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I was at the meeting but I was not able to ask a question. I still want to participate since I did register but I cant do it all! Depending on the seminars or if they have a virtual exhibit hall then i maybe willing to Participate. I’m still working on my artwork. I never did get a personal thank you about that textural artwork I donated at the last Orlando Convention but that’s fine. <div><br></div><div>Owen<br><br><br><a href="https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/?.src=iOS">Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone</a><br><br><p class="yahoo-quoted-begin" style="font-size: 15px; color: #715FFA; padding-top: 15px; margin-top: 0">On Wednesday, July 1, 2020, 9:11 PM, Suzanne Turner via NFBOH-Cleveland <nfboh-cleveland@nfbnet.org> wrote:</p><blockquote class="iosymail"><div id="yiv8818300842"><style><!--
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--></style><div><div class="yiv8818300842WordSection1"><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">Pre-Convention Meeting:</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">Details on the national convention</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">Suzanne Turner, Ohio Affiliate Vice president</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">(216) 990-6199</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">We will celebrate NFB’s eightieth anniversary and expand our circle of participation, connecting blind Americans from coast to coast for what we expect to be the largest gathering of blind people in history.</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">I: Convention Dates</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">A:Tuesday, July 14, 2020 thru Saturday, July 18, 2020</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;"> </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">II: Schedule</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">The schedule for the 2020 National Convention is as follows. </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;"> </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">1: Rookie Roundup </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">Date: Tuesday July 7<sup>th</sup></span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">Time: 8:30 P.M. to 9:30 P.M. EDT.</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">All convention attendees are cordially invited to attend a welcoming Zoom meeting Tuesday, </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">July 7th from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. EDT. </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">President Riccobono and Pam Allen will be on hand to preview convention activities and get everyone ready for the big event.</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">Here is the Zoom Link:</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://zoom.us/j/91250893803">https://zoom.us/j/91250893803</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"><br>Dial: +1 301 715 8592 </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">Zoom Webinar ID: 912 5089 3803</span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">One-tap mobile: +13017158592,,91250893803#</span><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">To learn about Zoom, read the Braille Monitor</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;"> </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">2: PRESIDENTIAL SUITE</span></p><p><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">This year the Presidential Suite will be in a Zoom room, accessed by XXXXXXX. You will be able to leave a message with the host for Mark Riccobono, the elected President of the National Federation of the Blind. We will also have some limited opportunities for individuals or groups to schedule appointments to speak with him. </span></p><p><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">1: You would let the host know you would like to schedule a meeting </span></p><p><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">2: leave your contact information so they can reach you with the appointment time.</span></p><p><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;"> </span></p><p><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">Presidential Suite hours are:</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"></span></strong></p><p><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">Tuesday; </span><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"></span></p><p><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.</span></p><p><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">Wednesday; </span></p><p><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; </span></p><p><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">6:00 to 9:00 p.m.</span></p><p><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">Thursday; </span></p><p><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.; </span></p><p><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">5:00 to 6:30 p.m.</span></p><p><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">Friday; </span></p><p><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">9:00 to 10:45 a.m.</span></p><p><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">Saturday; </span></p><p><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;"></span></p><p><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;"> </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">III: Mingle with other members in the Presidential Suite. A host will be available to greet visitors, virtual meeting rooms will be available for Federation members to talk to one other, and Federation leaders will be available to answer questions and to make connections within the resource network of the movement.</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">Also, you can connect by</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">1: Facebook</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">2: Twitter</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">C: Instagram</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;"> </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">Dates for meetings:</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">Tuesday, July 14:</span></b></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">Seminars</span></b></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;"> </span></b></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">Wednesday, July 15:</span></b></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">Board Meeting and Resolutions Day</span></b></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;"> </span></b></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">Thursday, July 16:</span></b></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">Division Day and Opening Ceremonies</span></b></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;"> </span></b></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">Friday, July 17:</span></b></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">Presidential Report, General Sessions, and Affiliate Caucus</span></b></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;"> </span></b></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">Saturday, July 18:</span></b></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">Business Meeting, Resolutions, and Banquet</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;"> </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;"> </span></p><h2><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">IV: </span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:windowtext;">Convention Related:</span></b></h2><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;"> Accommodations:</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">Requests for specific accommodations were due to us thirty days prior to the convention. If you have not submitted your request, please do so immediately by sending an email to </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:jerniganinstitute@nfb.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:jerniganinstitute@nfb.org"><span lang="EN">jerniganinstitute@nfb.org</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">. Late requests will be considered but we cannot guarantee that we can fulfill them due to time and resource constraints.</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;"> </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">Honoring our Blind Veterans</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoListParagraph" style="line-height:115%;"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">Veterans’ Celebration of Freedom</span></b></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoListParagraph" style="line-height:115%;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">Vernon Humphrey, president of the National Association of Blind Veterans, is reaching out to all veterans that will be taking part in the national convention so they can participate in the annual Celebration of Freedom. Please contact him at </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:mr_president@nabv.