<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><br><br>Audrey T. Farnum<div>Sent from my iPhone</div></div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> "Mark Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind " <<a href="mailto:IOF@nfb.org">IOF@nfb.org</a>><br><b>Date:</b> October 13, 2015 at 11:13:11 AM CDT<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:atfarnum@gmail.com">atfarnum@gmail.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>National Federation of the Blind Newsletter - Raising Expectations Rain or Shine</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> "Mark Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind " <<a href="mailto:IOF@nfb.org">IOF@nfb.org</a>><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><table style="width: 600px;" cellpadding="15" align="center">
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<h1><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Imagineering Our Future</span></strong></span></h1>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><strong> Issue 79</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><strong> October 2015 </strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><strong>In this issue:</strong></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><a title="President's Message" href="#President">Message from the President</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><a title="What's News at the NFB" href="#news" target="news">What's News at the NFB</a></span></li>
<li><a href="#Braille"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Braille Certification Training Program</span></a></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><a title="Jacobus tenBroek Library" href="#Library">From the tenBroek Library</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><a title="Market" href="#Market">Independence Market</a></span></li>
<li><a href="#advocacy"> <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Advocacy</span></a></li>
<li><a href="#Access"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Access Technology</span></a></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><a href="#calendar">NFB Calendar</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><a title="Citation" href="#Citation">Citation</a></span></li>
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<h2><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><a name="President"></a><span style="font-size: medium;">Message from the President</span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-size: small; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Dear Friends:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">As I sit at my desk with rain hitting the windows, I find myself wondering about the way expectations shape our thinking. I recently hung an umbrella in my office in the open position. Many expect that this brings bad luck, but since it is the umbrella I held up in our Guinness World Record on July 8, I expect it to further the spirit of hope and determination that characterizes our organization. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">October, in addition to being rainy, is Meet the Blind Month in the National Federation of the Blind. Members of our local chapters will be going out in the community to change expectations by breaking down the myths of blindness. Sometimes it will be by doing things and going places where many people would not expect blind people to be participating. Other times it will be by sitting down and having an open conversation about the truth about blindness. Hopefully, in the process we will learn of blind people who have not yet come know the philosophy and work of the Federation and the difference it can make in their lives.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Many times information is a powerful driver of expectations. When I was in college I was part of Walt Disney World’s college program. One day, I went with a friend to MGM Studios and we came across a lamppost with an umbrella. This was a small tribute to the movie, <em>Singing in the Rain</em>. Noting this as a perfect photo opportunity, I stepped under the umbrella only to have water unexpectedly come raining down on me from under the umbrella. It made a pretty good photo but not the one I expected. Armed with this new information that reset my expectations, I set up many of my friends for photos during later visits. I imagine that what we tell some people
about blindness can be as surprising as a sudden shower under an umbrella, but I have come to find that resetting expectations is one of the most refreshing and challenging things to do.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope to visit with you soon at one of our Meet the Blind Month events. For now, I am going to avoid the “rain” by thinking up new ways to raise expectations for the blind, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Live the life you want,</span></p>
<p><img title="Graphic: Signature of Mark Riccobono" src="https://nfb.org/sites/nfb.org/files/images/MAR_signature.jpg" alt="Graphic: Signature of Mark Riccobono" width="160" height="40"></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Mark A. Riccobono, President</span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">National Federation of the Blind</span></p>
