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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal> Sending this on for your information<o:p></o:p></p><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> marsha.drenth@gmail.com <marsha.drenth@gmail.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 5, 2022 11:50 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'NFB Deaf-Blind Division Mailing List' <nfb-db@nfbnet.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Spread the Word: Navigating Over-The-Counter Hearing Aid Options Webinar<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Did you know that hearing aids are now available in your local pharmacy, CVS, Walmart and even Best Buy, among other stores? How would you know which hearing aid is right for you, or if you even need hearing aids? When should you be talking to an audiologist? Are hearing aids covered through Medicare or Medicaid? What resources are available to help consumers? </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>These topics and more will be discussed in<b><i> Navigating Over-The-Counter Hearing Aid Options</i></b>, a webinar sponsored by New Jersey Congressman Andy Kim. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>DATE: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Wednesday, December 7, 2022</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>TIME:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> 7 - 8 p.m.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Accessibility accommodations:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> ASL interpreting and live captions</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Registration link for participants: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/ushr.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_3CCxgfoeQ5OmkiTBYdX6ug__;!!J30X0ZrnC1oQtbA!MUTEBeV8xaZ2fN70wBaLwFPjQX9ItYAeEbcm8DPo-8rn8YfqB9Axj9L9RCRU1P2gIqQYhvXVPp0waDOBczFE1sdPoI9TvlLAZUokIpVlFw$" target="_blank">https://ushr.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_3CCxgfoeQ5OmkiTBYdX6ug</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Pre-registration is required. If you can't make it, sign up anyway so that you can view the webinar at a later date. </span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Congressman Kim will join the webinar and welcome the panelists: </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:Wingdings'>n</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Evelyn Liebman, AARP NJ Director of Advocacy</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:Wingdings'>n</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Dr. Kelly King Au.D. Ph.D., Research Audiologist and Hearing and Balance Scientific Program Officer, N</span><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>ational Institutes of Health</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:Wingdings;color:black'>n</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Elizabeth Hill, Executive Director, Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, New Jersey Department of Human Services</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-indent:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Partners include State of New Jersey - Office of Emergency Management and DeafBlind Community Access Network of New Jersey, Inc. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>To register: <a href="https://ushr.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_3CCxgfoeQ5OmkiTBYdX6ug" target="_blank">https://ushr.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_3CCxgfoeQ5OmkiTBYdX6ug</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt'>Graphic below: blue framed box. Text reads: Join our upcoming webinar: Natigating Over-The Counter Hearing Aid Options. December 7, 2022 at 7 p.m. Zoom pre-registration required. Congressman Andy Kim will be joined by: Eveylyn Liebman, AARP NJ Director of Advocacy; Kelly King, Au.D. PhD., Research Audiologist and Hearing and Balance Scientific Program Officer, National Institutes of Health; and Elizabeth Hill, Executive Director, Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, New Jersey Department of Human Services. ASL interpretation and live captions will be provided. Congressman Andy Kim, NJ 03.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=453 height=453 style='width:4.7166in;height:4.7166in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D908AB.CCB7FCE0"><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt'>#end of the message#</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=100 height=100 style='width:1.0416in;height:1.0416in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:~WRD0001.jpg" alt="Image removed by sender."></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:10.0pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial'><b><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>For DeafBlind, By DeafBlind</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:10.0pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Training, Networking, Social & Recreational Events & Opportunities l Provision of Access Providers l </span><a href="http://dbcannj.org" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>dbcannj.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><i><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#351C75'>"Alone we can do so little. Together we can do so much." ~ Helen Keller</span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>