<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">See below for registration information for the upcoming Rehabilitation and O&M Conference on July 3 at National Convention.<div class=""><br class=""><div class="">
<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="margin: 0px;" class="">---</div><div style="margin: 0px;" class="">Liz Wisecarver, Director</div><div style="margin: 0px;" class="">NFB-NEWSLINE Texas</div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;" class="">346-704-0145</div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><a href="mailto:lwisecarver@nfbtx.org" class="">lwisecarver@nfbtx.org</a></div></div></div><div><br class=""></div><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><blockquote type="cite" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;" class=""><strong class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;" class="">REGISTER NOW!<o:p class=""></o:p></span></strong></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;" class=""><strong class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;" class="">*** Early registration rate ends June 15 ***<o:p class=""></o:p></span></strong></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">National Federation of the Blind</span></b><b class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;" class=""><strong class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;" class="">Contemporary Issues in Rehabilitation and Education<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></strong><strong class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></strong></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;" class=""><strong class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;" class="">For the Blind<o:p class=""></o:p></span></strong></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="">17<sup class="">th</sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>ANNUAL REHABILITATION<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="">AND ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY CONFERENCE<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;" class=""><a name="OLE_LINK1" class=""></a><a name="OLE_LINK2" class=""><span class=""><strong class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;" class="">Rosen Shingle Creek Resort</span></strong><strong class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></strong></span></a></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;" class=""><span class=""><span class=""><strong class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;" class="">9939 Universal Boulevard<o:p class=""></o:p></span></strong></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;" class=""><span class=""><span class=""><strong class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;" class="">Orlando, Florida 32819-9357<o:p class=""></o:p></span></strong></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;" class=""><span class=""><span class="">(866) 996-6338</span></span><span class=""><span class=""><strong class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></strong></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;" class=""><span class=""><span class=""><strong class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></strong></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;" class=""><span class=""><span class=""><strong class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;" class="">Tuesday, July 3, 2018<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></strong></span></span></div><span class=""></span><span class=""></span><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;" class=""><strong class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;" class="">8:30 am - 7:30 pm<o:p class=""></o:p></span></strong></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt;" class="">Come and join us! Once again, this year’s conference will be action packed with a variety of new speakers, topics, and hands-on events.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt;" class="">Schedule:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt;" class=""> 7:30 - 8:30 am—Registration<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt;" class=""> 8:30 am—Conference Begins<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt;" class="">2:00 - 5:00— Interactive Breakout Sessions<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt;" class=""> 5:00 - 7:00 pm—NBPCB Awards Reception<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt;" class="">Click here to register:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt;" class=""><a href="https://nbpcb.org/members/er.php?eid=355" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://nbpcb.org/members/er.php?eid=355</a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt;" class="">Registration Fee includes the NBPCB Awards Reception:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt;" class="">Cost: Before June 18 — $85 for professionals; $75 for Students.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt;" class=""> After June 15 — $100 for both students and professionals <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt;" class="">Those certified through the NBPCB may register using their username and password. All other participants should register as a guest.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt;" class="">For questions or special arrangements, contact Edward Bell at 318-257-4554, or<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:ebell@latech.edu" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">ebell@latech.edu</a>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">The NFB Employment Committee invites all seminar attendees to come to our 2018 events: the Employment Committee meeting and networking session Tuesday afternoon from 1-3 p.m., the Job Seeker Seminar on Wednesday afternoon from 1-4 p.m., the Job Seeker Seminar Breakout Sessions on Wednesday from 6-8:30 p.m., the Upward Mobility Seminar on Friday from 7-9 p.m., and the Career Fair on Saturday from 7-9 p.m. See convention agenda or Jobs Listserv for more details. – Dick Davis, Chairperson<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt;" class="">Sponsors:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt;" class="">National Blindness Professional Certification Board (NBPCB)<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt;" class="">Professional Development & Research Institute on Blindness (PDRIB)<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt;" class="">Louisiana Tech University<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt;" class="">National Organization of Professionals in Blindness Education<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Edward C. Bell, Ph.D., CRC, NOMC, Director,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Louisiana Tech University<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">600 Mayfield Ave / 210 Woodard Hall<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">PO Box 3158<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Ruston LA 71272<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Office: 318.257.4554 Fax: 318.257.2259<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="mailto:ebell@latech.edu" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" class="">ebell@latech.edu</span></a> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.pdrib.com/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">www.pdrib.com</a><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="border-top-width: 3pt; border-style: dotted none; border-top-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 3pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 1pt 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; border: none; padding: 0in;" class="">*************<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">"I am somehow less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops."<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">-- Stephen Jay Gould<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div></blockquote></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>