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<h1 align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0.25in 0in 4pt;line-height:115%;break-after:avoid;font-size:20pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:rgb(54,95,145);font-weight:normal">Empower Yourself!<span></span></h1>
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Losing Vision<span></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sponsored by the
Colorado Center for the Blind and Innovage<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 2.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Date: <span> </span>Thursday, January 23, 2025<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 2.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Time:<span> </span>12:30 PM to 4:00 PM<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 2.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Where:<span> </span>Colorado Center for the Blind<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 2.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span> </span>2233
W. Shepperd Ave.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 2.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span> </span>Littleton,
CO 80120<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 2.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cost:<span> </span>Free to attendees<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Come talk with service providers and professionals who help
those losing vision to maintain independence. <br>
Find out about…<br>
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</span></span></span>Accessible transportation<span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>Alternative techniques that are safe and
effective for daily tasks<span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>Technology for successful daily living<span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>In-home support services<span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>Adaptive sports<span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>Accessible news services such as NFB Newsline
and others<span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>Support groups <span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>Advocacy and your rights<span></span></p>
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</span></span></span>And much more!<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">We will provide refreshments and many people who can answer your
questions! There is no registration for the event. Just stop by on Thursday!<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">For more information, contact
Anne Rigley, Director of Older Blind Services, 303-778-1130, x255, or </span><a href="mailto:arigley@cocenter.org" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:12pt">arigley@cocenter.org</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:125%;border:medium;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:125%;color:black">We
believe you can do anything as a blind person. So every day, we encourage and
challenge you—and you come to understand your potential as you build the skills
and confidence to live the life you want. Because when you believe in yourself
and experience a thriving community of positive blind people, nothing can hold
you back from pursuing your dreams.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-TextMedium" style="margin:0in;line-height:15pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Dagny Pro",sans-serif;color:rgb(90,87,81)"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-TextMedium" style="margin:0in;line-height:15pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Dagny Pro",sans-serif;color:rgb(90,87,81)"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">The Colorado Center for
the Blind is a training center and community of </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">blind and low vision </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">people, proudly affiliated with the National
Federation of the Blind.<span></span></span></p>
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</div><br><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Dan Burke<br><br>National Federation of the Blind of Colorado Legislative Co-chair <br><br>"Blindness is not what holds you back. You can live the life you want!"<br><br>My Cell: 406.546.8546<br><br></div></div>