none;WIDTH:50%;VERTICAL-ALIGN:top;BORDER-BOTTOM:medium none;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;TEXT-ALIGN:center;PADDING-TOP:15px;PADDING-LEFT:15px;BORDER-LEFT:medium none;PADDING-RIGHT:15px;BACKGROUND-COLOR:#feffff">
<table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td align="center" style="PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;PADDING-TOP:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;PADDING-RIGHT:0px">
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="BORDER-TOP:medium none;BORDER-RIGHT:medium none;BORDER-BOTTOM:medium none;BORDER-LEFT:medium none;BACKGROUND-COLOR:transparent"><img alt="Two young people with canes walk together on a city sidewalk" src="https://nfb.org/sites/nfb.org/files/civicrm/persist/contribute/images/iof--image-stem-walking-in-sanfran.jpg" style="border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:currentcolor;display:block;background-color:transparent;margin:0px;width:270px;height:130px"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p align="left" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0px;FONT-SIZE:12px;FONT-FAMILY:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;COLOR:#a7a7a7;MARGIN-TOP:0px;LINE-HEIGHT:155%;BACKGROUND-COLOR:transparent"><strong><font color="#000000" style="FONT-SIZE:14px">SHALMARIE AND KATY'S TRAINING EXPERIENCE </font></strong><font style="COLOR:#000000">A young woman from Puerto Rico and a young woman from Iowa share how they discovered blindness training centers and what they are now doing with the skills and confidence they developed...</font> <a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=11656&qid=2316886" style="TEXT-DECORATION:none;COLOR:#31acce" target="_blank"><font style="COLOR:#0075c9"><strong>more from
Shalmarie and Katy</strong></font></a></p>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP:medium none;BORDER-RIGHT:medium none;WIDTH:50%;VERTICAL-ALIGN:top;BORDER-BOTTOM:medium none;PADDING-BOTTOM:15px;TEXT-ALIGN:center;PADDING-TOP:15px;PADDING-LEFT:15px;BORDER-LEFT:medium none;PADDING-RIGHT:15px;BACKGROUND-COLOR:#feffff">
<table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td align="center" style="PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;PADDING-TOP:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;PADDING-RIGHT:0px">
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="BORDER-TOP:medium none;BORDER-RIGHT:medium none;BORDER-BOTTOM:medium none;BORDER-LEFT:medium none;BACKGROUND-COLOR:transparent"><img alt="Image of students in a lab." src="https://nfb.org/sites/nfb.org/files/civicrm/persist/contribute/images/action-items-image.png" style="border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:currentcolor;display:block;background-color:transparent;margin:0px;width:270px;height:130px"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p align="left" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0px;FONT-SIZE:12px;FONT-FAMILY:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;COLOR:#a7a7a7;MARGIN-TOP:0px;LINE-HEIGHT:155%;BACKGROUND-COLOR:transparent"><strong><font color="#000000" style="FONT-SIZE:14px">ACTION ITEMS</font></strong><br>
<font style="COLOR:#000000">Thank your senator for supporting the Marrakesh Treaty and share this newsletter to tell someone about the NFB training centers... </font><a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=11657&qid=2316886" style="TEXT-DECORATION:none;COLOR:#31acce" target="_blank"><strong><font style="COLOR:#0075c9">more about what you can do</font></strong></a></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="BORDER-TOP:medium none;BORDER-RIGHT:medium none;BORDER-BOTTOM:medium none;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;PADDING-TOP:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;BORDER-LEFT:medium none;PADDING-RIGHT:0px;BACKGROUND-COLOR:#feffff">
<table align="left" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="WIDTH:100%">
<tbody>
<tr style="HEIGHT:20px">
<td style="BORDER-TOP:medium none;BORDER-RIGHT:medium none;WIDTH:100%;VERTICAL-ALIGN:middle;BORDER-BOTTOM:medium none;PADDING-BOTTOM:5px;TEXT-ALIGN:center;PADDING-TOP:0px;PADDING-LEFT:15px;BORDER-LEFT:medium none;PADDING-RIGHT:15px;BACKGROUND-COLOR:#feffff">
