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      <title>FATE Forward (06-Oct-2026)</title>
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&lt;p align="center" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;A DeafBlind Advocacy Workshop Mini-Series&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 25px;" align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;We want advocacy to feel accessible, supported, and real.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;This October, we will begin a&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;series of simple, practical workshops developed BY families FOR families, focused on equipping you in current advocacy initiatives happening right now in real time.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Our goals are&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;simple:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Honor your lived experience&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;p style="line-height: 44px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Connect that experience directly to policy change&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1em !important;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Help you feel empowered, not intimidated&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;This program takes the "overwhelm" out of advocacy by breaking down what you need to know into a few focused sessions.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 2px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;
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    &lt;p style="line-height: 44px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Foundational training meetings:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;- &lt;font&gt;October 6, 2026 - Advocacy 101&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;- October 20, 2026 - Power of Your Story&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; * additional writing workshops available via a shared calendar&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;January 26, 2027 - DeafBlind Policy Now!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; * Focused preparation for Day on the Hill spring 2027&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
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    &lt;p style="line-height: 25px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Ongoing support along the way from experienced families who advocate!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;&lt;font&gt;FATE Forward is offered free to members, and $25 for non-members.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;Register to learn more and join us!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;Your voice is powerful and needed!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>FATE Forward (20-Oct-2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;F&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;ATE Forward&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;A DeafBlind Advocacy Workshop Mini-Series&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 25px;" align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;We want advocacy to feel accessible, supported, and real.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;This October, we will begin a&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;series of simple, practical workshops developed BY families FOR families, focused on equipping you in current advocacy initiatives happening right now in real time.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Our goals are&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;simple:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Honor your lived experience&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p style="line-height: 44px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Connect that experience directly to policy change&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1em !important;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Help you feel empowered, not intimidated&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 2px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;This program takes the "overwhelm" out of advocacy by breaking down what you need to know into a few focused sessions.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 2px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p style="line-height: 44px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Foundational training meetings:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;- &lt;font&gt;October 6, 2026 - Advocacy 101&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;- October 20, 2026 - Power of Your Story&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; * additional writing workshops available via a shared calendar&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;January 26, 2027 - DeafBlind Policy Now!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; * Focused preparation for Day on the Hill spring 2027&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p style="line-height: 25px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Ongoing support along the way from experienced families who advocate!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;&lt;font&gt;FATE Forward is offered free to members, and $25 for non-members.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;Register to learn more and join us!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;Your voice is powerful and needed!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2027 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>FATE Forward (26-Jan-2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;F&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;ATE Forward&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;A DeafBlind Advocacy Workshop Mini-Series&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 25px;" align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;We want advocacy to feel accessible, supported, and real.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;This October, we will begin a&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;series of simple, practical workshops developed BY families FOR families, focused on equipping you in current advocacy initiatives happening right now in real time.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Our goals are&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;simple:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Honor your lived experience&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p style="line-height: 44px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Connect that experience directly to policy change&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1em !important;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Help you feel empowered, not intimidated&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;This program takes the "overwhelm" out of advocacy by breaking down what you need to know into a few focused sessions.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 2px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p style="line-height: 44px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Foundational training meetings:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;- &lt;font&gt;October 6, 2026 - Advocacy 101&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;- October 20, 2026 - Power of Your Story&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; * additional writing workshops available via a shared calendar&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;January 26, 2027 - DeafBlind Policy Now!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; * Focused preparation for Day on the Hill spring 2027&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p style="line-height: 25px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Ongoing support along the way from experienced families who advocate!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;&lt;font&gt;FATE Forward is offered free to members, and $25 for non-members.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;Register to learn more and join us!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;Your voice is powerful and needed!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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