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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Good Evening Fellow Federationists:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please see the below note regarding accommodations for the democratic party caucuses and take action as appropriate if you plan to attend. I’m still researching whether the Republican party has something similar and, if not, we can work on this for the next election cycle. Thanks!<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 style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Scott Van Gorp, President<br>National Federation of the Blind of Iowa<br>Phone: 515-720-5282<br></span><a href="mailto:svangorp@nfbi.org">Email</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.nfbi.org/"><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Website</span></i></a><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <br></span></i><a href="https://www.facebook.com/National-Federation-Of-the-Blind-Of-Iowa-372681823082570/posts"><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Facebook</span></i></a><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <br></span></i><a href="https://twitter.com/nfb_iowa"><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Twitter</span></i></a><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <br>Live the life you want.<br></span></i><br>The National Federation of the Blind of Iowa 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 they want.<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> Tall-Corn <tall-corn-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Cindy Ray via Tall-Corn<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, January 25, 2020 8:52 AM<br><b>To:</b> dsm-iowa@nfbnet.org<br><b>Cc:</b> cindyray@gmail.com; tall-corn@nfbnet.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Tall-Corn] Caucuses<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This year the Democratic Caucuses have a form for reasonable accommodations. It isn’t maybe the greatest, but if we find a good way to take advantage of it and then later make suggestions, it would be a good idea I think.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You go to thecaucuses.org. There is a link there that goes to the reasonable accommodation form. The form is easily filled out, but Monday, January 27, is their deadline for completion. You will receive confirmation of their receipt of your form and some more information. The first message is an automated E-mail, but you will get a real message from them later.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The form does not cause you to be called out because of your disability at the caucus. The temporary chairs are notified of the kinds of needs that must be met at their caucuses. Some may have an accessibility table, some maybe not, but when you get there you can notify them that you have requested the accommodation. If you are needing a chair, they suggest you might want to haul one with you because people often take the chairs that have been designated. They also claim that there is a relatively good honor system in place for the chairs. I did not indicate a need for a chair and am good with not having one.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I think there are some gaps in this procedure, but maybe not. Anyway, if you want accommodations at the Dem caucuses, you need to fill out the form no later than January 27. I personally requested help with filling out forms. I am looking forward to discovering how this works. They sincerely want to do the right thing I think.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I posted this to both of our lists because I thought then it would reach everybody who is on them and chooses to read them, so I am sorry for the duplication, but it seemed to be the right way at the time.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cindy Lou Ray<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>