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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Hi Deb, great job and info. Thanks Beth <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> CT-NFB [mailto:ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Deb Reed via CT-NFB<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 23, 2020 3:25 PM<br><b>To:</b> ct-nfb@nfbnet.org<br><b>Cc:</b> Deb Reed <deb.reed57@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [CT-NFB] Information from Chapter meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi federation friends,<br>Last evening the central chapter held a call with staff from NEAT. I have <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>copy and pasted some information we learned about at the meeting that you all might enjoy. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'>If people wish to know how to reach us these days, here is our contact information:<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>Steve Famiglietti<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>Email: <a href="mailto:steve.famiglietti@oakhillct.org">steve.famiglietti@oakhillct.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>Phone <a href="tel:860%20286-3100">860 286-3100</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>Kris Thompson<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'><a href="mailto:Kristopher.thompson@oakhillct.org">Kristopher.thompson@oakhillct.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>Adam Kosakowski<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>Email: <a href="mailto:Adam.kosakowski@oakhillct.org">Adam.kosakowski@oakhillct.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=2 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'>We publish a newsletter for NEAT news about once a month and sometimes more if needed. If people want to be added to the email list to receive these newsletters through email they can send an email to Samantha at <a href="mailto:Samantha.marut@oakhillct.org">Samantha.marut@oakhillct.org</a>and she will add them to the email list.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'>People were asking about some games during our meeting, Adam found this link to YouTube<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'>Here is a YouTube channel playlist covering blind accessible iOS games! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSU1VYOSxLf24LmjJsyrY4167cpFaWQME">Accessible games YouTube</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'> We are continuing to offer our services during this pandemic through virtual platforms like Zoom or Google hang outs etc. We have been recording webinars for the past several weeks. Here is the link to the NEAT page where you can look at all of the webinars that have been offered in the past and see a list of our upcoming webinars.<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><a href="https://assistivetechnology.oakhillct.org/learn-from-neat/">Learn from NEAT webinars</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=6 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3'>Here is a link regarding Alexa<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'><a href="https://www.pocket-lint.com/smart-home/news/145002-best-alexa-games-play-these-great-adventures-on-your-echo">Alexa Skill Audio Games</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=7 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'>If people are attempting to access Facebook through a Windows computer or a Mac computer, my suggestion is to use this link to get to the mobile version of the site because the mobile version is much easier to navigate, everything is in one column and all of the posts are labeled as headings. <a href="http://www.m.facebook.com/">www.M.facebook.com</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'>Here the links for our Adaptive sports and fitness videos on Facebook and YouTube<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW1sCZ-tjnnar5QGteov_8A">Adaptive Sports and Fitness YouTube Channel</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'><a href="https://www.facebook.com/OakHillAdaptive/">Adaptive Sports and Fitness Facebook Page</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>Please also let everyone know that if they are having difficulties with anything in this pandemic to please reach out to us. If we can help, we will and if we need to get some information for them, we will do the research and get back to them with the information they need. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div id=AppleMailSignature><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal> Deb Reed<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Central CT Chapter President <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>National Federation Of The Blind<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>Phone - 860-973-3679 Cell-860-378-5370</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Email - <a href="mailto:deb.reed57@gmail.com">deb.reed57@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>