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<h2><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a name="news"></a><span style="font-size: medium;">What's News at the NFB</span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><strong>KNFB Reader App</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">When you decide to purchase the KNFB Reader app for iOS, if you haven’t done so already, please use this <a title="Link to purchase KNFB Reader app" href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4499&qid=950962">special link</a> to access the App Store. If you do, the National Federation of the Blind will receive a percentage of the purchase price. <br></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><strong><em>Rhythm of the Movement</em><br></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The just-released CD, <em>The Rhythm of the Movement: The 75th Anniversary in Song</em>, is now available from the NFB Independent Market or via download at <a title="Link to download Rhythm of the Movement" href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4500&qid=950962" target="_blank">http://nfb.org/rhythm</a>. Detailed information is in the Independence Market article below.<br></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><strong>Seattle Public Schools Settlement<br></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">A settlement was reached between Noel Nightingale, the blind mother of a Seattle Public Schools (SPS) student, and the board of directors of SPS. The landmark agreement will ensure the accessibility of all of SPS’s programs, services, and activities to blind students, faculty, and parents. Learn more about the agreement at <a title="Link to Seattle Public Schools agreement" href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4463&qid=950962">https://nfb.org/national-federation-blind-applauds-landmark-agreement-seattle-public-schools</a>.<br></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><strong>AbilityOne Program Reform<br></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Seven leading organizations comprised of Americans with disabilities have announced that they are calling for reform of the AbilityOne Program and set forth seven principles for overhaul of the program, which affects hundreds of thousands of American workers with disabilities. The announcement was made by the National Federation of the Blind, TASH, the National Council for Independent Living (NCIL), the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN), the Association of People Supporting Employment First (APSE), the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), and the United Spinal Association. To see the list of reforms, follow this link, <a title="Link to list" href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4464&qid=950962">https://nfb.org/leading-organizations-americans-disabilities-call-reform-abilityone-program</a>. <br></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><strong>TIME Act Update<br></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) has signed on as co-sponsor of the Transitioning to Integrated and Meaningful Employment (TIME) Act (S.2001). Bennet is the first to co-sponsor the legislation that was introduced by Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) in August. The full announcement can be found at <a title="Link to TIME Act information" href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4465&qid=950962">https://nfb.org/national-federation-blind-applauds-senator-michael-bennett-senator-supports-legislation-integrate</a>.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><strong><a name="Braille"></a>Braille Certification Training Program</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Under a contract with the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress (NLS), the National Federation of the Blind administers the courses leading to NLS certification of Braille transcribers and proofreaders. Successful completion of these rigorous courses requires a great deal of time and effort on the part of the students. We congratulate the following individuals who earned certification during the months from May 2015 and June 2015:</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Literary Braille Transcribing</span></h2>
<h3><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Arizona</span></h3>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Charles Lael Parrish, Phoenix</span></p>
<h3><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">California</span></h3>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Andrea Nicole Sacca, Agua Dulce <br>Wayne Dexter Stuart, Camarillo<br></span></p>
<h3><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Georgia</span></h3>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Janice Elaine Gray, Hawkinsville <br>Jeremiah Wallace Reynolds, Macon <br>Enedina Velez, Rome</span></p>
<h3><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Missouri</span></h3>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Terry Jo Wyatt, Springfield</span></p>
<h3><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Nebraska</span></h3>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Elizabeth Rae Nirenberg, Omaha<br></span></p>
<h3><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">New York</span></h3>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Charlotte Jane Pestke, Hilton <br>Darlene Y. Soper, Spencerport <br>Agatha Marie Zicari, Spencerport</span><br></span></p>
<h3><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">North Carolina</span></h3>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">George E. Clowers, Laurinburg <br>Prentice A. Goode, Laurinburg <br>Roy D. Hudson, Laurinburg <br>Rayshaun L. Staley, Laurinburg</span><br></span></p>
<h3><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Ohio</span></h3>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Sean O’Donnel, Cincinnati <br>Christina Lynn Reed, Cleveland<br></span></p>
<h3><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Tennessee</span></h3>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Kathryn Sheriff Segers, Hermitage</span></p>
<h3><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Washington</span></h3>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Rosemary Estrada Martinez, Yakima</span></p>
<h3><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Wisconsin</span></h3>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Kay L. Prusynski, Madison</span></p>
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<h2><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Mathematics (Nemeth) Braille Transcribing</span></h2>
<h3><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">California</span></h3>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Samuel Martinez, Represa</span></p>
