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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Good Evening All!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I hope you all enjoyed some restful time while celebrating the holidays. Please be sure to read this entire email as well as three more emails I am sending this evening. All four emails pertain to a Zoom meeting tonight. Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The first of three Washington Seminar trainings throughout the month of January will be tonight, January 3 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern. The training will be conducted via Zoom and will focus on NFB’s three legislative priorities for the 2024 Washington Seminar: the Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act, the Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act, and the Blind Americans Return to Work Act. Each priority is mentioned briefly below. This meeting is open to everyone, and I strongly encourage you to review the fact sheets before the training. I will also email each fact sheet to you separately. (They are also available on the <a href="https://nfb.org/programs-services/advocacy/washington-seminar">Washington Seminar Page</a> in both Word and HTML formats) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Zoom information for the January 3 training is at the end of this email.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The schedule for the remaining two training sessions is below. All trainings will take place at 8:00 p.m. Eastern. Specific Zoom details will be shared closer to the dates.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tuesday, January 9 – Mock Meeting Training #1<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tuesday, January 16 – Mock Meeting Training #2 <o:p></o:p></p><h1><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></h1><h1>2024 Washington Seminar Legislative Priorities<o:p></o:p></h1><h2 style='line-height:130%'>Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act<o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:130%'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:130%'>Issue—Websites are essential for everyday living, but most people with disabilities experience unnecessary accessibility barriers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:130%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:130%'>Find out more at </span><a href="https://nfb.org/sites/nfb.org/files/2023-12/2024%20Websites%20and%20Software%20Applications%20Accessibility%20Act%20Fact%20Sheet%20-%20FINAL%20for%20Web.docx"><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:130%'>Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act Fact Sheet</span></a><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:130%'><o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='line-height:130%'>Blind Americans Return to Work Act <o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:130%'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:130%'>Issue—Current Social Security law has the unintended consequence of holding back blind Americans from achieving their full earnings potential.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>SSDI “earnings cliff”<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Serves as a disincentive for work<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:130%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:130%'>Find out more at </span><a href="https://nfb.org/sites/nfb.org/files/2023-12/2024%20Blind%20Americans%20Return%20to%20Work%20Act%20Fact%20Sheet%20-%20FINAL%20for%20Web.docx"><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:130%'>Blind Americans Return to Work Act Fact Sheet</span></a><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:130%'><o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='line-height:130%'>Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act<o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:130%'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:130%'>Issue—Inaccessible digital interfaces prevent blind individuals from independently and safely operating medical devices that are essential to blind people’s daily healthcare needs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:130%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:130%'>Find out more at </span><a href="https://nfb.org/sites/nfb.org/files/2023-12/2024%20Medical%20Device%20Nonvisual%20Accessibility%20Act%20Fact%20Sheet%20-%20FINAL%20for%20Web.docx"><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:130%'>Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act Fact Sheet</span></a><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:130%'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Zoom information for the January 3 training is:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><a href="https://nfb-org.zoom.us/j/92935463825">https://nfb-org.zoom.us/j/92935463825</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>Meeting ID: 929 3546 3825 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>One tap mobile <br>+13017158592,,92935463825# US (Washington DC) <br>+13052241968,,92935463825# US<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#464646;mso-ligatures:none'>All the best,<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><span 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