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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p>Dear Colorado NFB Family,<o:p></o:p></p><p>The National Federation of the Blind of Colorado 2025 Leadership Group is excited to announce our <strong><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>Independence Skills Fair for Blind Youth. It will take place on the Thursday of the State Convention, October 30, 2025, from 4:00-8:00 PM</span></strong> at the Westin Hotel, 10600 Westminster BLVD in Westminster.<o:p></o:p></p><p>This free event is designed specifically for blind students ages 12-18 who attend mainstream schools. We'll be covering five essential independence skill areas: kitchen safety and cooking, cutting-edge assistive technology (including the Monarch Multi-Line Braille Display and Meta RayBan Smart Glasses), orientation and mobility techniques, Braille literacy, and adaptive recreation activities. Every instructor is a blind adult who has mastered these skills themselves, and we'll wrap up with a free dinner at MOD Pizza.<o:p></o:p></p><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>Here's where we need your help:</span></strong> Many blind teens in mainstream schools and their families aren't connected to our community and may not know about resources like this. We need your assistance getting the word out far and wide.<o:p></o:p></p><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>We're asking you to share the attached flyers wherever blind teens, parents of blind teens, teachers, or school personnel might see them:</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p>• Post on social media and in parent Facebook groups <o:p></o:p></p><p>• Share with vision teachers, school counselors, and special education coordinators you know <o:p></o:p></p><p>• Put up flyers at libraries, coffee shops, community centers, and bulletin boards <o:p></o:p></p><p>• Forward to friends, family members, or colleagues who work in education or healthcare <o:p></o:p></p><p>• Contact pediatric eye doctors, orientation and mobility instructors, or anyone who works with blind youth<o:p></o:p></p><p>We've included four different flyers: a general version, one targeted to teens, one for parents, and a condensed one-page version perfect for slapping anywhere you can fit a piece of paper. Each includes a QR code that takes people directly to our Eventbrite registration page. For the longer fliers, you can just paste them into an email or social media post. If you’d like printed copies, just email me at <a href="mailto:tkeenan79@gmail.com">tkeenan79@gmail.com</a>, and we’ll figure out the best way to get them to you.<o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p>This event has the potential to be transformational for these young people - giving them practical skills, confidence, and the chance to meet other blind teens who understand their experience. But we can only succeed if families know about it.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Thank you in advance for your help spreading the word. Together, we can reach the blind teens who need to know that independence is possible and that they're not alone.<o:p></o:p></p><p>In Federation,<o:p></o:p></p><p>the 2025 Leadership Group<o:p></o:p></p><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>Event Details:</span></strong><br>Independence Skills Fair for Blind Youth<br>October 30, 2025 | 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM<br>Westin Hotel, 10600 Westminster BLVD, Westminster, CO<br>Free registration: <a href="https://bit.ly/nfbcoif">https://bit.ly/nfbcoif</a><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>