<h3><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Georgia</span></h3>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">David Shawn Greiner, Augusta</span></p>
<h3><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Michigan</span></h3>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">David L. Ellis, Jackson </span></p>
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<h2><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Music Braille Transcribing</span></h2>
<h3><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Iowa</span></h3>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Michael Tim Rinehart, Newton</span></p>
<h3><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Texas</span></h3>
<p> <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Jessica Lin-Neeld Moreland, Gatesville</span></p>
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<h2><strong><span style="font-size: medium;"><a name="Library"></a><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">From the tenBroek Library</span></span></strong></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><strong>The Value of Braille in Archival Collections </strong></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The National Federation of the Blind and the Jacobus tenBroek Library were recently granted the opportunity to speak about the importance of Braille with a brand new audience. NFB archivist Anna Kresmer presented a professional poster titled “The Value of Braille in Archival Collections” at Archives 2015, the annual conference of the Society of American Archivists in Cleveland, Ohio. Braille is an essential tool for success for blind people; however, few archives in the United States accept, or make fully available to researchers, collection materials that exist only in Braille. This is often due to misconceptions on the part of archives staff about
how Braille is used by blind people, the types of materials produced in Braille, the relevance of their contents to other researchers, and the assumption that the archivist must be able to read Braille to care for it. </span></p>
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Our presenter sought to address these issues by debunking some of the common myths about Braille, by highlighting the research value of archival Braille materials preserved at the tenBroek Library, and by providing easy resources to help archivists make their Braille materials available to researchers by connecting with Braille readers near them. A resource webpage was created to accompany the poster, which can be found at <a title="Link to archival collection resource page" href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4466&qid=950962">https://nfb.org/resources-value-braille-archival-collections</a>. </span><br>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The poster was on display at the Cleveland Convention Center from August 19 to 22, and we are pleased to report that the presentation was well received by conference attendees, most of whom had very little previous experience with Braille. Anna Kresmer was on hand to discuss the issues with viewers and found that while this was a new concept for many professionals, the archival community was not only welcoming but excited about the prospect of unlocking hidden collections by empowering a population often excluded from both archival vaults and reading rooms. The tenBroek Library looks forward to future opportunities to educate the archival profession and the public
at large about both the value of Braille and of the National Federation of the Blind.<br></span></p>
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<h2><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><a name="Market"></a>Independence Market</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Last year the National Federation of the Blind engaged in an extensive effort to update our brand to strengthen our ability to effectively communicate our empowering philosophy on living with blindness. We want to share the message that we know 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><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">As a result, you may have seen new language on our website and other communications. Our brochures are also undergoing an update to better reflect our brand. Our main organizational brochure, <em>What is the National Federation of the Blind?</em>, is the first brochure to be completed. Many have eagerly been awaiting its arrival and we are excited to announce that the print version is now on our shelves. The Braille version is coming soon. But if you cannot wait to hold the new brochure in your hand, you can review the contents online. </span></p>
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Many of us were inspired by our seventy-fifth anniversary convention this past July. And those who were there will remember the exciting musical presentation on the last morning of the convention. Now you can relive that excitement and get your NFB batteries recharged by obtaining the just-released CD, <em>The Rhythm of the Movement: The 75th Anniversary in Song</em>, which contains the stirring conclusion to President Riccobono’s banquet speech and such songs as “Live the Life You Want,” “Braille Is Beautiful,” “Accessible Technology,” “Convention Time,” and more. The fourteen song tracks are a mixture of studio
and live recordings. The CD is available for purchase from the NFB Independence Market for $12.00 plus shipping and handling. The music, either the entire album or individual songs, can also be downloaded directly to your device from <a title="Link to download Rhythm of the Movement" href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4500&qid=950962" target="_blank">http://nfb.org/rhythm</a>. </span><br><br><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">And if you were disappointed that you missed your opportunity to order your personalized <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;
