<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Hello all, <div><br></div><div>I thought I’d share this post from Aira. The cost of an Aira subscription will increase in January. This will not apply to existing subscribers, or to people who subscribe by January 16. </div><div><br></div><div>I know we are advocating for the State of CT pilot program to continue, and hopefully it will. For that to happen, we need to have people using the service. If you haven’t tried it yet, now is a good time to do so. </div><div><br></div><div><br><br><div dir="ltr">Jim Y. McCollum <div>Board Member and Legislative Coordinator </div><div>National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut </div><div>860-581-0430 </div><div>j.mccollum64@comcast.net</div><div>Sent from my iPhone</div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Your Aira Team <info@aira.io><br><b>Date:</b> August 18, 2022 at 6:39:53 PM EDT<br><b>To:</b> j.mccollum64@comcast.net<br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Subscription Plans Price Increase in January 2023</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> info@aira.io<br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-size: 17px; color: rgb(27, 27, 27); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Dear <span> Jim,</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-size: 17px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">On January 17, 2023, our monthly Explorer subscription plan prices will increase for </span><span style="font-size: 17px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic;">new </span><span style="font-size: 17px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">individuals looking for a paid Aira subscription. As you may already know, Aira has not made any adjustment to pricing in the last 4 years.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-size: 17px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">As a thank you, current subscribers - anyone with an active paid Aira subscription in place before January 17, 2023 - will not be impacted by this price increase.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-size: 17px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Knowing each of us needs to make careful decisions about our essential and discretionary spending, we are announcing this today so you have plenty of time to think about it and plan. Today’s subscription prices will be in effect until January 16, 2023. New plan pricing will be announced in January of 2023.</span></p>
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<ul><li style="font-size: 17px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 17px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">As a recap, if you are a current subscriber with an active subscription there is no impact to you. </span></li></ul>
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<ul><li style="font-size: 17px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 17px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">If you are a free user of the service, you have the option to purchase a subscription at the current 2022 prices, until January 16, 2023.</span></li></ul>
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<ul><li style="font-size: 17px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 17px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">If you are an Access Partner, there are no changes in the pricing structure at this time.</span></li></ul>
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<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-size: 17px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Professionally-trained Agents and assistance on demand are what drew you to Aira originally. We are committed to providing the quality you expect and deserve, and can only continue to provide that level of service if we raise our prices.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-size: 17px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">We appreciate your continued business and loyalty. If you have any questions regarding this price increase, please visit this </span><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001T-QmKYgjia69LM2lv3AuPTLVfJFOG2EqAU-qG4dVC2LWYkiyOfsA9O-aiKTlrsxGite2ONqqeEv41wk5QEeC4b62b0buZqE6I6vG07MOyJdXOI50QeXcTmTvFc4_ri3gSfhg8IvbrWIvU6Y6n3qevQ==&c=w_t74aNDJHYkf8IYVzSNefEMptqxg2F1JsNrVNPmUGjgzCcG4apY4A==&ch=W6-WxP1vMWYzF5RzfE1AySPFIAFz3LXcCoGFoJK9AQFrHLB65biiEg==" target="_blank" style="font-size: 17px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">newsroom post</a><span style="font-size: 17px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> and this set of </span><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001T-QmKYgjia69LM2lv3AuPTLVfJFOG2EqAU-qG4dVC2LWYkiyOfsA9FlyfSsKxK9Hitz6o_s2VsfIjiTpJMjPB-6x3Cf2B6yeir5eh6b3XWONsp3ScV2s4VhKoZ-tSaRbb0h_balcNw6mqBBUGScLG-qwK5M1cyDX&c=w_t74aNDJHYkf8IYVzSNefEMptqxg2F1JsNrVNPmUGjgzCcG4apY4A==&ch=W6-WxP1vMWYzF5RzfE1AySPFIAFz3LXcCoGFoJK9AQFrHLB65biiEg==" target="_blank" style="font-size: 17px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">frequently asked questions</a><span style="font-size: 17px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> or call Aira Customer Care.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-size: 17px; color: rgb(27, 27, 27); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Thank you for being part of our community.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-size: 17px; color: rgb(27, 27, 27); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Sincerely,</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-size: 17px; color: rgb(27, 27, 27); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Troy Otillio</span></p>
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