<p align="left" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:1em;FONT-SIZE:18px;FONT-FAMILY:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;COLOR:#000000;MARGIN-TOP:0px;LINE-HEIGHT:155%;BACKGROUND-COLOR:transparent"><strong>HAPPENINGS</strong></p>
<ul align="left" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0px;FONT-SIZE:12px;FONT-FAMILY:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;COLOR:#000000;PADDING-LEFT:20px;MARGIN-TOP:0px;LINE-HEIGHT:155%;BACKGROUND-COLOR:transparent">
<li style="TEXT-ALIGN:left"><a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=11658&qid=2316886" target="_blank">Express Employment Professionals Makes Testing Accessible to Blind Job Seekers</a>.</li>
<li style="TEXT-ALIGN:left"><a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=11669&qid=2316886" target="_blank">United States Senate Greenlights Marrakesh Treaty and Implementing Legislation</a>.</li>
</ul>
<p align="left" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:1em;FONT-SIZE:12px;FONT-FAMILY:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;COLOR:#000000;PADDING-LEFT:0px;MARGIN-TOP:0px;LINE-HEIGHT:155%;BACKGROUND-COLOR:transparent"> </p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="BORDER-TOP:medium none;BORDER-RIGHT:medium none;BORDER-BOTTOM:medium none;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;PADDING-TOP:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;BORDER-LEFT:medium none;PADDING-RIGHT:0px;BACKGROUND-COLOR:#feffff">
<table align="left" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="WIDTH:100%">
<tbody>
<tr style="HEIGHT:20px">
<td style="BORDER-TOP:medium none;BORDER-RIGHT:medium none;WIDTH:100%;VERTICAL-ALIGN:middle;BORDER-BOTTOM:medium none;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;TEXT-ALIGN:center;PADDING-TOP:0px;PADDING-LEFT:15px;BORDER-LEFT:medium none;PADDING-RIGHT:15px;BACKGROUND-COLOR:#feffff">
<p align="left" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:1em;FONT-SIZE:18px;FONT-FAMILY:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;COLOR:#000000;MARGIN-TOP:0px;LINE-HEIGHT:155%;BACKGROUND-COLOR:transparent"><strong>CALENDAR</strong></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="HEIGHT:20px">
<td style="BORDER-TOP:medium none;BORDER-RIGHT:medium none;VERTICAL-ALIGN:middle;BORDER-BOTTOM:medium none;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;TEXT-ALIGN:center;PADDING-TOP:0px;PADDING-LEFT:15px;BORDER-LEFT:medium none;PADDING-RIGHT:15px;BACKGROUND-COLOR:#0075c9">
<p align="left" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0px;FONT-SIZE:12px;FONT-FAMILY:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;COLOR:#feffff;MARGIN-TOP:0px;LINE-HEIGHT:155%;BACKGROUND-COLOR:#0075c9"><strong>JUL 29-AUG 4: <a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=11659&qid=2316886" target="_blank"><u><font style="COLOR:#f8efd7">NFB EQ, Baltimore, MD</font></u></a></strong></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="HEIGHT:20px">
<td style="BORDER-TOP:medium none;BORDER-RIGHT:medium none;VERTICAL-ALIGN:middle;BORDER-BOTTOM:medium none;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;TEXT-ALIGN:center;PADDING-TOP:0px;PADDING-LEFT:15px;BORDER-LEFT:medium none;PADDING-RIGHT:15px;BACKGROUND-COLOR:#feffff">
<p align="left" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0px;FONT-SIZE:12px;FONT-FAMILY:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;COLOR:#000000;MARGIN-TOP:0px;LINE-HEIGHT:155%;BACKGROUND-COLOR:transparent"><strong>OCT 11-12: <a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=11660&qid=2316886" target="_blank"><font style="COLOR:#1a5632"><u>Tactile Graphics in Education and Careers Symposium, Baltimore, MD</u></font></a></strong></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="HEIGHT:20px">
<td style="BORDER-TOP:medium none;BORDER-RIGHT:medium none;VERTICAL-ALIGN:middle;BORDER-BOTTOM:medium none;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;TEXT-ALIGN:center;PADDING-TOP:0px;PADDING-LEFT:15px;BORDER-LEFT:medium none;PADDING-RIGHT:15px;BACKGROUND-COLOR:#0075c9">