font-size: small;">GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™</span> </span>certificate of participation in the NFB’s record-breaking umbrella mosaic at convention this summer, the deadline for ordering one from the Independence Market has been extended through November to mid-December. We are making the certificates available through the Independence Market, because the Guinness World Record website ordering process is not fully accessible. The certificates cost $25.00 plus shipping and handling. So don’t delay any longer to order yours. And wouldn't it make a nice holiday gift for someone who was there?</span><br><br><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">To order the above items, please call the
Independence Market at (410) 659-9314, extension 2216. For more information about other products and literature available through the NFB Independence Market or to request a catalog you may also visit us online or contact us by email at <a title="Email to Independence Market" href="mailto:independencemarket@nfb.org">independencemarket@nfb.org</a>. </span><br>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><strong><a name="Advocacy"></a>Advocacy</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><strong>Lululemon Class Notice </strong></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">In April of 2015, the National Federation of the Blind learned of a pending class action settlement between David New et al. and Lululemon USA Inc., which resolved claims pertaining to inaccessible touchscreen payment systems. The settlement proposed to unfairly waive the rights of blind customers without due process or compensation. To protect the rights of blind people, the NFB objected to the fairness of the proposed class settlement. Our objections were heard and the settlement has since been amended so that it does not waive our rights without due process. As part of the amended proposed settlement, the NFB has agreed to post the class action notice. Please
see the notice at <a title="Link to Lululemon Class Notice" href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4467&qid=950962">https://nfb.org/blog/vonb-blog/lululemon-class-notice</a>. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><strong><a name="Access"></a>Access Technology</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The Access Technology Team will be busy this month, and we’ve been working hard on, among other things, the Web Accessibility Training Day. The National Federation of the Blind Center of Excellence in Nonvisual Access to Commerce, Public Information, and Education (CENA) and the Maryland Technology Assistance Program will be hosting the fourth Web Accessibility Training Day on November 4, 2015. As we celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, this event will look at some of the work that still remains to be done in creating equal access. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Join us for sessions on the following topics and many more:<br></span></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Web accessibility testing</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Changing organization culture to foster accessibility</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Accessibility in education</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The Section 508 refresh</span></span></li>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Whether you are a developer looking to polish your accessibility skills, an accessibility professional looking for the latest developments in web accessibility, or a manager wondering how to work accessibility into your process, there will be topics to interest you, as well as exhibitors to help you find custom solutions to any barriers you may be facing. </span></span></p>
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<h3><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><strong>Upcoming Events</strong></span></h3>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">November 4, 2015: <a title="Link to Web Accessibility Day" href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4468&qid=950962" target="_blank">Web Accessibility Training Day</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">November 5-7, 2015: NFB STEM2U Arizona</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">March 3-5, 2016: NFB STEM2U San Francisco</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">May 17-20, 2016: BLAST, Chicago</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">May 19-21, 2016: NFB STEM2U Minneapolis</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">June 19-25, 2016: NFB EQ (first iteration)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">July 31-August 6, 2016: NFB EQ (second iteration)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">August 2016: WBU-ICEVI General Assembly </span></p>
<h3><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><strong> </strong></span></h3>
<h3><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><strong>2015 Fall State Conventions<br></strong></span></h3>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">October 2-4: NFB of Arkansas</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">October 10: <a title="Link of NFB of Alaska" href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4469&qid=950962" target="_blank">NFB of Alaska</a><br></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">October 10-11: <a title="Link to NFB of HI" href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4470&qid=950962" target="_blank">NFB of Hawaii</a><br></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">October 10-12: <a title="Link to NFB of GA" href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4471&qid=950962" target="_blank">NFB of Georgia</a><br></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">October 9-11: <a title="Link to NFB of MN" href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4472&qid=950962" target="_blank">NFB of Minnesota</a><br></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">October 9-11: <a title="Link to NFB of