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Description automatically generated"></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA><b>National Federation of the Blind of Ohio (NFB-O)<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA><b>75th annual convention<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA><b>BACK TO THE BASICS AND ENGAGING THE FUTURE<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>Join us as we celebrate the National Federation of the Blind of Ohio<span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>’</span>s annual convention and expand our circle of participation, connecting blind Ohioans from across the state for what we expect to be the largest gathering of blind people in the history of Ohio. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>Considering the ongoing impact and wide-ranging effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 state convention will be held virtually.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>We encourage you to begin preparing to attend this outstanding event during the weekend of November 5 and 6 of 2021. This Convention will offer blind people an opportunity to learn about accessible technology at our Tech Fair and living with blindness by attending many educational seminars. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA><b>Code of Conduct:<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>We welcome all attendees to our convention and embrace diversity, inclusion, and mutual respect. Although we are meeting using Zoom, these concepts are still relevant. To that end please keep the following expectations in mind when you join us:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>Through advocacy, public awareness, and mentoring, the National Federation of the Blind provides support to members and advocates for our rights to live the lives we want. As a member or guest at our convention, you represent not only yourself but also our organization. We want you to enjoy your time with us, make new friends, and renew old acquaintances. Although we encourage members to socialize and have fun, the convention also provides an important opportunity to come together to continue the work of our organization, to learn about the important initiatives that we are involved with on a local and national level, and to plan our work for the future.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>Please remember these guidelines:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1><li class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span class=NoneA>Welcome new attendees: Although you will undoubtedly enjoy time with your friends, please reach out to those who have never joined us before and help them to be comfortable. We welcome people from all walks of life and with diverse needs and experiences.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span class=NoneA>Attend and participate in sessions.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span class=NoneA>Harassment will not be tolerated under any circumstances. If your behavior could possibly make anyone uncomfortable, even if you would not be upset by it yourself, do not do or say anything that could be considered inappropriate by others.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA><b>About the NFB-O:<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>The National Federation of the Blind of Ohio is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and a founding affiliate of the National Federation of the Blind. We are proud to be an integral part of the oldest and largest organization of the blind in the United States. We are a diverse group of people dedicated to changing what it means to be blind. Our members work tirelessly to break down the legal, social, and personal barriers to living the lives we want.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>The mission of the National Federation of the Blind is to achieve widespread emotional acceptance and intellectual understanding that the real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight but the misconceptions and lack of information which exist. We do this by bringing blind people together to share successes, to support each other in times of failure, and to create imaginative solutions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>The NFB Pledge<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>I pledge to participate actively in the effort of the National Federation of the Blind to achieve equality, opportunity, and security for the blind; to support the policies and programs of the Federation; and to abide by its constitution.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>Membership<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>The NFB-O is Ohio<span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>’</span>s oldest organization comprised of blind and sighted people working together to change what it means to be blind. The 2021 convention will inspire, empower, and celebrate our accomplishments. The NFB of Ohio also provides encouragement, training, and support to families with blind children and to veterans and people who are losing vision or have become blind later in life.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>If you would like to join the Ohio affiliate, you may contact William Turner, Membership Coordinator, at (330) 328-9860, and he will refer you to a local chapter in your area.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA><b>National Federation of the Blind of Ohio<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA><b>Proposed 2021 Convention Principles of Voting<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>These principles of voting are proposed for consideration by the National Federation of the Blind of Ohio Board of Directors, for recommendation to the Convention. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>Nothing in these principles of voting is intended to change Article III, Section A of the National Federation of the Blind of Ohio<span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>’</span>s constitution. The Convention remains </span><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span class=NoneA><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>“</span></span><span class=NoneA>the supreme authority of the Federation. It is the legislature of the Federation. As such, it has final authority with respect to all issues of policy, and members in attendance may participate in all convention discussions as a matter of right. Any member of the Federation may make or second motions and propose nominations.” These procedures simply implement the method for following the constitution in an electronic convention.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>The below principles and procedures are intended to provide clarity and advanced notice on how the convention will be managed in 2021. This document will be read at the NFB of Ohio board meeting on November 5 and then a second time after the roll call of chapters that afternoon. We will then ask the convention to vote on the proposed policy. Those eligible to vote on this proposal will be any enrolled voters present and voting at the session on November 5 as described below.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>An ad hoc committee shall deal with all questions and concerns related to voting. The ad hoc committee will include Eric Duffy, Springfield Chapter; Jordy Stringer, Capitol Chapter; and Patricia McPherson, Greater Akron Chapter. Jordy Stringer shall chair the ad hoc committee.