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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Jeanette Fortin <JFortin@theindependencecenter.org> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 9, 2021 12:29 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'kevan@nfbco.org' <kevan@nfbco.org><br><b>Subject:</b> FW: T-Mobile Protactile Hotspot event <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Chelsea Elstad <<a href="mailto:CElstad@theindependencecenter.org">CElstad@theindependencecenter.org</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 9, 2021 11:28 AM<br><b>To:</b> Rebecca Hull <<a href="mailto:RHull@theindependencecenter.org">RHull@theindependencecenter.org</a>>; Paul Spotts <<a href="mailto:PSpotts@theindependencecenter.org">PSpotts@theindependencecenter.org</a>>; Eileen Larson <<a href="mailto:ELarson@theindependencecenter.org">ELarson@theindependencecenter.org</a>>; Jeanette Fortin <<a href="mailto:JFortin@theindependencecenter.org">JFortin@theindependencecenter.org</a>>; Maritta Coffey <<a href="mailto:MMarshall@theindependencecenter.org">MMarshall@theindependencecenter.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Ashley Billington <<a href="mailto:ABillington@theindependencecenter.org">ABillington@theindependencecenter.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> T-Mobile Protactile Hotspot event <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Hi all! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Happy Thursday! I hope you are having a great week. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I had the opportunity to chat with Sarah Morrison and her colleague, Keith Clark and they are with the T-Mobile Accessibility team with the focus being on the DeafBlind Outreach Program. They are hosting a “T-Mobile Protactile (PT) Hotspot” event in Littleton on Tuesday, September 21<sup>st</sup> from 2:30p-6:30p and they would like to extend the invitation to our organization.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sarah and Keith are also coming down to Colorado Springs and meet with us on Friday, September 24<sup>th</sup> at 11am<b> </b>and to show some of their products and devices specifically IP Relay which is designed to provide access for DeafBlind, Hard of Hearing, Deaf, and/or those with speech disabilities. We will be using one of our conference rooms here. Sarah mentioned that it will be 6 of them and I would like to know how many of us would like to attend so I can reserve a room and request an interpreter. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Lastly, just a FYI- this is still tentative, but Sarah and Keith are also hoping to host a social Protactile Hotspot event for those local to Colorado Springs to come together and as well as learn more of what resources are available for them and other accessibility services and programs T-Mobile has to offer. Anyone is welcome to attend. As soon as I receive more information, I will let you know.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Please feel free to forward this information to others who may be interested, thank you! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#000001'>Chelsea Elstad</span><span style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:remialcxesans;color:white'></span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#000001'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#000001'>IL Deaf Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#000001'>729 S. Tejon St.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#000001'>Colorado Springs, <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#000001'>CO <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#000001'>80903<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#000001'>Tel: <a href="tel:719-471-8181%20x" target="_blank"><span style='color:#000001;text-decoration:none'>719-471-8181 </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#000001'><a href="http://www.theindependencecenter.org/" target="_blank" title="The Independence Center Website"><span style='color:#000001;text-decoration:none'>www.theindependencecenter.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.theindependencecenter.org/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:1.0pt;color:blue;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=249 height=103 style='width:2.5937in;height:1.0729in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D7A552.67F24170" alt="The Independence Center Website"></span></a><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#000001'>Please note: The IC’s buildings are now open to our consumers for both walk-in and by-appointment visits. 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