MT" href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4473&qid=950962" target="_blank">NFB of Montana</a><br></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">October 15-18: <a title="Link to NFB of DC" href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4474&qid=950962" target="_blank">NFB of District of Columbia</a><br></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">October 23-25: <a title="Link to NFB of OR" href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4476&qid=950962" target="_blank">NFB of Oregon</a><br></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">October 23-24: <a title="Link to NFB of RI" href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4477&qid=950962" target="_blank">NFB of Rhode Island</a><br></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">October 29-November 1: <a title="Link to NFB of CA" href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4478&qid=950962" target="_blank">NFB of California</a><br></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">October 29-31: <a title="Link to NFB of CO" href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4479&qid=950962" target="_blank">NFB of Colorado</a></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">October 30-31: <a title="Link to NFB of DE" href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4480&qid=950962" target="_blank">NFB of Delaware</a></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">October 30-November 1: <a title="Link to NFB of IL" href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4481&qid=950962" target="_blank">NFB of Illinois</a></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">October 30-November 1: <a title="Link to NFB of IN" href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4482&qid=950962" target="_blank">NFB of Indiana</a></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">October 31: <a title="Link to NFB of ME" href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4483&qid=950962" target="_blank">NFB of Maine</a></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">October 30-November 1: <a title="Link to NFB of NE" href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4484&qid=950962" target="_blank">NFB of Nebraska</a><br></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">October 30-November 1: <a title="Link to NFB of NV" href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4485&qid=950962" target="_blank">NFB of Nevada</a></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">October 30-November 1: <a title="Link to NFB of NY" href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4486&qid=950962" target="_blank">NFB of New York</a><br></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">October 30-November 1: <a title="Link to NFB of VA" href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4487&qid=950962" target="_blank">NFB of Virginia</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">October 30-November 1: <a title="Link to NFB of WA" href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4488&qid=950962" target="_blank">NFB of Washington</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">November 6-8: <a title="Link to NFB of CT" href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4489&qid=950962">NFB of
Connecticut</a><br></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">November 6-8: <a title="Link to NFB of MI" href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4490&qid=950962" target="_blank">NFB of
Michigan</a><br></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">November 5-8: <a title="Link to NFB of NJ" href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4491&qid=950962" target="_blank">NFB of
New Jersey</a><br></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">November 7: <a title="Link to NFB of PR" href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4492&qid=950962" target="_blank">NFB of
Puerto Rico</a><br></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">November 7: <a title="Link to NFB of VT" href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4475&qid=950962" target="_blank">NFB of
Vermont</a><br></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">November 13-15: <a title="Link to NFB of MD" href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4493&qid=950962" target="_blank">NFB
of Maryland</a><br></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">November 13-15: <a title="Link to NFB of PA" href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4494&qid=950962" target="_blank">NFB
of Pennsylvania</a><br></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">November 13-15: <a title="Link to NFB of TX" href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4495&qid=950962" target="_blank">NFB
of Texas</a><br></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">November 20-22: <a title="Link to NFB of KS" href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4496&qid=950962" target="_blank">NFB
of Kansas</a><br></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">November 19-22: <a title="Link to NFB of OH" href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4497&qid=950962" target="_blank">NFB
of Ohio</a><br></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">From the dawn of history blind men and women have worked and hoped and waited, but only in recent years (only with the coming of the National Federation of the Blind) has our dream approached reality. And now the waiting is over. Yes, we have waited—oh, God, how we have waited!—but never again! No more! In this generation our time has finally come—for we are determined at long last to live the truth of what we are, and not what others think we are or try to make us become or believe. <br></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">-- Dr. Kenneth Jernigan. “<a title="Link to The Pattern of Freedom" href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=4498&qid=950962">The Pattern of Freedom</a>.” 1985 NFB National Convention, Louisville, Kentucky, July 4, 1985.<br></span></p>
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