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>Voting:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span class=NoneA><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span class=NoneA>All members who are registered for the convention and who opt into the voter enrollment system by the specified time will constitute the pool of convention voters. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span class=NoneA><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span class=NoneA>All votes will first be conducted by voice. If the president is unable to determine the outcome of any vote, he will then call for an electronic vote. On any vote any individual member who is registered for the convention and who has opted into the voter enrollment system by the specified date may also call for an electronic vote.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span class=NoneA><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span class=NoneA>All electronic voting will be done via SMS (text message) or by phone.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span class=NoneA><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span class=NoneA>Any matter must receive 51 percent support of the votes cast by the convention voters present and voting in order to be affirmed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span class=NoneA><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span class=NoneA>Present and voting means the subset of convention voters who actually cast a vote on a given question. Thus, voters who are indifferent to a matter cannot block its consideration by the Convention by choosing not to cast a vote.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span class=NoneA><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>6.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span class=NoneA>All electronic votes will be allocated three minutes for vote time.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span class=NoneA><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>7.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span class=NoneA>If voting indicates 75 percent support for or against a question prior to the three-minute period elapsing, the chair may elect to move to the next order of business.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span class=NoneA><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>8.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span class=NoneA>An opportunity to practice voting will be offered in the convention on a question that has no impact on the policy of the organization.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA><b>Door Prizes and Registration:<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>Registration is now open and free. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>Pre-registering for the Ohio convention by October 27, 2021, makes attendees eligible for door prizes. Door prizes will be drawn during pre-convention festivities, general sessions, and the banquet. Registration is required, and you must be present to win. When your name is called, please virtually raise your hand or email <a href="mailto:ohioprize@gmail.com">ohioprize@gmail.com</a> within two minutes, which is the designated window of time to claim your prize. Also, if you would like to donate a door prize, please alert Ohio<span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>’</span>s door prize facilitator, Annette Lutz, at the email address above.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA><b>Resolutions:<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>All resolutions must be submitted to the Resolutions Committee Chair, Barbara Pierce, no later than October 24. Resolutions will be considered at the general session on Saturday, November 6, 2021. For questions, email Barbara Pierce at </span><a href="mailto:Barbara.pierce9366@gmail.com">Barbara.pierce9366@gmail.com</a><span class=NoneA>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA><b>National Representative:<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>The Ohio affiliate is pleased to have Everette Bacon as our National Representative for 2021. We extend a warm welcome to Everette, who is a national leader in the National Federation of the Blind. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>Everette Bacon was born in Huntington Beach, California. At the age of five he was diagnosed with cone-rod dystrophy, a condition which had run in his family on his mother<span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>’</span>s side for thirteen generations, causing rapid-onset blindness primarily in female family members. Despite the diagnosis, Everette<span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>’</span>s family took the advice of teachers and medical experts, believing (or, more accurately, hoping) that since Everette was male and his vision was not deteriorating rapidly like that of other family members, he was unlikely to go blind. As a result Everette did not learn Braille or other alternative techniques during his school years. Looking back, Everette says that his mother and other family members wish that they had encouraged him to learn Braille and other blindness skills.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>When Everette was around eighteen his entire family moved to Texas. Everette pursued a degree in church music at Dallas Baptist University. He jokes that he was pushed toward music because </span><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span class=NoneA><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>“</span></span><span class=NoneA>you know, blind people sing.” His first job was teaching a seventh-grade choir, but he found it not to his liking. Searching for other employment in order to earn money to help his wife through medical school, Everette ultimately accepted a management position with Blockbuster Video in 1997. He was very successful in this position, winning several awards and steady promotions. By 2004 he was managing ten stores in the Houston area.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA><span lang=DA>Everette</span></span><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span class=NoneA><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>’</span></span><span class=NoneA>s eye condition began to worsen, and, instead of giving up, he adapted by using alternative techniques. </span><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span class=NoneA><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>“</span></span><span class=NoneA>I started carrying a cane, mainly for identification, but I was using it when I felt I needed it.” “I was never embarrassed or ashamed about becoming blind, because I grew up around blind people; adapting was something you just became accustomed to doing.” However, when he asked for reasonable accommodations from his employer, instead of granting these accommodations, Blockbuster terminated his employment despite his outstanding record. The company even went so far as to describe Everette<span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>’</span>s conduct as </span><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span class=NoneA><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>“</span></span><span class=NoneA>fraudulent,” implying that he had deceived the company about his capabilities, even though he had previously been praised and awarded for his work.