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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 align=center style='text-align:center'><a name="_Hlk112932676">SAVE THE DATE<o:p></o:p></a></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112932676'>OCTOBER 14, 2022, 4-6 pm.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112932676'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112932676'>National Federation of the Blind of Colorado<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112932676'>Celebrates<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112932676'>Preservation of Historical Documents Project<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112932676'>At<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112932676'>Colorado Center for the Blind<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112932676'>2233 W. Shepperd Ave. Littleton<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112932676'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112932676'>A celebration of the National Federation of the Blind of Colorado’s efforts to preserve long-forgotten records and memorabilia found in the basement of the Colorado Center for the Blind after a leaky pipe burst, has been completed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112932676'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112932676'>Records of the history of the blind activities of Colorado, dating back to 1915 have been saved for anyone to read, research, and learn of the real-life stories of the blind in Colorado. More importantly, they are accessible to the blind!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112932676'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112932676'>Even in “Special Collections” this compilation of minutes, news articles, publications, and assorted files are unique. No where is such a collection available, documenting any disability group and its members. Organizational material from the United Workers for the Blind, The Colorado Federation of the Blind, The Denver Area Association for the Blind and The National Federation of the Blind, are represented in this collection. News articles highlighting employment, special events, laws, and more, weave a history of the struggles and triumphs of blind individuals and as a whole.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112932676'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112932676'>Through the Colorado Virtual Library and the Plains to Peaks Collective Service Hub (PPC) of the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), established to bring together the unique digital collections of the cultural heritage organizations within the states of Colorado and Wyoming, our blind history is preserved and readily accessible to all, including the blind! The DPLA website is a portal that allows visitors to discover and then go directly to the digital collection of the history of the Blind of Colorado.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112932676'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112932676'>Come join us on October 14, to celebrate as we honor our dozens of volunteers who made this possible. Colorado Representative David Ortiz will address the group on the importance of knowing our history in the disability community. A gift of our collection will be presented to Nichole Chrissis of the Jacobus tenBroek Library in Baltimore, Maryland. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112932676'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112932676'>Tours of the Colorado Center for the Blind will be available at 3pm. Please RSVP for your tour.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112932676'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112932676'>For more information, contact.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112932676'>Peggy Chong<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112932676'></span><a href="mailto:chongpeggy10@gmail.com"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112932676'>chongpeggy10@gmail.com</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112932676'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112932676'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112932676'>303-745-0473</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>