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<p class="MsoPlainText">Hello Friends and Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">The January 2025 live Presidential Release will take place at 8:00 PM Eastern Time this evening January 7.
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<p class="MsoPlainText">It is always a treat to hear President Riccobono make his remarks. Releases such as this help unify us as one organization. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">John Halverson, Ph.D., Recording Secretary<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">The presidential release is typically available in English, Spanish, and as a text transcript in both languages. You can subscribe to the English and Spanish versions of the presidential release via your podcast client by searching for
"National Federation of the Blind."<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Upcoming Live Release<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">The National Federation of the Blind Presidential Release #545 will be held on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 8 p.m. eastern. Closed captions and Spanish interpretations will be available.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Zoom meeting ID <<a href="https://nfb-org.zoom.us/j/92603932934">https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnfb-org.zoom.us%2Fj%2F92603932934&data=05%7C02%7C%7Ca0478184e92f4a1c2b2a08dd2f5434f4%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638718760926316865%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=t%2BKRJmV%2FES3yYCuHZgHnD%2Fg3MIoZ1lkam1reM%2FCHIIg%3D&reserved=0</a>>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">January 2025<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">* Presidential Release #545, January 2025 (Audio for Chapters)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnfb.org%2Fsites%2Fnfb.org%2Ffiles%2F2024-12%2Fpresidential-release-january-20&data=05%7C02%7C%7Ca0478184e92f4a1c2b2a08dd2f5434f4%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638718760926338308%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=GAaHgKPfndfrFTWMhtyHVGxEl%2FbXnU2ln3%2FVl6WUg5k%3D&reserved=0<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">25-chapter-version.mp3><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">* Presidential Release #545, January 2025 (Chapter Transcript)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnfb.org%2Fresources%2Fpublications-and-media%2Fpresidential-releases%2Ftran&data=05%7C02%7C%7Ca0478184e92f4a1c2b2a08dd2f5434f4%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638718760926353549%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Y78JROa9%2BU5g9ENEOxiranM87Q0AqF1P5vWEYuFZpt0%3D&reserved=0<o:p></o:p></p>
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