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>This experience traumatized Everette and his family. His wife, mother, and other family members sent angry emails to everyone they could, urging readers to avoid shopping at Blockbuster based on discrimination against the blind. One of these emails found its way to Scott LaBarre, the president of the National Federation of the Blind of Colorado and a successful disability rights attorney. Scott took Everette<span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>’</span>s case, and ultimately Everette received a settlement from Blockbuster. More important, though, he learned about the National Federation of the Blind and the many battles the organization has fought in the effort to advance and protect the civil rights of blind people. </span><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span class=NoneA><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>“</span></span><span class=NoneA>I had heard of the Federation and been told that they were militant,” Everette says, </span><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span class=NoneA><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>“</span></span><span class=NoneA>but my experience taught me the importance of our advocacy.” There are so many reasons to be proud of who we are as blind people, and the Federation has paved the way for our climb to the top of the mountain of civil rights!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>In 2004 Everette and his wife, Dr. Angela Peters, moved to Salt Lake City, Utah. Everette became involved in the Utah affiliate and developed what he describes as life-changing relationships with dedicated Federationists like Nick Schmitroth, Karl Smith, and Deja Powell. These friends helped Everette improve his blindness skills and grow in the movement. Everette was also looking for new employment opportunities in Utah and heard about a job opening as a Blindness Skills Teacher at the Utah Division of Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Everette remembers speaking with Ray Martin about the fact that he knew nothing about teaching blind people. Martin told him that being blind was the most important qualification. The agency supported Everette in his pursuit of a master<span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>’</span>s degree in rehabilitation. He went from teaching technology to supervising the technology staff and now serves as the agency<span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>’</span>s field services coordinator, overseeing all of the agency<span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>’</span>s technology and employment services, supervising a staff of nine.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>Everette began advocating for Utah<span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>’</span>s blind residents with an effort to encourage a prominent local cinema chain to incorporate audio description technology into its theaters so that blind people who wanted to experience movies with audio description could do so. An avid movie fan with an extensive collection dating from his Blockbuster days, he believes that audio description can enable blind people to connect more easily with their sighted peers when discussing entertainment. </span><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span class=NoneA><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>“</span></span><span class=NoneA>One of the most valuable lessons I have learned from the NFB is the understanding that blending into society is an important skill. Being able to relate to our sighted colleagues about movies, television, politics, and sports is an excellent path to opportunities that help change common misconceptions about blindness.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>In 2012 Everette was elected President of the National Federation of the Blind of Utah. He is proud of the affiliate<span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>’</span>s successful advocacy for a state mini-508 law requiring accessibility of new state websites and procurement of accessible electronic and information technology, subject to fines when agencies fail to comply. His advocacy for accessibility made him an outstanding candidate to serve as the Federation<span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>’</span>s representative on the Disability Advisory Committee to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). He was nominated for appointment to this committee by President Riccobono and duly appointed to serve by the FCC in 2015. Everette is chair of the Utah Library Advisory Board. He also sits on the Utah Assistive Technology Council and the Library of Congress National Library Service for the Blind<span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>’</span>s Audio Equipment Advisory Committee (Western Region). He was unanimously elected to the Board of Directors of the National Federation of the Blind at the organization<span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>’</span>s 2015 convention. He and Angela and their two dogs live in Salt Lake City, but Everette still roots for his beloved Dallas Cowboys.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA><b>General Zoom Information:<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><span class=NoneA>All events will be held on the Zoom platform, and all times are Eastern Standard Time (EST).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><span class=NoneA>Helpful Zoom Commands<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><span class=NoneA>Phone command to mute and unmute: *6<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><span class=NoneA>Phone command to raise and lower hand: *9<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><span class=NoneA>PC shortcut to mute and unmute: Alt a, Mac command: command shift A<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><span class=NoneA>PC shortcut to raise and lower hand: Alt Y, Mac command: option Y<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA><b><span lang=FR>Zoom Meeting Etiquette</span><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>Keep in mind that, upon joining convention, you will be placed on mute. If you wish to speak and are not on the agenda, you may raise your hand. A host will get to you as soon as possible; do not unmute yourself until you are prompted to do so. If you are on the agenda, the host will unmute you as we approach your presentation. Stay on mute if you are not speaking to the group. If on video, please do not eat or move about in any way that could be a distraction to others watching. We recommend that you not activate your video unless you are presenting.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA><b>Zoom Meeting Connection Information<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>This year the convention will use a total of four Zoom rooms for the weekend’s events. The main meeting room will be used for the board Meeting, general sessions, and the banquet. Closed Captioning will be available in these sessions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>A link for each meeting appears after the meeting description. There is only one meeting, the Friday, November 5, 2021, 7:30 meeting of the Resolutions Committee, that will require a Passcode. The Passcode for the Resolutions Committee Meeting is 1212. All meetings, including the Resolutions Committee meeting, should be accessible simply by copying the link into a web browser or entering the meeting ID into the Zoom application. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>Those who wish to access Zoom by telephone can use one of the below dial-in numbers. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>Dial by your location<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA> +1 646 558 8656 US (New York)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA> +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA> +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA> +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA> +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA> +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>If you have difficulty accessing a meeting, please contact the NFB of Ohio Tech Team for assistance. Please try to access meetings in advance because the Tech Team may not be available once meetings have started. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body align=center style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:center'><span class=NoneA><b><span lang=FR>National Federation of the Blind of Ohio<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=Body align=center style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:center'><span class=NoneA><b><span lang=FR>75th Annual Convention Agenda</span><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:5.65pt'><span class=NoneA><b>Wednesday, November 3, 2021<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>6:30 PM Rookie Roundup: Introducing the Ohio affiliate, door prizes, and more </span><a href="https://zoom.us/j/4081850851"><span style='background:white'>https://zoom.us/j/4081850851</span></a><span style='color:#232333;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:5.65pt'><a name="_Hlk84243362"><span style='color:#232333;background:white'>Meeting ID: 4081850851</span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk84243362'></span><span class=NoneA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:5.65pt'><span class=NoneA><b>Thursday, November 4, 2021</b></span><span class=NoneA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>3:00 PM Exhibit Seminar: Lab Computers, Inc., Ohio Dept. of Insurance, Vispero, Vanda Pharmaceuticals, and more </span><a href="https://zoom.us/j/4081850851"><span style='background:white'>https://zoom.us/j/4081850851</span></a><span style='color:#232333;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:5.65pt'><span style='color:#232333;background:white'>Meeting ID: 4081850851</span><span class=NoneA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>7:00 PM Happy Hour: Music, BYOB, door prizes, and more </span><a href="https://zoom.us/j/4081850851"><span style='background:white'>https://zoom.us/j/4081850851</span></a><span style='color:#232333;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:5.65pt'><span style='color:#232333;background:white'>Meeting ID: 4081850851</span><span style='background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:5.65pt'><span class=NoneA><b>Friday, November 5, 2021</b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>9:00 to 10:15 AM Hospitality Room will be open for an opportunity to mix and mingle. </span><a href="https://zoom.us/j/4081850851"><span style='background:white'>https://zoom.us/j/4081850851</span></a><span style='color:#232333;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:5.65pt'><span style='color:#232333;background:white'>Meeting ID: 4081850851</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>10:30 AM to noon Board of Directors Meeting (open to all) </span><a href="https://zoom.us/j/4081850851"><span style='background:white'>https://zoom.us/j/4081850851</span></a><span style='color:#232333;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:5.65pt'><span style='color:#232333;background:white'>Meeting ID: 4081850851</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>12:15 to 1:30 PM Meet and Greet: Come fellowship and network with Federationists and organizational leaders. </span><a href="https://zoom.us/j/4081850851"><span style='background:white'>https://zoom.us/j/4081850851</span></a><span style='color:#232333;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:5.65pt'><span style='color:#232333;background:white'>Meeting ID: 4081850851</span><span style='background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA><span lang=DE>2:00--5:00 PM</span></span><span class=NoneA> </span><span class=NoneA><span lang=DE>GENERAL SESSION</span></span><span class=NoneA> </span><a href="https://zoom.us/j/4081850851">https://zoom.us/j/4081850851</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:5.65pt'><span style='color:#232333;background:white'>Meeting ID: 4081850851</span><span style='background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=BodyA style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:62.0pt;text-indent:-62.0pt'><span class=None><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>2:00 PM Opening Ceremonies: Call to Order, Richard Payne, President, NFB of Ohio <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=BodyA style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:62.0pt;text-indent:-62.0pt'><span class=None><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>2:05 PM Invocation: Robert Pierce, U.S. veteran and member, NFB of Lorain County<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:62.0pt;text-indent:-62.0pt'><span class=None><span style='color:black;mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'><span style='mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'>2:10 PM <span style='mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'>National Anthem: Sadie M. McFarland, Member, Ohio Association of Blind stu<span style='mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'>dents (OASB) </span></span></span></span></span><span class=None><span style='color:black;mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:62.0pt;text-indent:-62.0pt'><span class=None><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:1.0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:flat;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:miter;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:100.0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'>2:15 PM Remarks: State Senator Bob Hackett: Senate sponsor of SB 202, 10th Senate District</span></span><span class=None><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:1.0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:flat;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:miter;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:100.0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:62.0pt;text-indent:-62.0pt'><span class=None><span style='color:black;mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'><span style='mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'>2:35 PM <span style='mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'>Roll Call of Chapters: Eric Duffy, Secretary, NFB-Ohio</span></span></span></span><span class=None><span style='color:black;mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:62.0pt;text-indent:-62.0pt'><span class=None><span style='color:black;mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'><span style='mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'>2:40 PM <span style='mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'>Welcome from the Host Chapter: Annette Lutz, Capital Chapter President, Member, NFBO