<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr">Passing this along for your information<br><br><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> "Lockwood, LaDell (DSB)" <ladell.lockwood@dsb.wa.gov><br><b>Date:</b> October 17, 2022 at 2:04:42 PM PDT<br><b>To:</b> "Lockwood, LaDell (DSB)" <ladell.lockwood@dsb.wa.gov><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>FW: DSB Fall Community Forum this Wed 10/19</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Hello everyone!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">In case you don’t regularly check the DSB website
<a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdsb.wa.gov%2Fevents%2Fcommunity-forum&data=05%7C01%7Cladell.lockwood%40dsb.wa.gov%7Cb545abe88010477d2ea708dab071c0cf%7C11d0e217264e400a8ba057dcc127d72d%7C0%7C0%7C638016300015779895%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2Fo7WyYCU75PMPXsLEAEW8f5S5CqzA0NNVSO6JIBCKRI%3D&reserved=0">
Events page</a>, there is a Community Forum scheduled for this Wednesday evening, 7:00-8:30pm. If you’d like to attend, please register on the Events page so you will get an email with the Zoom link.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Below is the event information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoTitle">DSB Fall Community Forum<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Wednesday, October 19, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">7:00 – 8:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">The Department of Services for the Blind (DSB) is happy to announce their Fall<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Community Forum on Wednesday, October 19, from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">The Community Forums are held virtually to allow input from citizens across the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">State of Washington and offer an opportunity for members the public to hear directly<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">from the agency, ask questions and raise concerns, and share what’s important to<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">DSB will provide brief updates on:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">2023 Expectations<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Changes to DSB Youth Services programming<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Pending legislative impacts and requests<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">The remainder of the event is dedicated to taking questions and comments from<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">the audience members.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Everyone is welcome to log into this virtual town hall! This event is free, but you<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">need to register in advance at
<a href="https://dsb.wa.gov/events/community-forum">https://dsb.wa.gov/events/community-forum</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Closed captioning and ASL interpretation will be provided.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">For additional assistance with accommodation, please contact
<a href="mailto:Yvonne.Grimes@dsb.wa.gov">Yvonne.Grimes@dsb.wa.gov</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#215868">LaDell Lockwood</span></b><span style="color:#538135">
<b>|</b></span><b><span style="color:#365F91"> </span></b><b><span style="color:#215868">Communications Manager</span></b><span style="color:#538135">
<b>|</b></span><b><span style="color:#365F91"> </span></b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#215868">she/her/hers</span></i><b><span style="color:#215868"><br>
</span></b>Washington State Department of Services for the Blind<br>
3411 S. Alaska Street, Seattle, WA 98118<br>
206.906.5529<span style="color:#538135"> <b>|</b></span><b><span style="color:#365F91">
</span></b>m 206.305.2230<span style="color:#C00000"> </span><br>
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