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:mr_president@nabv.org"><span style="line-height:115%;">mr_president@nabv.org</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"> or 706-329-7960 if you are, or you know of, a military veteran that will be participating in convention this year.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;"><span class="yiv8818300842Heading3Char"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">captioning </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">We are committed to providing captioning for every general meeting and for those meetings attended by deafblind participants. If you plan to attend a seminar and would like to ensure that captioning is provided, please email </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=17395&qid=3819575"><span lang="EN">jerniganinstitute@nfb.org</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;"> with a list of convention sessions you will be attending. You may also connect with the </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.nfb.org/about-us/divisions-committees-and-groups/divisions"><span lang="EN">NFB DeafBlind Division</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;"> to learn more.</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;"> </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">V: Registration</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">Registration is closed. However, anyone can participate with the convention. But, our</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.nfb.org/about-us/history-and-governance/constitution"><span lang="EN" style="color:#005AA3;text-decoration:none;">constitution</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;"> states that only members of the NFB have the right to participate in decision making when it comes to organizational policy. If you are not already a member, </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.nfb.org/get-involved/join-us"><span lang="EN" style="color:#005AA3;text-decoration:none;">join the NFB today</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">.</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;"> </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">VI: Accessing the Convention </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">There will be multiple ways to </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">participate in and interact </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">with all convention events, </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">1: video conferencing </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">2: phone access.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">3: Tune-In</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">4: Alexa</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">VIII: Action Items,</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">A: Door Prizes, “1: One must alert by either </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">1: (raising hand </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">2: or sending an email with a code that will be provided, </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">3: all door prizes will be mailed to winners)</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">B: Voting (</span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">NFB members registered for the 2020 National Convention are invited to enroll to vote. </span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">If 4you are an active member of the Federation, </span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">you will receive a separate email </span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">regarding how to enroll. </span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">You must enroll a single phone number </span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">and vote only from that number. </span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">Voting will be done via </span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">1: Text </span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">2: phone. </span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">Enrollment is optional, </span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">but members are encouraged to participate </span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">actively in the convention decision making. </span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">The voting enrollment deadline is </span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">12:00 p.m. EDT </span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">on Sunday, July 12. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"></span></p><p><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;"> </span></p><p><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">Voting for national </span></p><p><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">elections </span></p><p><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">and resolutions </span></p><p><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">will be conducted via </span></p><p><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;"> (text messaging) and phone. </span></p><p><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;"> </span></p><p><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">However, voting does require an additional step to verify the phone number that you intend to use for voting.</span></p><p><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;"> </span></p><p><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">Current members who registered for convention will receive instructions via email. The deadline for phone number verification is July 12.</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">To vote:</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">1: (one must be a registered member,</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">2: one must enroll online in order to vote, </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">3: when enrolling, use the telephone number that will capture your vote) </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"> </span></p><h2><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">Legal Office Hours</span></h2><p><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">Disability rights attorneys will be available to discuss </span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">employment discrimination, </span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">access barriers, </span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">and other concerns </span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">with individuals </span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">Tuesday, July 14, </span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">and Wednesday, July 15, </span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. EDT. </span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">You must schedule your private, twenty-minute appointment by emailing <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=17600&qid=3871706">vyingling@nfb.org</a>.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">C: Agenda</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">All Seminars, Committee Meetings, along with the General Session, Employment Activities will have their own Zoom links and telephone numbers for participants to join.</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">IX: There will be an Exhibit Hall and Career Fair, which will also have their own rooms on Zoom. </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">The Career Fair registration is required.</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">To accommodate all who wish to attend, There will be two seminars on how to navigate online with employers. So attend one of the two presentations </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">July 6, 2020 at 8:00 PM Eastern </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">July 9, 2020 at 7:00 PM Eastern.</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">Call: 669 900 6833</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">ID: 773 307 6440</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">Password: 632632</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"> </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;"></span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">The exhibit hall will be hosted this year using a platform called CrowdCompass. Mobile apps are available for both the iOS and Android platforms. A web portal is also available.