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<p style="text-align:justify;margin:0" align="justify"><span style="font-size:18px;color:rgb(38,44,48);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">Diane Smith is a New York Times bestselling author, Emmy award winning journalist, documentary producer and speaker. She has been on the air in CT for over 25 years and teaches Communication at the University of New Haven.</span></p>
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<li style="color:rgb(38,44,48)"><span style="color:rgb(38,44,48)">CT State Independent Living Council</span></li>
<li style="color:rgb(38,44,48)"><span style="color:rgb(38,44,48)">Disability Rights Connecticut</span></li>
<li style="color:rgb(38,44,48)"><span style="color:rgb(38,44,48)">UConn Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities</span></li>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin:0" align="center"><span style="color:rgb(38,44,48)">Molly Cole - </span><a href="mailto:molly@ctsilc.org" style="color:rgb(38,44,48);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">molly@ctsilc.org</a></p>
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