<p align="left" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0px;FONT-SIZE:12px;FONT-FAMILY:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;COLOR:#feffff;MARGIN-TOP:0px;LINE-HEIGHT:155%;BACKGROUND-COLOR:#0075c9"><strong>NOV 13-16: <a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=11661&qid=2316886" target="_blank"><u><font style="COLOR:#f8efd7">BLAST Conference, San Antonio, TX</font></u></a></strong></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="HEIGHT:20px">
<td style="BORDER-TOP:medium none;BORDER-RIGHT:medium none;VERTICAL-ALIGN:middle;BORDER-BOTTOM:medium none;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;TEXT-ALIGN:center;PADDING-TOP:0px;PADDING-LEFT:15px;BORDER-LEFT:medium none;PADDING-RIGHT:15px;BACKGROUND-COLOR:#feffff">
<p align="left" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0px;FONT-SIZE:12px;FONT-FAMILY:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;COLOR:#000000;MARGIN-TOP:0px;LINE-HEIGHT:155%;BACKGROUND-COLOR:transparent"><strong>JUL 7-12, 2019: <u><font style="COLOR:#1a5632"><font style="COLOR:#1a5632">NFB National Convention, Las Vegas, NV</font></font></u></strong></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="HEIGHT:20px">
<td style="BORDER-TOP:medium none;BORDER-RIGHT:medium none;VERTICAL-ALIGN:middle;BORDER-BOTTOM:medium none;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;TEXT-ALIGN:center;PADDING-TOP:0px;PADDING-LEFT:15px;BORDER-LEFT:medium none;PADDING-RIGHT:15px;BACKGROUND-COLOR:#0075c9">
<p align="left" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0px;FONT-SIZE:12px;FONT-FAMILY:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;COLOR:#feffff;MARGIN-TOP:0px;LINE-HEIGHT:155%;BACKGROUND-COLOR:transparent"> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="HEIGHT:20px">
<td style="BORDER-TOP:medium none;BORDER-RIGHT:medium none;VERTICAL-ALIGN:middle;BORDER-BOTTOM:medium none;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;TEXT-ALIGN:center;PADDING-TOP:0px;PADDING-LEFT:15px;BORDER-LEFT:medium none;PADDING-RIGHT:15px;BACKGROUND-COLOR:#feffff">
<p align="left" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0px;FONT-SIZE:12px;FONT-FAMILY:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;COLOR:#000000;MARGIN-TOP:0px;LINE-HEIGHT:155%;BACKGROUND-COLOR:transparent"> </p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="BORDER-TOP:medium none;BORDER-RIGHT:medium none;BORDER-BOTTOM:medium none;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;PADDING-TOP:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;BORDER-LEFT:medium none;PADDING-RIGHT:0px;BACKGROUND-COLOR:#feffff">
<table align="left" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="WIDTH:100%">
<tbody>
<tr style="HEIGHT:20px">
<td style="BORDER-TOP:medium none;BORDER-RIGHT:medium none;WIDTH:100%;VERTICAL-ALIGN:top;BORDER-BOTTOM:medium none;PADDING-BOTTOM:25px;TEXT-ALIGN:center;PADDING-TOP:25px;PADDING-LEFT:15px;BORDER-LEFT:medium none;PADDING-RIGHT:15px;BACKGROUND-COLOR:#feffff">
<p align="center" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:1em;FONT-SIZE:12px;FONT-FAMILY:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;COLOR:#000000;MARGIN-TOP:0px;LINE-HEIGHT:155%;BACKGROUND-COLOR:transparent">The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines blind people or their future. Every day we raise the expectations of and for blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. We can live the lives we want; blindness is not what holds us back. Please join us in our work by becoming a member, attending an event, sharing this newsletter, or supporting our programs.</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="FONT-SIZE:0px;HEIGHT:8px;LINE-HEIGHT:0"> </td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="center" style="background-color:#002f6d;padding:0;border:0;margin:0 auto;width:600px"> <tbody> <tr style="height:60px"> <td style="width:135px"> </td> <td style="width:55px;background-color:#002f6d;padding:0;border:0;margin:0 auto"> <a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=11662&qid=2316886" target="_blank"> <img alt="Facebook Logo" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/images/iof-facebook-ms.png"> </a> </td> <td style="width:55px;background-color:#002f6d;padding:0;border:0;margin:0 