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<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=CENTER><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">National Federation of the Blind of Ohio (NFBO)</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=CENTER><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">From The President’s Desk</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=CENTER><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">March 2024</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=CENTER><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">Ohio Affiliate President, Richard Payne</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=CENTER><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">(937) 829-3368</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=CENTER><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><A HREF="mailto:Rchpay7@gmail.com"><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#467886" FACE="Arial">Rchpay7@gmail.com</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">Greetings Federation Members, and happy Spring to you!</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">While I am happy about March Madness, and sports season of all types, allergy is also in the air. So, take care of yourselves and remember to drink plenty of water, get enough sleep and get ready for Ohio events that are approaching soon, because Ohio blind citizens need you!</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">From March 30th until April 9</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><SUP><FONT FACE="Arial">th,</FONT></SUP></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Arial">I will be traveling to visit my daughter and grandkids. Therefore, do not hesitate to call or text me and when time allows, I will respond. I am asking you to please be patient when returning calls.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">Please continue to promote our programs for Ohio’s blind children. At this time, we have two students, and it would be nice to get more. Accordingly, I have been doing my best to find ways to get new students for our BELL program, Therefore, I need your help as well. We all must get the word out by any means necessary. If you know of others that may benefit from the program, please send them the information, or provide me with their contact. Moreover, I have sent a number of schools including the school for the blind our BELL flyer. I have been alerted that there are one-hundred and fifty students listed as visually impaired in the Columbus School District. As a result, let’s find them and others across the state to attend this worthy and necessary program. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">Ohio, I want to take this opportunity to thank members who have completed the volunteer form and are willing to work at BELL 2024. We still have room for more volunteers. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">Reminders:</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">A. There are still Ohio state funds to assist you at the 2024 National Convention in Orlando Florida. Please complete the Ohio Convention Assistance application that was emailed on the NFBO Listserve.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">B. Also, please make your hotel arrangements at the Rosen Center Hotel. Call: (800) 204-7234. The first night fee will be taken immediately. That amount was $146.00.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">C. Pre-registration is now open for the National Convention. The fee is $25 and $75 for the banquet. Pre-registration ends on May 31</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><SUP><FONT FACE="Arial">st</FONT></SUP></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">D. Apply for the Kenneth Jernigan Scholarship Fund if you are a first-timer attendee at the national Convention. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">All details can be found at NFB.ORG/Convention</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">E. Ohio, a strong compliment of volunteers is critical to the success of the Independence Market at convention. So please consider lending your capabilities, and willingness to provide good customer service for our members visiting the independence market. We are under a limited time frame to report back to the facilitators in Baltimore your name and time. They are eager to get assignments out, so please get back to me or Suzanne Turner as soon as possible. Your help is appreciated! </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">F.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">You can be a winner for the</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#0F2462" FACE="Arial">Flying Pig Marathon</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial"> </FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=CENTER><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">choose, National Federation of the Blind of Ohio as your charity.</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#0F2462" FACE="Arial">How’s it Work? Easy!</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0F2462" FACE="Arial"> Purchase a Raffle Entry for $5 each on behalf of one of the participating charities from the drop-down menu below. For each Pig purchased, you have a chance to win on Flying Pig Marathon Weekend and the charity you select receives 100% of your donation!</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=CENTER><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0F2462" FACE="Arial">GRAND PRIZE: $10,000 Cash*</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><BR>
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SECOND PRIZE: $5,000 Cash*</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><BR>
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THIRD PRIZE: Cincinnati Get-Away Experience</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><BR>
</SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0F2462" FACE="Arial">($1,500 in Downtown Cincinnati, Inc. vouchers)</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><A HREF="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSezCusZ72sGxh6jnvpB8IhuxrBy4e0V_AENHkPMsBObw_XQxg/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0&usp=mail_form_link"><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#673AB7" FACE="Arial">BELL Academy Volunteer</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><BR>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0F4761" FACE="Arial">Critical Actions:</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0F4761" FACE="Arial">April Presidential Release:</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">The</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="https://nfb.org/resources/publications-and-media/presidential-releases"><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#467886" FACE="Arial">April Presidential Release</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial"> is scheduled for Wednesday, April 3, at 8:00 p.m., eastern, live from the Louisiana Center for the Blind. Each Presidential Release Live includes a question-and-answer session. Please submit questions early to</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="mailto:cdanielsen@nfb.org--questions"><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#467886" FACE="Arial">cdanielsen@nfb.org.</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial"> Zoom ID 961 2348 7809.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0F4761" FACE="Arial">Final Call for Scholarship Applications:</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">Deadline approaching: March 31. The National Federation of the Blind scholarship program helps blind college students reach their educational and employment goals and so much more—plus each scholarship winner will receive $8,000. Please encourage students to</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="https://scholarships.nfb.org/"><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#1F497D" FACE="Arial">apply for the 2024 scholarship program</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0F4761" FACE="Arial">News:</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0F4761" FACE="Arial">Distinguished Educator of Blind Students:</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">The deadline to submit nominations for the Distinguished Educator of Blind Students Award is May 1. The application is available at</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="https://nfb.org/programs-services/scholarships-and-awards/distinguished-educator-blind-students-award"><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#467886" FACE="Arial">https://nfb.org/programs-services/scholarships-and-awards/distinguished-educator-blind-students-award</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#467886" FACE="Arial">.</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0F4761" FACE="Arial">Affiliate and Division Website Redesign Project Update:</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">The National Federation of the Blind is upgrading the affiliate and division websites to modernize and unify the Federation’s web presence onto the Drupal platform—forty-two sites have gone through the process as of February 2023. The most recent transitions are</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="https://nfbnh.org/"><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#467886" FACE="Arial">NFB of New Hampshire</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="https://nfbla.org/"><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#467886" FACE="Arial">NFB of Louisiana</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">, and</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="https://www.nfbma.org/"><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#467886" FACE="Arial">NFB of Massachusetts</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">. The next set of sites in the queue are West Virginia, North Carolina, Connecticut, and New Jersey. Stay tuned for more updates. For questions about the project, please email</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="mailto:NFBProjectTeam@nfb.org"><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#467886" FACE="Arial">NFBProjectTeam@nfb.org</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0F4761" FACE="Arial">NFB24 Convention Ally Network:</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">We commit that our 2024 Convention will be a safe space for all blind people, as well as our friends, families, partners, and allies, and we are confident that Rosen Hotels & Resorts and the Orlando community join us in that commitment. The National Federation of the Blind has launched the Convention Ally Network. The goal of this network is to help facilitate participation in the convention and support those who feel unsafe because of laws in the state of Florida. Sign up for the Convention Ally Network if you are seeking support or if you are interested in being an ally during the convention. Submissions will be confidential, and there will be pre-training.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="https://nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention/convention-ally-network"><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#467886" FACE="Arial">Learn more and sign up for the Convention Ally Network</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Arial">Richard Payne, President</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Arial">National Federation of the Blind of Ohio</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Arial">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 ca</FONT><FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Arial">n live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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