[Ohio-Talk] Deadline

[Suzanne Turner]

Good morning Mr. President,

I am submitting my name to be added among those going to Washington, DC for our Washington seminar. Let me know if there’s any additional information or duties that I can assist.



Sent from my iPhone

> On Dec 1, 2022, at 8:36 AM, Richard Payne via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Greetings the deadline is here:
> 
> To allow time for planning unless you have talked to me or received an email
> invite you must respond today to be considered.
> 
> Washington Seminar
> At our Washington Seminar, members of the National Federation of the Blind
> convene to learn about and advocate for legislative initiatives that will
> improve the lives of blind Americans.
> Approximately three legislative initiatives are chosen for priority
> attention each year. These initiatives, which form the Washington Seminar
> priorities
> <https://www.nfb.org/programs-services/advocacy/washington-seminar/washingto
> n-seminar-priorities> , are based on the official positions of the NFB
> adopted at the national convention
> <https://nfb.org/resources/speeches-and-reports/resolutions>  and can
> address concerns related to civil rights, educational programs and services,
> rehabilitation of the blind for competitive employment, the operation of
> vending facilities by blind persons on public property, specialized library
> services for the blind, the organization and funding of federal programs,
> Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income programs, and
> other timely topics.
> The first Washington Seminar took place in 1973. Today, more than five
> hundred people from the fifty states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto
> Rico typically attend.
> Dates and Location
> Monday, January 30 through Thursday, February 2, 2023
> Holiday Inn Washington Capitol - National Mall
> 550 C Street, SW
> Washington, DC 20024
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Richard Payne,  President
> National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
> 937/829/3368
> Rchpay7 at gmail.com <mailto:Rchpay7 at gmail.com> 
> 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.
> 
> 
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