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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Many of you may of heard about a resource for the blind called Hadley school for the blind. It is a school that you can visit or take classes from the comfort of your own home. In addition to the classes they provide free seminars through the internet. There are two very interesting seminars coming out that may interest most of you.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#781A56'>In this issue...</span></strong><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Reminder — Seminars@Hadley Presents:</span></strong><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="#braille"><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Braille and Technology: A Winning Combination for Life</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Coming Up — Seminars@Hadley Presents:</span></strong><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="#NLS"><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Using the NLS Digital Talking Book Machine to Access Hadley Courses</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black;display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;word-wrap: break-word'><tr><td style='border:none;border-bottom:solid #781A56 4.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><a name=braille id=braille></a><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Seminars@Hadley Presents:</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Braille and Technology: A Winning Combination for Life</span></strong></span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Seminar Date:</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> Thursday, March 2, 2017</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Seminar Time: </span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>10:00 AM CST; 16:00 GMT</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Have you heard that braille is becoming obsolete due to accessible technology? We are here to tell you that is just not true! Research shows that adults with visual impairments who are braille readers are both more employable and successful.</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Maybe your vision isn’t as good as it used to be. Maybe you now have very little usable vision or, as some may say, “just enough vision to get you in trouble.” If so, braille will be your buddy in every aspect of life, and technology will add an additional tool to help you live a fuller life.</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Join Seminars@Hadley as our panelists discuss how technology and braille work together for a winning combination for life! Special guests Kathy Claus, professional storyteller and author; Kristen Witucki, the curriculum and content editor for Learning Ally’s <em><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>College Success Program;</span></em> and Susan Kennedy, a legal assistant and travel blogger, will share how they balance braille and technology in their everyday lives.</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Kim Walker, Hadley Instructor, will moderate this 60-minute discussion. A question and answer session will be included as part of this audio seminar. Register now for <a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=14438960&msgid=815021&act=UB1V&c=225701&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hadley.edu%2FSeminarDetails.asp%3Fsid%3D353">Braille and Technology</a>!</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><a name=NLS id=NLS></a><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Seminars@Hadley Presents:</span></strong><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'><br></span><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Using the NLS Digital Talking Book Machine</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>to Access Hadley Courses </span></strong></span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Seminar Date:</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> Thursday, March 8, 2017</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Seminar Time: </span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>11:00 AM CST; 17:00 GMT</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Would you like to learn about the National Library Service’s versatile Digital Talking Book Machine (DTBM)? Are you curious about delving into the physical layout and operation of the player, its built-in help features, and its troubleshooting strategies?</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Join Seminars@Hadley as Hadley technology instructor Vikki Vaughan shares tips and techniques for using the DTBM to access Hadley courses, including navigating the Bookshelf feature, as well as various navigation levels within a Hadley course.</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Larry Muffett, a member of Hadley’s Seminars team, will moderate this 60-minute discussion. 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