Board of Directors</span></span></span></span><span class=None><span style='color:black;mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:62.0pt;text-indent:-62.0pt'><span class=None><span style='color:black;mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'><span style='mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'>2:45 PM <span style='mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'>National Report: <span style='mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'>Seeking Ideas on Outreach and Visibility: Everette Bacon, national representative, Member NFB Board of Directors</span></span></span></span></span><span class=None><span style='color:black;mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:62.0pt;text-indent:-62.0pt'><span class=None><span style='color:black;mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'><span style='mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'>3:15 PM <span style='mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'>How the Pandemic Created a Vehicle for Consumer-Oriented Approach: A Conversation with Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities, t<span style='mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'>he Independent Living Network, and Disability Rights Ohio. </span></span></span></span></span><span class=None><span style='color:black;mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:62.0pt'><span class=None><span style='color:black;mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'><span style='mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'>Presenters: Director Kevin Miller, Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities; Greg Dormer, Deputy Director of Bureau of <span style='mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'>Services for the Visually Impaired (BSVI; Jeremy Morris, Executive Director, Statewide Independent Living Council; and Kerstin Sjoberg, Executive Director, Disability Rights Ohio</span></span></span></span><span class=None><span style='color:black;mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:62.0pt'><span class=None><span style='color:black;mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'><span style='mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'>Moderator: Jordy Stringer, Executive Director, Southeastern Ohio Center for I<span style='mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'>ndependent Living</span></span></span></span><span class=None><span style='color:black;mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:62.0pt;text-indent:-62.0pt'><span class=None><span style='color:black;mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'><span style='mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'>3:55 PM <span style='mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'>Breaking Stereotypes through Active Advocacy: Kinshuk Tella, President, OABS and Member, NFB-O Board of Directors and Emily Kiehl, Vice President, OABS </span></span></span></span><span class=None><span style='color:black;mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:62.0pt;text-indent:-62.0pt'><span class=None><span style='color:black;mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'><span style='mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'>4:15 PM <span style='mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'>If Only Healthcare Staff Had a Better Understanding of the Blind: Chr<span style='mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'>is Sabine, Secretary, Cincinnati Chapter and Deborah Kendrick, author of Navigating Health Care When All they Can See is That You Can</span></span></span></span></span><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span class=None><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL style='color:black;mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span style='mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'>’</span></span></span><span class=None><span style='color:black;mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'><span style='mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'>t and member, NFBO Cincinnati Chapter </span></span></span><span class=None><span style='color:black;mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:62.0pt;text-indent:-62.0pt'><span class=None><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:1.0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:flat;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:miter;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:100.0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'>4:35 PM The Responsibilities of the ADA Coordinator for DAS: James Clinkscale, ADA Coordinator, Manager of Disability Inclusion Enterprise Initiatives & Programs Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Professional, Office of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, State Human Resources Division</span></span><span class=None><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:1.0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:flat;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:miter;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:100.0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:62.0pt;text-indent:-62.0pt'><span class=None><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:1.0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:flat;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:miter;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:100.0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'>5 :00 PM Recess<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>5:30--6:30 PM</span><span class=NoneA><span lang=DE> </span></span><span class=NoneA>Ohio Association of Blind Merchants Meeting <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>Annette Lutz, President</span><span class=NoneA><span lang=DE> </span></span><a href="https://zoom.us/j/9210052380"><span style='background:white'>https://zoom.us/j/9210052380</span></a><span style='color:#232333;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:5.65pt'><span style='color:#232333;background:white'>Meeting ID: 9210052380</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>5:30--7:00 PM Community Service Seminar<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA> Cheryl Fields, Chair </span><a href="https://zoom.us/j/4081850851"><span style='background:white'>https://zoom.us/j/4081850851</span></a><span style='color:#232333;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:5.65pt'><span style='color:#232333;background:white'>Meeting ID: 4081850851</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA><span lang=NL>7:00--8:00 PM</span></span><span class=NoneA> </span><span class=NoneA><span lang=NL>At-Large Chapter Meeting <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA><span lang=NL>Colleen Roth, President</span></span><span class=NoneA> </span><a href="https://zoom.us/j/4080373771"><span style='background:white'>https://zoom.us/j/4080373771</span></a><span style='color:#232333;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:5.65pt'><span style='color:#232333;background:white'>Meeting ID: 4080373771</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>7:00--8:00 PM</span><span class=NoneA><span lang=NL> </span></span><span class=NoneA>Ohio Association of Blind Students Meeting <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>Kinshuk Tella, President</span><span class=NoneA><span lang=NL> </span></span><a href="https://zoom.us/j/9210052380"><span