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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>From Deepa Goraya, Virginia Affiliate Lead for Washington Seminar<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Our first of 3 Washington Seminar trainings throughout the month of January will be tonight at 8:00 PM Eastern (1/3). The training will be conducted via Zoom and will focus on our three legislative priorities for the 2024 Washington Seminar: the Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act, the Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act, and the Blind Americans Return to Work Act. This meeting is open to everyone, and we strongly encourage you to review the fact sheets (available on the <a href="https://nfb.org/programs-services/advocacy/washington-seminar">Washington Seminar Page</a> in both Word and HTML formats) before the training. The Zoom information for the January 3 training is:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://nfb-org.zoom.us/j/92935463825">https://nfb-org.zoom.us/j/92935463825</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Meeting ID: 929 3546 3825 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>One tap mobile <br>+13017158592,,92935463825# US (Washington DC)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Or for those who simply want to call in:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dial: 301 715-8592<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Meeting ID: 929 3546 3825 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>More details on all the prep meetings for the 2024 Washington Seminar are provided below<b><o:p></o:p></b></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From: </b>'Deepa Goraya' <deepa.goraya@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> 2024 Washington Seminar Update: New Sign up process for Virginians, Hotel filling up, Prep meetings over Zoom in January, and other news: Join us for the 2024 Washington Seminar (January 29- 31<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Happy Holidays Virginia Federationists:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This message provides updates on the registration process, hotels, prep meetings, and special receptions.<o:p></o:p></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=A><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>Registration for Washington Seminar for Virginians attending Congressional Appointments<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Washington seminar is fast approaching and we need you to act to sign up using our new web form. It is hard to manage a set of emails and text messages so even if you have already signed up by emailing Deepa, please use the online form so there is a single point where we know who is available for appointments each day. Getting your registration now is crucial so we can secure our appointments so do not delay.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://nfbv.org/washington">https://nfbv.org/washington</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>B) Hotel Reservations:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Reservation deadline for our room block is Sunday, December 31, but it may fill up before then<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- If you haven’t already done so, reserve your room at the <span style='color:#26282A'>Holiday Inn Washington Capitol – National Mall </span>ASAP<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Use the booking link at nfb.org/Washington-seminar, or call the hotel (877-834-3613) and use our group code: NF4 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- While we just added more rooms to our room block, the room block is filling up<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>C) National Prep Meetings in January over Zoom:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Wednesday, January 3 at 8:00 PM Eastern– Issues Training <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Tuesday, January 9 at 8:00 PM Eastern – Mock Legislative Appointment Meeting #1 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Tuesday, January 16 – Mock Legislative Appointment Meeting #2 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- We encourage all members to attend at least one of the mock meeting trainings, and recommend new members attend both<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- The Zoom link for these national meetings will be provided in January.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>D) Virginia Specific Team Prep and Logistics over Zoom – Saturday, January 27 at 3:00 PM.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Deepa and I will run a brief meeting over the Virginia Affiliate Zoom on Saturday, January 27 at 3:00 PM for the individuals attending Washington Seminar. This will provide our Virginia specific logistics, team assignments, and will allow us to practice as a team over Zoom in a break out room.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>E) Fact Sheets:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Fact sheets will be available on the website by Friday, January 5<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>F) 2meetings on Monday, January 29, 2024:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- 2-4 p.m. – Legislative Seminar (open to all)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- 5-7 p.m. – Great Gathering-In (open to all, and streamed on Zoom)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>G) Congressional Reception:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=ydp8faa8b54yiv1786395393msonormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='color:#26282A'>One of our more recent Washington Seminar traditions will be back again for 2024. On Tuesday, January 30, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. in the Cannon Caucus Room (located in the Cannon House Office Building), we will be conducting our annual Congressional Reception. There will be light refreshments and a chance to hear members of Congress address a large group of our members. We hope to see you there! This event is </span>sponsored by Waymo.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=ydp8faa8b54yiv1786395393msonormal style='margin-left:.25in'>H) <span style='color:#26282A'>three legislative priorities for the 2024 Washington Seminar</span>: <span style='color:#26282A'>Website accessibility, increase home medical self-sufficiency, and increase work incentives related to SSDI for blind Americans. The three legislative priorities for the 2024 Washington Seminar are:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp8faa8b54yiv1786395393msolistparagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#26282A'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#26282A'>Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act (H.R. 5813/S. 2984)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp8faa8b54yiv1786395393msolistparagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#26282A'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#26282A'>Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act (H.R. 1328)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp8faa8b54yiv1786395393msolistparagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#26282A'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#26282A'>Blind Americans Return to Work Act<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp8faa8b54yiv1786395393msonormal><span style='color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp8faa8b54yiv1786395393msonormal><span style='color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp8faa8b54yiv1786395393msolistparagraph><span style='color:#26282A'>So, please join us for Washington Seminar. The details on how to sign up are provided below.