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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'>From: Rene Valdez, Committee Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>DEI Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=ydpdd7fa7c2msonormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Hello NFBV Family!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>I hope you are free next Monday evening! Your Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee has put together a FIRESIDE CHAT you won’t want to miss! Ready for this?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>What’s All the Buzz About the Intersectionality of Blindness?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpdd7fa7c2msonormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>WOW! How’s that for a title! What does that mean, Renee?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>We want to poke around and about how blindness and low vision intersect the various aspects of our world…your world, like race, gender, socioeconomic status, age, etc! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Where do these things cross each other and touch and mingle, and how? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>And what does that mean to us in our own life experience as blind and low vision people?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>How can we work around stereotypes and low expectations? How can we ensure that our chapters and the events we sponsor are accessible to all? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>And speaking of assistive technology…what about that too!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpdd7fa7c2msonormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>WHEW! We hope you will join the call to hash out this amazing topic together! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>When: Monday, August 17, 2026<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Time: 7:00 p.m. (Please zoom in a few minutes early so we can get started on time.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Where: NFBV Affiliate Zoom<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'> <a href="https://zoom.us/j/8297256345?pwd=SFAyamlQNU44ZTJ6dUZNMTV4RmhCQT09" target="_blank">https://zoom.us/j/8297256345?pwd=SFAyamlQNU44ZTJ6dUZNMTV4RmhCQT09</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'> Meeting ID: 829 725 6345<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'> Passcode: 20201940<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'> One tap mobile +13017158592,,8297256345# US (Washington DC)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpdd7fa7c2msonormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'> Put on your comfy clothes, grab your favorite drink and snack, and Zoom in for this amazing DEI FIRESIDE CHAT!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpdd7fa7c2msonormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'> Hope to see you there!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Rene F. Valdez<span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Visions Consulting</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Motivational Speaker,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Public Speaking Seminars <i>Extraordinaire</i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(703) 966-0836<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://RENEEFVALDEZ@GMAIL.COM" target="_blank">RENEEFVALDEZ@GMAIL.COM</a><o:p></o:p></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 href="mailto:membership@nfbv.org">membership@nfbv.org</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="tel:(757)291-1789">tel:(757)291-1789</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Find us on Facebook @NationalFederationoftheBlindofVirginia<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Find us on Instragram @nfbofvirginia<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Subscribe to our Youtube: NFB Virginia<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><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>