style='background:white'>https://zoom.us/j/9210052380</span></a><span style='color:#232333;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:5.65pt'><span style='color:#232333;background:white'>Meeting ID: 9210052380</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>7:00--8:30 PM Communities of Faith Division Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>Dr. Carolyn Peters, President </span><a href="https://zoom.us/j/4081850851"><span style='background:white'>https://zoom.us/j/4081850851</span></a><span style='color:#232333;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:5.65pt'><span style='color:#232333;background:white'>Meeting ID: 4081850851</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>7:30--8:30 PM Resolutions Committee Meeting <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>Barbara Pierce, Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>We encourage the participation of all members. Come help shape and set policies of the NFB of Ohio to advocate for positive change. </span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4867865473?pwd=OU10YnJPVFBXMGRrNkgxUEpxaE1xQT09"><span style='background:white'>https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4867865473?pwd=OU10YnJPVFBXMGRrNkgxUEpxaE1xQT09</span></a><span style='color:#232333;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:5.65pt'><span style='color:#232333;background:white'>Meeting ID: 4867865473 – Passcode 1212</span><span style='background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>8:40 PM Nominating Committee Meeting <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>Suzanne Turner, Vice President, NFB of Ohio, Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:5.65pt'><span class=NoneA>This is a closed meeting</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:5.65pt'><b>Saturday, November 6, 2021</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>7:30--8:45 AM Ohio Diabetes Action Network (DAN) meeting <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>Susan Day, President </span><a href="https://zoom.us/j/9210052380"><span style='background:white'>https://zoom.us/j/9210052380</span></a><span style='color:#232333;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:5.65pt'><span style='color:#232333;background:white'>Meeting ID: 9210052380</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:5.65pt'><span class=NoneA>9:00–</span><span class=NoneA><span lang=DE>Noon</span></span><span class=NoneA> </span><span class=NoneA><span lang=DE>GENERAL SESSION</span></span><span class=NoneA> </span><a href="https://zoom.us/j/4081850851"><span style='background:white'>https://zoom.us/j/4081850851</span></a><span style='color:#232333;background:white'> - Meeting ID: 4081850851</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>9:00 AM Call to Order: Suzanne Turner, Vice President, NFB of Ohio <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA><span lang=FR>9:05 AM Invocation: </span></span><span class=NoneA>Michael Moore, Member, Greater Akron chapter <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:71.0pt;text-indent:-71.0pt'><span class=NoneA>9:05 AM Your Rights under the ADA and ACA: </span><span class=NoneA><span lang=IT>Sharla Glass</span></span>, Public Policy and Community Outreach Liaison, <span class=NoneA>En-Vision America<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>9:35 AM Living the NFB Philosophy: Andra Stover, Member, Greater Akron Chapter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:71.0pt;text-indent:-71.0pt'><span class=NoneA>9:55 AM Update from the State Library of Ohio: Tracy Grimm, Head of Circulation & Special </span>Services<span class=NoneA>, State Library of Ohio<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:71.0pt;text-indent:-71.0pt'>10:20 AM The Evolution of Science Accessibility: Caroline Karbowski, Executive Founder of<b> </b><span class=NoneA>See3D, Inc. Printing for the Blind</span> and<b> </b><span class=NoneA>Biology Major, Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences</span><b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:71.0pt;text-indent:-71.0pt'><span class=NoneA>10:45 AM Know Your Rights and Fight for Change: Suzanne Turner, Vice president of NFB of Ohio <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:71.0pt;text-indent:-71.0pt'><span class=NoneA>11:15 AM Update from the Cincinnati Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired: Teri J. Shirk, President/CEO</span> <span class=NoneA>Cincinnati Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired, and Aaron Bley, CDE </span><span class=NoneA>Vice President of Community Relations & CDO</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:71.0pt;text-indent:-71.0pt'><span class=NoneA><span lang=IT>11:35 AM </span></span><span class=NoneA>President<span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>’</span>s</span><span class=NoneA><span lang=FR> Report: </span></span><span class=NoneA>Back to the Basics and Engaging the Future: Richard Payne, President, NFB of Ohio <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:71.0pt;text-indent:-71.0pt'><span class=NoneA><span lang=IT>Noon</span></span><span class=NoneA><span lang=PT> </span></span><span class=NoneA>Recess</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>12:30--1:45 PM NFB of Ohio Senior Division Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>Barbara Pierce, President</span><span class=NoneA><span lang=DE> </span></span><a href="https://zoom.us/j/4081850851"><span style='background:white'>https://zoom.us/j/4081850851</span></a><span style='color:#232333;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:5.65pt'><span style='color:#232333;background:white'>Meeting ID: 4081850851</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>12:30--1:45 PM Ohio Association of Guide Dog Users (OAGDU) Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>Deanna Lewis, President </span><a href="https://zoom.us/j/9210052380"><span style='background:white'>https://zoom.us/j/9210052380</span></a><span style='color:#232333;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:5.65pt'><span style='color:#232333;background:white'>Meeting ID: 9210052380</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>1:00--2:30 PM Ability Seminar<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>Chris Sabine, Secretary, Cincinnati Chapter and Ryan Sima, Secretary, Cuyahoga Chapter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Come and interact with blind people and understand the capabilities and competencies that enable members of our community to be successful, productive members in business and the nonprofit arena.