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">Exhibit Hall Dates:</span></p><ul type="disc"><li class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="color:black;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">Tuesday; 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.</span></li><li class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="color:black;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">Wednesday; 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.</span></li><li class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="color:black;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">Thursday; 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.</span></li><li class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="color:black;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">Friday; 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.</span></li><li class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="color:black;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">Saturday; 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.</span></li></ul><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"> </span></p><p><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;">Independence Market hours of operation are:</span></strong><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;"></span></p><ul type="disc"><li class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="color:black;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">Tuesday; 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.</span></li><li class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="color:black;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">Wednesday; 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.</span></li><li class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="color:black;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">Thursday; 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.</span></li><li class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="color:black;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">Friday; 9:00 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.</span></li><li class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal" style="color:black;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">Saturday; Closed</span></li></ul><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">X: Donations </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"> 1: PAC Plan</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">There is currently a fillable form online that can be submitted.</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">Also, the PAC Plan will be announced at the Convention often. If you would like to sign-up. Ohio will do the honors. </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">2: $20 dollar Donation</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">You can donate to the Jernigan, Tenbroek, White Cane or SUN Funds online. Each 20 dollar donation will get your name into a drawing to win all expenses paid to the 2021 National Convention. </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">XI: Please review <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=17604&qid=3871706">our code of conduct</a>. Prohibited behavior or misuse of the NFB National Convention platform will not be tolerated and may result in removal from the convention and/or other consequences. For assistance or to report an incident during the convention, call 410-659-9314, extension 2475 or email <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=17605&qid=3871706">coc@nfb.org</a>.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">XII: Please contact Eric Duffy at <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:peduffy63@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:peduffy63@gmail.com">peduffy63@gmail.com</a> if you want to serve on the Action Team.</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">You can contact me to work as an Ambassador who will trouble shoot complaints, questions and agenda info.</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">National Federation of the Blind of Ohio (NFBO)</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">Suzanne Turner, Ohio Affiliate Vice President</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">Cleveland Chapter, President</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"> (216) 990-6199</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">Please click on the links below to learn more about the organization</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">The Ohio Affiliate</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGe_1qGbkX8">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGe_1qGbkX8</a></span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">“Live the life you want” featuring, National President, Mark Riccobono</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DesLNDBpYVE&feature=share">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DesLNDBpYVE&feature=share</a></span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">Visit and take a moment to like our Facebook Page!</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://m.facebook.com/NationalFederationOfTheBlindOfOhioClevelandChapter/">https://m.facebook.com/NationalFederationOfTheBlindOfOhioClevelandChapter/</a> </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"> </p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"> </p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">National Federation of the Blind of Ohio (NFBO)</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">Suzanne Turner, Ohio Affiliate Vice President</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">Cleveland Chapter, President</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"> (216) 990-6199</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">Please click on the links below to learn more about the organization</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">The Ohio Affiliate</span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><a rel="nofollow" name="_Hlk18941617"></a><a rel="nofollow" name="_Hlk14090147"></a><a rel="nofollow" name="_Hlk14085768"><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></a><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGe_1qGbkX8"><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGe_1qGbkX8</span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></span></a><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"></span></span></span></span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">“Live the life you want” featuring, National President, Mark Riccobono</span></span></span></span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><a rel="nofollow" name="_Hlk18067489"></a></span></span></span><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DesLNDBpYVE&feature=share"><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DesLNDBpYVE&feature=share</span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></span></span></a><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="">Visit and take a moment to like our Facebook Page!</span></span></span></span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></span></span><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://m.facebook.com/NationalFederationOfTheBlindOfOhioClevelandChapter/"><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="">https://m.facebook.com/NationalFederationOfTheBlindOfOhioClevelandChapter/</span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></span></span></a><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""> </span></span></span></span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.</span></span></span></span></span></p><span style=""></span><span style=""></span><span style=""></span><span style=""></span><p class="yiv8818300842MsoNormal"> </p></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>NFBOH-Cleveland mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:NFBOH-Cleveland@nfbnet.org" href="mailto:NFBOH-Cleveland@nfbnet.org">NFBOH-Cleveland@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfboh-cleveland_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfboh-cleveland_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFBOH-Cleveland:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfboh-cleveland_nfbnet.org/ojmccaf1963%40yahoo.com" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfboh-cleveland_nfbnet.org/ojmccaf1963%40yahoo.com</a><br><blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></div>
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