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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>I cannot attend this meeting because I will be traveling. Can I still be included even if I didn’t sign up for this one?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Richard Payne via Ohio-Talk<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 23, 2025 12:57 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'NFB of Ohio Announcement List' <ohio-talk@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Richard Payne <rchpay7@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [Ohio-Talk] ODBES Save the Date Community Forum.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p>Good afternoon,<o:p></o:p></p><p>I thought this would be a meeting that you would like to take part in so read the information in the flyer.<o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p>ODBES Save the Date Community Forum.pdf<o:p></o:p></p><p>3<o:p></o:p></p><p>4<o:p></o:p></p><p>ODBES would like to invite you to <o:p></o:p></p><p>the first community forum!<o:p></o:p></p><p>This session will be held on Zoom & recorded.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Participating in the event constitutes consent to <o:p></o:p></p><p>record. The recording will be archived online through <o:p></o:p></p><p>ODBES visual and auditory media channels.<o:p></o:p></p><p>ASL/English interpreters provided.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Other accommodations, including World Language, <o:p></o:p></p><p>need to be received by January 27th. <o:p></o:p></p><p>Questions, comments, and requests to comment: <o:p></o:p></p><p>Lynda McChesney, <o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="mailto:mcchesney@osdb.oh.gov"><span style='color:#467886'>mcchesney@osdb.oh.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p>Thursday, February 6, 2025<o:p></o:p></p><p>6:00 – 7:30 PM<o:p></o:p></p><p>Announcements and Agenda: <o:p></o:p></p><p>To be published on January 23, 2025<o:p></o:p></p><p>Goals of the meeting: <o:p></o:p></p><p>to share information<o:p></o:p></p><p>build partnerships<o:p></o:p></p><p>allow community comments<o:p></o:p></p><p>Community Comments: <o:p></o:p></p><p>Any stakeholder may request to be added on the agenda.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Requests to speak are due on February 3, 2025. <o:p></o:p></p><p>Up to five (5) minute time limit per person.<o:p></o:p></p><p>A black and white circle with red letters<o:p></o:p></p><p>Description automatically generated<o:p></o:p></p><p>A black background with white text<o:p></o:p></p><p>Description automatically generated<o:p></o:p></p><p>Richard Payne, President <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>National Federation of the Blind of Ohio</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>937/829/3368</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="mailto:Rchpay7@gmail.com"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#467886'>Rchpay7@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="http://www.nfbohio.org"><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#467886'>www.nfbohio.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>The National Federation of the Blind advances the lives of its members and all blind people in the United States. We know 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. Our collective power, determination, and diversity achieve the aspirations of all blind people.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>