<span style='mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:flat;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'> </span></span></span><a href="https://zoom.us/j/4080373771"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white'>https://zoom.us/j/4080373771</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#232333;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:5.65pt'><span class=NoneA>Meeting ID: 4080373771</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>2:00--3:30 PM<span style='mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:flat;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'> </span>Introducing Amazon and What's New with Your Amazon Devices</span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>Maggie Stringer, Member, Community Service Committee and Secretary, Capital Chapter </span><a href="https://zoom.us/j/4081850851"><span style='background:white'>https://zoom.us/j/4081850851</span></a><span style='color:#232333;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:5.65pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#232333;background:white'>Meeting ID: 4081850851</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:5.65pt'><span class=NoneA>4:00 - 5:30 PM </span><span class=NoneA><span lang=DE>GENERAL SESSION</span></span><span class=NoneA><span style='mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'> </span></span><a href="https://zoom.us/j/4081850851"><span style='background:white'>https://zoom.us/j/4081850851</span></a><span style='color:#232333;background:white'> - Meeting ID: 4081850851</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>4:00 PM: Call to Order: Richard Payne, President, NFB of Ohio<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>4:05 PM: Nominating Committee Report: Suzanne Turner, Vice President, NFB of Ohio <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>4:10 PM: Ohio Affiliate Elections<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:71.0pt;text-indent:-71.0pt'><span class=NoneA>4:40 PM: Report of Resolutions: Barbra Pierce, Chair, Resolutions Committee and Member, NFB-O Board of Directors <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:5.65pt'><span class=NoneA><span lang=PT>5:30 PM: Ajournment</span></span><span style='background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>7:00--9:00 PM NFB OF OHIO BANQUET</span><span class=NoneA><span lang=DE style='mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'> </span></span><a href="https://zoom.us/j/4081850851"><span style='background:white'>https://zoom.us/j/4081850851</span></a><span style='color:#232333;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:5.65pt'><span style='color:#232333;background:white'>Meeting ID: 4081850851</span><span style='background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>Highlights:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3'><span class=NoneA>Master of Ceremonies, Eric Duffy, NFB of Ohio Secretary <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3'><span class=NoneA>Invocation, Dr. Carolyn Peters, Ohio Community of Faith Division President and Member, NFB-O Board of Directors <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3'><span class=NoneA>Keynote Speaker, National Representative, Everette Bacon, President NFB of Utah and Member NFB National Board of Directors<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3'><span class=NoneA>Affiliate and Gavel Awards Presentations: Anette Lutz , Chair, Awards Committee; member NFB of Ohio Board of Directors; President, Capital Chapter; and President, Merchants Division <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3'><span class=NoneA>Scholarship Awards: Jordy Stringer, Chair, Scholarship Committee<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3'><span class=NoneA>The National Federation of the Blind of Ohio would like to extend our gratitude and thank the Norwalk Ohio Lions for generously supporting our 2021 scholarship program.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:5.65pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span class=NoneA>Money for the Movement, Todd Elzey, Treasurer NFB of Ohio, and Secretary, Springfield Chapter</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:5.65pt'><span class=NoneA>9:00 PM Adjournment</span><span class=NoneA><span style='mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>9:00 PM After-Party <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>Stick around after the banquet to fellowship with your NFB-O family.</span><span class=NoneA><span style='mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple'> </span></span><a href="https://zoom.us/j/4081850851"><span style='background:white'>https://zoom.us/j/4081850851</span></a><span style='color:#232333;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:5.65pt'><span style='color:#232333;background:white'>Meeting ID: 4081850851</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA><b>National Federation of the Blind of Ohio<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA><b>2021 Board of Directors<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span class=NoneA>President:<br>Richard Payne<br>937-396-5573<br></span><a href="mailto:rchpay7@gmail.com"><span class=NoneA><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>rchpay7@gmail.com</span></span></a><span class=NoneA><br>PO Box 20544, Dayton, OH 45420<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span class=NoneA>Vice President: <br>Suzanne Turner<br>216-990-6199<br></span><a href="mailto:SMTurner.234@gmail.com"><span class=NoneA><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>SMTurner.234@gmail.com</span></span></a><span class=NoneA><br>1127 Euclid Ave. Apt 210, Cleveland, Ohio 44115<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span class=NoneA>Secretary: Eric Duffy<br>614-377-9877<br></span><a href="mailto:peduffy63@gmail.com"><span class=NoneA><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>peduffy63@gmail.com</span></span></a><span class=NoneA><br>3779 Waterbury Dr., Dayton, Ohio 45439<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span class=NoneA>Treasurer: <br>Todd Elzey<br>315-879-1746 <br></span><a href="mailto:toddelzey@gmail.com"><span class=NoneA><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>toddelzey@gmail.com</span></span></a><span class=NoneA><br>3779 Waterbury Dr., Dayton, Ohio 45439<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA><b>2019-2021<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span class=NoneA>Cheryl Fields, Board of Directors<br></span><span class=NoneA><span lang=IT>Phone: 216-566-4317 </span><br></span><span class=NoneA>Email </span><a href="mailto:cherylelaine1957@gmail.com">cherylelaine1957@gmail.com</a><span class=NoneA><br></span><span class=NoneA>PO Box 202091 Cleveland, OH 44120<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span class=NoneA>Annette Lutz, Board of Directors<br></span><span class=NoneA><span lang=IT>Phone: 614-288-4323 </span><br></span><span class=NoneA>Email Annette Lutz </span><a href="mailto:annettelutz@att.net">annettelutz@att.net</a><span class=NoneA><br></span><span class=NoneA>77 West Jeffrey Place Columbus, OH 43214<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span class=NoneA>Dr. Carolyn Peters, Board of Directors<br></span><span class=NoneA><span lang=IT>Phone: 937-293-2131</span><br></span><span class=NoneA><span lang=IT>Email </span></span><a href="mailto:dr.carolyn.peters@gmail.com"><span lang=IT>dr.carolyn.peters@gmail.com</span></a><span class=NoneA><br></span><span class=NoneA><span lang=DE>411 Elmhurst Road, Dayton, OH 45417</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span class=NoneA>Barbara Pierce, Board of Directors<br></span><span class=NoneA><span lang=IT>Phone: 440-774-8077 </span><br></span><span class=NoneA>Email </span><a href="mailto:barbara.pierce9366@gmail.com">barbara.pierce9366@gmail.com</a><span class=NoneA><br></span><span class=NoneA><span lang=DE>198 Kendal Dr., Oberlin, OH 44074</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span class=NoneA>Kinshuk Tella, Board of Directors<br></span><a href="mailto:Kinshuk.Tella@gmail.com"><span lang=IT>Kinshuk.Tella@gmail.com</span></a><span class=NoneA><br></span><span class=NoneA><span lang=IT>2614 Rockcastle Ct., Miamisburg, Ohio 45432</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span class=NoneA>William Turner, Board