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

[Carolyn Corrigan]

Thanks Dana hope to kind of come on for great gathering in

On Mon, Jan 26, 2026 at 10:42 AM Melissa & Todd Abbott via NHLakesChapter <
nhlakeschapter at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Thank you Dana for the information!!
>
> On Sun, Jan 25, 2026 at 6:09 PM Dana Trahan via NHLakesChapter <
> nhlakeschapter at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>> Did anyone else receive this email? If you use NFB-NEWSLINE, check it
>> out!
>>
>>
>>
>> Dana
>>
>>
>>
>> *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
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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
>>
>> National Federation of the Blind | nfb.org | 866-504-7300 |
>> nfbnewsline at nfb.org
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