[NHLakesChapter] FW: 2026 Washington Seminar fact sheets now available

[Melissa & Todd Abbott]

Thank you Dana for the information!!

On Sun, Jan 25, 2026 at 6:09 PM Dana Trahan via NHLakesChapter <
nhlakeschapter at nfbnet.org> wrote:

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> *From:* NFB-NEWSLINE <NFBNewsline at nfb.org>
> *Sent:* Saturday, January 24, 2026 5:33 PM
> *To:* DANA TRAHAN <danatrahan at comcast.net>
> *Subject:* 2026 Washington Seminar fact sheets now available
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> At our Washington Seminar, members of the National Federation of the Blind
> convene to learn about and advocate for legislative initiatives that will
> improve the lives of blind Americans.
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> The first Washington Seminar took place in 1973. Today, more than five
> hundred people from the fifty states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto
> Rico typically attend.
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> Approximately three legislative initiatives are chosen for priority
> attention each year. These initiatives, which form the Washington Seminar
> priorities, are based on the official positions of the NFB adopted at the
> national convention and can address concerns related to civil rights,
> educational programs and services, rehabilitation of the blind for
> competitive employment, the operation of vending facilities by blind
> persons on public property, specialized library services for the blind, the
> organization and funding of federal programs, Social Security Disability
> and Supplemental Security Income programs, and other timely topics.
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> We have posted the NFB 2026 Washington Seminar Fact Sheets on
> NFB-NEWSLINE. To reach this information using the telephone access method,
> from the main menu, press one, one and three.
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> To reach this information using the free NFB-NEWSLINE Mobile app, choose
> All Publications from the Information Sources menu, and choose NFB 2026
> Washington Seminar Fact Sheets.
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> If you are interested in how you can get involved, contact your local
> state NFB affiliate. A list of these can be found on the NFB.org website at
> https://www.nfb.org/about-us/state-affiliates
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