of Directors<br></span><span class=NoneA><span lang=IT>Phone: 330-328-9860</span><br></span><span class=NoneA>Email </span><a href="mailto:TurnerW794@gmail.com">TurnerW794@gmail.com</a><span class=NoneA><br></span><span class=NoneA>1064 East 167th Street, Cleveland, OH 44110<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA><b>2020-2022<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=Body style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span class=NoneA>Marianne Denning, Board of Directors<br>513-607-6053<br></span><a href="mailto:Marianne@Denningweb.com"><span class=NoneA><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>Marianne@Denningweb.com</span></span></a><span class=NoneA><br>835 Carini Lane, Cincinnati, Ohio 45218 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA><b>Sponsors:<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><b><span lang=NL>Vanda Pharmaceuticals</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'>Vanda Pharmaceuticals is dedicated to raising awareness of Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Disorder (Non-24) and supporting the blindness community. Non-24 is a rare circadian rhythm disorder affecting up to 70% of people who are totally blind. People living with Non-24 experience excessive daytime sleepiness and nighttime sleeplessness, which leads to impaired social and occupational functioning. This is due to the misalignment between the internal master body clock and the 24-hour day. To learn more about Non-24 and Vanda Pharmaceuticals, visit us on the web at <a href="http://www.non-24.com">www.non-24.com</a> or call us at 1-855-856-2424.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA><b>Disability Rights Ohio<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>Disability Rights Ohio is a non-profit corporation with a mission to advocate for the human, civil, and legal rights of people with disabilities in Ohio.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA><b>Southeastern Ohio Center for Independent Living - </b></span><span class=NoneA><b>Serving Fairfield and Hocking Counties</b></span><span class=NoneA>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=NoneA>Founded in 2002, SOCIL is managed by a Board of Directors and staff comprised of mostly persons with various disabilities. The foundation of CIL services is the peer relationship - people with disabilities assisting other people with disabilities as role models and mentors. Each center is unique. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><b>Cincinnati Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired</b><span class=NoneA><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'>Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CABVI) is a private, not-for-profit organization offering comprehensive vision rehabilitation services for people of all ages who are blind or visually impaired.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'>CABVI is not a state or federal agency and does not directly receive tax dollars. CABVI continues to be a dynamic organization, growing and changing to meet the needs of an increasing number of people in the Greater Cincinnati area. Among the challenges that the new millennium brings will be meeting the quality service, identifying new sources of revenue to address the issues of overall operating expenses increasing at a rate greater than revenue will be required to provide for long-term sustainability. Developing new markets and new products, as well as improved production efficiency, will be required to maintain the viability of the Industries Program and Base Supply Center, as well as new Social Enterprises that are still being developed.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><b>En-Vision America<span class=NoneA><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'>Founded in 1996, the cornerstone of En-Vision America is based on one single premise: to provide those with vision impairment equal access and greater independence through technology.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><b>Ohio Department of Insurance – OSHIIP</b><b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'>The Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information Program (OSHIIP) is funded by a federal grant and by the state of Ohio. The Ohio Department of Insurance in Columbus administers the program. OSHIIP assists those enrolled or eligible for Medicare. We will answer your questions about any of the matters listed below:<o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'>Medicare health coverage for seniors and for people under age 65 with disabilities.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'>Medicare prescription drug plans.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'>Medicare Advantage Plans (example: HMOs and PPOs).<o:p></o:p></li><li class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'>Medicare supplemental insurance. <o:p></o:p></li><li class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'>Financial assistance programs for people with limited income.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'>Long-term care insurance.<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'>You can reach OSHIIP at <a href="https://insurance.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/odi/about-us/divisions/oshiip">https://insurance.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/odi/about-us/divisions/oshiip</a> or 614-644-2673 or <a href="mailto:oshipmail@insurance.ohio.gov">oshipmail@insurance.ohio.gov</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><b>The Spectrum Accessibility Center of Excellence<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=Body style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'>The Spectrum Accessibility Center of Excellence exists to create empowering and inclusive experiences for our customers and employees. We go above and beyond compliance to design universal product experiences that work for everyone. You can learn more about our work at <a href="https://corporate.charter.com/accessibility#:~:text=The%20Spectrum%20Accessibility%20Center%20of,experiences%20that%20work%20for%20everyone">https://corporate.charter.com/accessibility#:~:text=The%20Spectrum%20Accessibility%20Center%20of,experiences%20that%20work%20for%20everyone</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Richard Payne, President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>National Federation of the Blind of Ohio<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>937/829/3368<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:Rchpay7@gmail.com"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Rchpay7@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> OAGDU <oagdu-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Marianne Denning via OAGDU<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, October 9, 2021 10:58 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Ohio Association of Guide Dog Users List' <oagdu@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> marianne@denningweb.com<br><b>Subject:</b> [OAGDU] Monthly meeting reminder<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Deanna is not feeling well so I am sending this reminder out for her. Our monthly meeting of OAGDU will be tomorrow, Oct. 9, at 7:00 pm. The call-in number is:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>712-7704160 and the code is 435800 pound. Talk to you tomorrow night. <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>