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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Happy New Year Virginia Federationists,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The 2023 Washington Seminar will be a very exciting in-person event. However, we need you to take action now.<o:p></o:p></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=A><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Are you attending? We need you in DC. We are reaching out to members of Congress for the appointments we are scheduling for Tuesday January 31 and Wednesday February 1. They are asking who of my constituents will be attending? Please email Deepa Goraya to tell us you will be joining us.<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class=MsoListParagraph>Deepa Goraya <a href="mailto:deepa.goraya@gmail.com">deepa.goraya@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><o:p> </o:p></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=2 type=A><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>If you need a hotel room and have not made your reservation yet, you are in luck. We are thrilled to report that interest in getting back to an in-person Washington Seminar has been so great that our hotel block had to be expanded twice, and has been extended to Saturday, December 31. So if you have not made your reservation yet, please do so quickly as several of the individual nights are almost full. <o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>All the details about Washington Seminar, the hotel details, and everything else Washington seminar is provided below.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=3 type=A><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>If you still have questions, reach out to Deepa or myself.<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Tracy Soforenko<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>President, National Federation of the Blind of Virginia<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>202 285-4595<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:Tracy.soforenko@gmail.com">Tracy.soforenko@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.nfb.org">www.nfb.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.nfbv.org">www.nfbv.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>National Federation of the Blind. Live the Life You Want<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> NFBV-Announce <nfbv-announce-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>jackibruce6--- via NFBV-Announce<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 15, 2022 4:18 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFBV Announce <nfbv-announce@nfbnet.org><br><b>Subject:</b> [NFBV-Announce] Washington Seminar Update<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>From: Deepa Goraya<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hello Everyone,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you tried making your hotel room reservation for Washington Seminar and were told that there were no more rooms available, you can now call back. The National Office has arranged for extra rooms to be added to the room block. So please call the Holiday Inn Capitol back to book your room. Deadline is December 27<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The three legislative issues for the 2023 Washington Seminar are:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Website and Software Applications Accessibility Act<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Eliminating the "Earnings Cliff" for SSDI<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The National Office is currently working on the fact sheets for all three of these items and are hoping to have them finalized and on the website by Friday, January 6.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The first Washington Seminar Zoom Issues training will be on Tuesday, December 20 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern. The Zoom information for this call can be found below. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Join Zoom Meeting <br><a href="https://zoom.us/j/96081503927">https://zoom.us/j/96081503927</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Meeting ID: 960 8150 3927 <br>One tap mobile <br>+13017158592,,96081503927# US (Washington DC) <br>+16468769923,,96081503927# US (New York) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dial by your location <br> +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) <br> +1 646 876 9923 US (New York) <br> +1 646 931 3860 US <br> +1 305 224 1968 US <br> +1 309 205 3325 US <br> +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) <br> +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) <br> +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) <br> +1 360 209 5623 US <br> +1 386 347 5053 US <br> +1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) <br> +1 507 473 4847 US <br> +1 564 217 2000 US <br> +1 669 444 9171 US <br> +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) <br> +1 689 278 1000 US <br> +1 719 359 4580 US <br> +1 253 205 0468 US <br>Meeting ID: 960 8150 3927 <br>Find your local number: <a href="https://zoom.us/u/aetVzkHOK4">https://zoom.us/u/aetVzkHOK4</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Deepa<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Deepinder K. Goraya, Esq.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>