<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br><br><div dir="ltr">Jim Y. McCollum<div>j.mccollum64@comcast.net </div><div>860-581-0430 (mobile) </div><div>203-535-1620 (home)</div><div><br></div><div><div>Sent from my iPhone</div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> "Sigman, Brian" <Brian.Sigman@ct.gov><br><b>Date:</b> October 10, 2019 at 9:18:59 AM EDT<br><b>To:</b> DORS-DL BESB <DORS-DLBESB@ct.gov><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Blind Americans Equality Day Events 2019</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Good morning. Stephen Thal from the Advisory Board for Persons who are Blind or Visually Impaired requested that I forward to everyone the attached document that details the
activities planned in recognition of Blind Americans Equality Day, which is on October 15<sup>th</sup>. Mr. Thal chaired a workgroup on behalf of the Advisory Board and I wish to recognize the many hours of work that he personally dedicated to this.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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