<html aria-label="message body"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><h3 style="margin: 8pt 0in 4pt 0.25in; break-after: avoid; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: rgb(15, 71, 97); font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: windowtext;">Convention Hotels:<o:p></o:p></span></b></h3><div style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.25in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">#NFB26 Convention Travel Update: Our JW Marriott room block is sold out\u2014but rooms are still available at nearby hotels (including the new Austin Marriott Downtown), all just a short walk away. Visit </span><a href="https://nfb.org/convention" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue;">nfb.org/convention</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> (</span><a href="https://nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention-prep" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue;">Planning for Your Trip</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">) to get all the details. Rates: $139/night (single/double) or $155/night (triple/quad) + 19.7% tax/fees. To book Austin Marriott Downtown, call 800-627-7468 and use code BL1.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><h3 style="margin: 8pt 0in 4pt 0.25in; break-after: avoid; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: rgb(15, 71, 97); font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: windowtext;">New NFB Song Available for Download:<o:p></o:p></span></b></h3><div style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.25in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The National Federation of the Blind song, \u201cWho Are We? NFB,\u201d by The Litigators is now available to listen to or download on the </span><a href="https://nfb.org/resources/jacobus-tenbroek-library/collections/nfb-songs" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue;">NFB songs webpage</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> or on your favorite music platform. <o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.25in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><h3 style="margin: 8pt 0in 4pt 0.25in; break-after: avoid; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: rgb(15, 71, 97); font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: windowtext;">March <i>Braille Monitor</i>:<o:p></o:p></span></b></h3><div style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.25in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Read the March issue of the <i>Braille Monitor</i>, our flagship publication and the magazine of the organized blind movement. Access </span><a href="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm26/bm2603/bm2603tc.htm" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue;">Braille Monitor</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue;"> Vol 69 No 3 March 2026</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.25in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><h3 style="margin: 8pt 0in 4pt 0.25in; break-after: avoid; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: rgb(15, 71, 97); font-weight: normal;"><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: windowtext;">Future Reflections</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: windowtext;">:<o:p></o:p></span></b></h3><div style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.25in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Read the latest <i>Future Reflections</i>, a quarterly magazine for parents and teachers of blind children that offers stories, resources, and information. Access </span><a href="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/fr/fr45/1/fr4501tc.htm" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue;">Future Reflections</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue;"> Volume 45 Number 1 Winter 2026</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.25in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><h3 style="margin: 8pt 0in 4pt 0.25in; break-after: avoid; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: rgb(15, 71, 97); font-weight: normal;"><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: windowtext;">Nation\u2019s Blind Podcast: <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></h3><div style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.25in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Listen to the latest episode of the <i>Nation's Blind Podcast</i> titled, "We Can Have Our Pi and STEM, Too." In this episode, Melissa and Anil are joined by Ashleigh Moon, our STEM2U coordinator. They celebrate Pi Day and discuss accessible ways for blind students and blind adults to practice STEM. Subscribe to the <i>Nation\u2019s Blind Podcast</i> wherever you get podcasts, or download this episode at</span><a href="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/x8k92ksm9xt8vj4b/STEM_episode_Edited60zhc.m4a." target="_blank" title="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/x8k92ksm9xt8vj4b/stem_episode_edited60zhc.m4a." style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue;">https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/x8k92ksm9xt8vj4b/STEM_episode_Edited60zhc.m4a.</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.25in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><div style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.25in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; line-height: 18.4px;"><b><i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Access On </span></i></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Podcast<i>:<o:p></o:p></i></span></b></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.25in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Tune into episode 66 of <i>Access On</i>, which is devoted to NVDA, the open-source screen reader for Windows from NV Access. We welcome Mick Curran, who came up with the idea of NVDA and started developing it twenty years ago. We\u2019re also joined by Gerald Hartig and Quentin Christensen for a wide-ranging discussion about NVDA\u2019s past, present, future, philosophy, and user experience.<br>Subscribe to <i>Access On</i> wherever you get podcasts, or download the MP3 of this week\u2019s episode at </span><a href="https://buff.ly/y9Se1rQ" target="_blank" title="https://buff.ly/y9se1rq" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue;">https://buff.ly/y9Se1rQ</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.25in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><div style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.25in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; line-height: 18.4px;"><b><i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Walking Alone and Marching Together </span></i></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Podcast<i>:<o:p></o:p></i></span></b></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.25in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Tune into episode twenty of our <i>Walking Alone and Marching Together</i> podcast entitled, "Episode 20: Chapter 6 - Restoration, The Beginning Years of the Second Jernigan Presidency, Part 3." Listen at </span><a href="https://buff.ly/cCJGZgg?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBEyN3AxakJTR1A2NGlVaDRGeXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR6HlrJbA-qCXtAgbMT62yKICPLKYs5KYi_GIjUGM65h_jfhrky56uM5MTf_Ww_aem_FDiA2p03NfLLxTkveC9qYQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue;">https://buff.ly/cCJGZgg</span></b></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or on Amazon Music.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div></body></html>