<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong><span style="font-size:22.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Agenda:</span></span></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">8:00 PM – Welcome and Opening Remarks | Shawn Calloway, Co-Chair, Diversity and Inclusion Committee<br />
8:05 PM – The Commitment to Proactively Prioritizing Diversity and Inclusion | Mark Riccobono, President, National Federation of the Blind<br />
8:15 PM – Introduction from Our New Talent Hire Coordinator | Janice Glenn Kershaw<br />
8:20 PM - Highlighting Our Collective Efforts<br />
Moderator: Colin Wong, Co-Chair, Diversity and Inclusion Committee with participation from Deaf/Blind Division, LGBTQAI+ Group, African-American Group, Latin X, Asian and Pacific Islander group, and middle East and North Africa (MENA) group<br />
Description: Facilitated Panel with each working group introducing themselves and then highlighting upcoming events.<br />
9:00 PM - Open ‘chat with host’ functionality to field specific questions from attendees.<br />
9:15 PM – Update from Our Survivor Task Force | Daphne Mitchell, Member, Survivor Task Force<br />
9:25 PM – Capturing Our Authentic Experiences in Writing | Gary Wunder, Editor, Braille Monitor<br />
9:30 PM – Open Forum for Q/A<br />
10:00 PM – Adjourn</span></span></span></span><br />
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<h2><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Topic: Diversity and inclusion open call<br />
Time: Mar 8, 2021 08:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)</span></span></h2>
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<h2><strong><span style="font-size:22pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">About Diversity and Inclusion</span></span></strong></h2>
<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The National Federation of the Blind celebrates and embraces diversity and full participation as core values in our mission to achieve equality, opportunity, and security for the blind. We are committed to building and maintaining a nationwide organization with state affiliates and local chapters that is unified in its priorities and programs and is directed by the membership. </span></span></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Diversity focuses on the people in the organization and considers their race, creed, color, religion, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, marital status, age, genetic information, disability, or any other characteristic or intersectionality of characteristics. </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Inclusion focuses on the actual experiences members are having and whether they feel included and are able to participate in all areas of the organization.</span></span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">If you have questions or concerns, please email </span><a href="mailto:[email protected]" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">[email protected]</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> or call 410-659-9314, Extension 2413.</span></span></span></p>