<div dir="auto"><div><h1 style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:24pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif""><span style="font-family:'calibri','sans-serif';color:black">Welcome to Blind Equality Achievement Month</span><u></u><u></u></h1><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif""><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'calibri','sans-serif';color:black">The latest recording of the monthly presidential release is available and intended to be played at chapter meetings. Hear the President’s perspective and discuss the important topics with members.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif""><a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=35891&qid=10364065" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(66,133,244)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'calibri','sans-serif'">Access the recorded release.</span></a><u></u><u></u></p><h2 style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:18pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif""><span style="font-size:20pt;font-family:'calibri','sans-serif';color:black">Additional Ways to Access</span><u></u><u></u></h2><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0in;font-size:12.8px"><li><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'calibri','sans-serif'"><a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=35892&qid=10364065" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(66,133,244)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Read the chapter audio transcript.</a></span><u></u><u></u></li><li><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'calibri','sans-serif';color:black">Listen to the release on NFB-NEWSLINE® by calling your local NFB-NEWSLINE number and then pressing 1, then 6 from the main menu. </span><u></u><u></u></li><li><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'calibri','sans-serif';color:black">Subscribe to “National Federation of the Blind Presidential Releases” on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, and other podcast clients, or with your Victor Reader device.</span><u></u><u></u></li></ul><h2 style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:18pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif""><span style="font-size:20pt;font-family:'calibri','sans-serif';color:black">Save the Date </span><u></u><u></u></h2><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif""><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'calibri','sans-serif';color:black">The next presidential release live event with a Q&A session is scheduled for Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at 8 p.m. eastern. The November chapter version of the Presidential Release will be available by November 1.</span><u></u><u></u></p><h2 style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:18pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif""><span style="font-size:20pt;font-family:'calibri','sans-serif';color:black">Blind Equality Achievement Month</span><u></u><u></u></h2><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif""><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'calibri','sans-serif';color:black">Welcome to Blind Equality Achievement Month. Please email your events, activities, celebrations, and white cane day proclamations to <a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=35903&qid=10364065" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(66,133,244)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">web@nfb.org</a> so they can be posted on <a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=35904&qid=10364065" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(66,133,244)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://nfb.org/blind-month</a></span></p></div><div><br></div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Regards,<br>Wayne Williams<br>Zoom Coordinator, Communications Committee<br>National Federation of the Blind of Virginia <br><a href="mailto:wayne.williams026@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">wayne.williams026@gmail.com</a><br>540-535-6958<br>Follow us On Twitter NFBVWinchesterChapter<br>Find us on Facebook Winchester Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of Virginia<br>Subscribe to our Youtube: NFB Virginia Youtube<br><a href="http://www.nfb.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">www.nfb.org</a> <br><a href="http://www.nfbv.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">www.nfbv.org</a><br>    </div></div>