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp8faa8b54yiv1786395393msonormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"New serif";color:#26282A'>From Deepa Goraya</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp8faa8b54yiv1786395393msonormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"New serif";color:#26282A'>NFB of Virginia Legislative Director for Washington Seminar </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp8faa8b54yiv1786395393msonormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"New serif";color:#26282A'> </span><a href="mailto:deepa.goraya@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"New serif"'>deepa.goraya@gmail.com</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp8faa8b54yiv1786395393msonormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"New serif";color:black'>Hello Virginia Federationists,</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp8faa8b54yiv1786395393msonormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"New serif";color:black'>I hope you all had a wonderful </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"New serif";color:#26282A'>2023 NFB of Virginia Convention and Thanksgiving holiday</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"New serif";color:black'>. Washington Seminar is fast approaching</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"New serif";color:#26282A'> in less than 2 months</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"New serif";color:black'>, in person from </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Monday, January 29 through Thursday, February 1, 2024. Please note, we strive to make all appointments to be completed by late afternoon on January 31.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp8faa8b54yiv1786395393msonormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"New serif";color:black'>I wanted to send out some info to help you begin thinking about reserving your room and making arrangements in your schedule to attend.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp8faa8b54yiv1786395393msonormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"New serif";color:black'>The legislative Committee needs to begin creating teams of those who will be attending Washington Seminar and start scheduling appointments with members of Congress. So the earlier you can let us know whether you will be attending, the better. Please let us know by December 28 whether you plan to attend. </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"New serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp8faa8b54yiv1786395393msonormal>Please use the form at:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://nfbv.org/washington">https://nfbv.org/washington</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=ydp8faa8b54yiv1786395393msonormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=ydp8faa8b54yiv1786395393msonormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"New serif";color:black'>The Great-Gathering-In is scheduled for Monday, January </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"New serif";color:#26282A'>29</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"New serif";color:black'>, 20</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"New serif";color:#26282A'>24</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"New serif";color:black'>. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>The Great Gathering-In is the official kickoff meeting for our 2023 Washington Seminar. </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"New serif";color:black'>The deadline for making hotel reservations with the Holiday Inn Capitol is December </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"New serif";color:#26282A'>31</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"New serif";color:black'>, 20</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"New serif";color:#26282A'>23</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"New serif";color:black'>, and although I know most of you are busy as we approach the holiday season, the hotel would certainly appreciate getting your reservations as early as possible to ensure that you secure your reservation. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp8faa8b54yiv1786395393msonormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>To book a room for the 2024 Washington Seminar please use our dedicated </span><a href="https://www.ihg.com/holidayinn/hotels/us/en/find-hotels/select-roomrate?fromRedirect=true&qSrt=sBR&qIta=99801505&icdv=99801505&qSlH=wassm&qCiD=25&qCiMy=002024&qCoD=02&qCoMy=012024&qGrpCd=NF4&setPMCookies=true&qSHBrC=HI&qDest=550%20C%20Street%20S.W.,%20Washington,%20DC,%20US&srb_u=1&qRmFltr=" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#003E70;background:white;text-decoration:none'>Booking Link,</span></a><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'> or call 877-834-3613 and provide our group code, NF4. The room rate for 2024 is $188.00 per night (not including taxes and fees), and the deadline to make a reservation is Sunday, December 31, 2023</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp8faa8b54yiv1786395393msonormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"New serif";color:#26282A'>This year, we are going to Washington in person. </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"New serif";color:black'>Please encourage all your chapter members, friends, and acquaintances to attend so we can show Congress that blind Virginians are committed to our important issues!</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp8faa8b54yiv1786395393msonormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"New serif";color:black'>If you have any questions or concerns, you may contact me, your co-legislative director, at </span><a href="mailto:deepa.goraya@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"New serif"'>deepa.goraya@gmail.com</span></a><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"New serif";color:black'> or call me at 9099643699.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp8faa8b54yiv1786395393msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp8faa8b54yiv1786395393msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp8faa8b54yiv1786395393msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp8faa8b54yiv1786395393msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Deepa Goraya<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp8faa8b54yiv1786395393msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Co-Legislative Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp8faa8b54yiv1786395393msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>National Federation of the Blind of Virginia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp8faa8b54yiv1786395393msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp8faa8b54yiv1786395393msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp8faa8b54yiv1786395393msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><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><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>