auto"> <a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=11663&qid=2316886" target="_blank"> <img alt="Twitter Logo" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/images/iof-twitter-ms.png"> </a> </td> <td style="width:55px;background-color:#002f6d;padding:0;border:0;margin:0 auto"> <a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=11664&qid=2316886" target="_blank"> <img alt="Instagram Logo" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/images/iof-instagram-ms.png"></a> </td> <td style="width:55px;background-color:#002f6d;padding:0;border:0;margin:0 auto"> <a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=11665&qid=2316886" target="_blank"> <img alt="YouTube Logo" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/images/iof-youtube-ms.png"></a> </td> <td style="width:55px;background-color:#002f6d;padding:0;border:0;margin:0 auto"> <a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=11666&qid=2316886" target="_blank"> <img alt="Email Icon Image" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/images/iof-email-ms.png"></a> </td> <td style="width:55px;background-color:#002f6d;padding:0;border:0;margin:0 auto"> <a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=11667&qid=2316886" target="_blank"> <img alt="Donate to the NFB Icon." src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/images/iof-donte-ms.png" style="border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:currentcolor;display:block;background-color:transparent;margin:0px;width:50px;height:35px"> </a> </td> <td style="width:135px"> </td> </tr> <tr style="color:white;height:25px"> <td colspan="8" align="center" style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold"> National Federation of the Blind | <a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=200+E+Wells+Street+%7C+Baltimore,+MD+21230&entry=gmail&source=g">200 E Wells Street | Baltimore, MD 21230</a> | (410) 659-9314 </td> </tr> <tr style="height:25px"> <td colspan="8" align="center" style="color:white;font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold"> <a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/unsubscribe?reset=1&jid=9655&qid=2316886&h=778f9ac0623a9cde" title="Unsubscribe" style="color:white;font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold" target="_blank">Unsubscribe</a> | <a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/optout?reset=1&jid=9655&qid=2316886&h=778f9ac0623a9cde" title="Opt Out" style="color:white;font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold" target="_blank">Opt Out</a> | <a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=11668&qid=2316886" title="Sign up for email newsletter" style="color:white;font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold" target="_blank">Sign up for email newsletter</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="8" align="center" style="display:none;color:white;font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold"> <div class="m_-5028138383111860224location m_-5028138383111860224vcard"><span class="m_-5028138383111860224adr"><span class="m_-5028138383111860224street-address"><a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=200+East+Wells+Street+Baltimore+,++MD+21230+United+States&entry=gmail&source=g">200 East Wells Street</a></span><br><span class="m_-5028138383111860224locality">Baltimore</span>, <span class="m_-5028138383111860224region">MD</span> <span class="m_-5028138383111860224postal-code"><a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=200+East+Wells+Street+Baltimore+,++MD+21230+United+States&entry=gmail&source=g">21230</a></span><br><span class="m_-5028138383111860224country-name">United States</span></span></div>.. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>
<img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/msv5/images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" alt="Web Bug from https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/open.php?q=2316886" /></div></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Wishing You All the Best, <br><br>Cheryl E. Fields <br><br><br>A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will never sit.<br>--D. Elton Trueblood<br><br><br></div>