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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><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'>Happy March, fellow Federationists of Virginia.<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'>The NFBV Fairfax chapter is happy to present our March learning event on Advocating for your needs as a blind caregiver or patient in the healthcare system.<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'>Doctors are a fact of life for all of us and our loved ones. Those doctors and their staff are responsible for giving us the information we need to keep healthy and to keep those we love healthy as well.<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'>More importantly, we are responsible for ensuring they know what we need from them and that they are providing that. Healthcare should be as accessible as any other sector of our lives.<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'>How to accomplish this is what we are delving into this month.<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'>This month’s speaker will be Eileen Rivera Ley, an Entrepreneur, Accessibility Strategist, and Diabetes Accessibility Advisor.<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'>She is the founder of Blind Savvy USA , a past leader in the NFB’s Diabetes Action Network, and was the Founding Administrator for the Johns Hopkins Vision Research and Rehabilitation Center of the Wilmer Eye Institute.<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'>She will be speaking to us about:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>1. Balancing privacy with your needs as a Blind Patient or caregiver.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>2. Advocating for those needs with Healthcare Providers.<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'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>You can find out more on her and her many great works at:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.blindsavvyusa.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>BlindSavvyUSA.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>or at her <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/eileen-rivera-ley-mba-a9059b1a"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563C1'>LinkedIn</span></a> page<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'>Please join us this March 19th at 7pm for this enlightening talk and feel encouraged to stick around for the business meeting after.<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'>When: March 19th 7:00pm – 8:00pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Where: Zoom Meeting<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'>Join Zoom Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://nfb-org.zoom.us/j/8297256345?pwd=IxBkHB29q0XT0lucFjOe3vrA9ViSOU.1"><span style='color:#0563C1'>https://nfb-org.zoom.us/j/8297256345?pwd=IxBkHB29q0XT0lucFjOe3vrA9ViSOU.1</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><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'>Meeting ID: 829 725 6345<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Passcode: 20201940<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'>---<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'>One tap mobile<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>+13126266799,,8297256345# US (Chicago)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>+16468769923,,8297256345# US (New York)<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'>---<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'>Dial by your location<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>• +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>• +1 646 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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563C1'>https://nfb-org.zoom.us/u/aebHxOR2My</span></a><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'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal> <span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Christopher Christie<span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Secretary, NFB of Virginia, Fairfax chapterM: (240) 682-9622<span style='font-size:11.0pt'><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'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Peace,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jacki Bruce<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:jackibruce6@gmail.com">mailto:jackibruce6@gmail.com</a> or <a 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