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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Calling All Students!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>See below<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Zachary Ledford <ledford.zachary38@gmail.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 8, 2025 10:30 AM<br><b>To:</b> undisclosed-recipients:<br><b>Subject:</b> January Update from your NABS Liaison!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'>Hello! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;min-height:15px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'>This is Zachary Ledford, your National Association of Blind Students (NABS) liaison for your state. I wanted to share some updates from NABS for this month and hope you’re able to pass it to students in your state.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;min-height:15px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'>The NABS January Townhall approaching fast! Join us this Sunday, January 12th in our usual zoom room to learn about what we have been up to, what calls you can expect in the coming weeks, and how to get involved! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'>Grab a fluffy blanket and join us at 8:00 PM EST! Here is a link to a google form where you can submit any questions you may have; they can be about NABS itself or anything blind student related. The form is anonymous with the option of including your name and contact information. This can be a great way to get multiple perspectives on a problem or help brainstorm ideas for self-advocacy. Feel free to submit as many questions as you would like!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;min-height:15px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'>Form: <a href="https://forms.gle/67pAvT1cqTrBm95s8" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/67pAvT1cqTrBm95s8</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;min-height:15px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'><<a href="https://zoom.us/my/blindstudents" target="_blank">https://zoom.us/my/blindstudents</a>> NABS Zoom room<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;min-height:15px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;min-height:15px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'>Our NABS Annual Auction will occur during the 2025 Washington Seminar in February! We hope you are able to share this information far and wide so that we can have an audience to potentially bid on some very exciting items. More information will come as it becomes available in the coming weeks!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;min-height:15px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;min-height:15px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'>Please feel free to reach out with any questions you may have about what I’ve shared. Please also reach out as needed and how I am best able to support you and your student communities in whichever way you prefer. My email is <a href="mailto:ledford.zachary38@gmail.com" target="_blank">ledford.zachary38@gmail.com</a>, and my phone number is 801-649-8048. I look forward to continuing my connections with you. If you have any questions at all in ways I can best support your student community, please do not hesitate to reach out!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;min-height:15px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;min-height:15px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black'>Zachary Ledford</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;font-size-adjust:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black'>B.S. Candidate, Health and Kinesiology | University of Utah</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;font-size-adjust:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black'>President, Utah Association of Blind Students | National Federation of the Blind of Utah</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;font-size-adjust:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black'>Board Member, National Association of Blind Students | National Federation of the Blind</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;font-size-adjust:none'><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:black'><a href="mailto:ledford.zachary38@gmail.com" target="_blank">ledford.zachary38@gmail.com</a></span></u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>