[Ohio-Talk] Washington Seminar2024

[Molly Brockman]

Paul and I would love to go again this year!

Molly Brockman 
Beyond vision art
mollybrockman83 at gmail.com
937-999-1375
Www.beyondvisionart.com`


> On Oct 16, 2023, at 6:42 AM, Richard Payne via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> Good morning,
> 
> This is a very early notice to email me off list with your desire to attend
> the Washington Seminar in 2024 with the Ohio delegation. 
> We may be taking a larger delegation next year depending on a few things to
> consider never the less email me off the list and copy Suzanne Turner and if
> you are chosen to attend, we will communicate that to you.
> Please remember to join the meeting tonight hear you then.
> 
> 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, are based on the official positions of the NFB adopted at the
> national convention and can address concerns related to civil rights,
> educational programs and services, rehabilitation of the blind for
> competitive employment, the operation of vending facilities by blind persons
> on public property, specialized library services for the blind, the
> organization and funding of federal programs, Social Security Disability and
> Supplemental Security Income programs, and other timely topics.
> 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 29 through Thursday, February 1, 2024
> Holiday Inn Washington Capitol - National Mall
> 550 C Street, SW
> Washington, DC 20024
> To book a room for the 2024 Washington Seminar please use our dedicated
> Booking Link
> <https://www.ihg.com/holidayinn/hotels/us/en/find-hotels/select-roomrate?fro
> mRedirect=true&qSrt=sBR&qIta=99801505&icdv=99801505&qSlH=wassm&qCiD=25&qCiMy
> =002024&qCoD=02&qCoMy=012024&qGrpCd=NF4&setPMCookies=true&qSHBrC=HI&qDest=55
> 0%20C%20Street%20S.W.,%20Washington,%20DC,%20US&srb_u=1&qRmFltr=> , or call
> 877-834-3613 and provide our group code, NF4. The room rate for 2024 is
> $188.00 per night, and the deadline to make a reservation is Sunday,
> December 31, 2023.
> Schedule
> Great Gathering-In-Monday, January 29, 2024
> The Great Gathering-In is the very exciting opening session of the
> Washington Seminar. It will take place Monday afternoon at 5:00 p.m. ET and
> adjourning promptly at 7:00 p.m. ET.
> Congressional Appointments-Tuesday, January 30 through Thursday, February 1,
> 2024
> Congressional appointments should be made for Tuesday, Wednesday, and
> Thursday.
> The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends
> who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation's blind. Every day we work
> together to help blind people live the lives we want.
> 
> 
> 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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