<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Dear NFB list members, <div>On today’s Presidential Release, there was a question on how to work with rehab agencies. This seminar from Mississippi State University, the National Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision, could provide some of the information you need. </div><div>Expect Employment!</div><div>Dick Davis, Chair</div><div>NFB Employment Committee<br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> "Moffitt, Cantrice" <cmoffitt@colled.msstate.edu><br><b>Date:</b> October 1, 2021 at 4:03:46 PM CDT<br><b>To:</b> nrtc-vr@lists.msstate.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[nrtc-vr] Webinars for People with Vision Loss</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> cmoffit@colled.msstate.edu<br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Ebrima">Happy Friday everyone!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Ebrima">Please share the information and link below with your consumers and those interested in receiving VR services.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Ebrima;color:black">Upcoming Webinar<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Ebrima;color:black">When</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Ebrima;color:black">: Wednesday, October 13, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Ebrima;color:black">What time</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Ebrima;color:black">: 1:00 PM CST<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Ebrima;color:black">Title:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Ebrima;color:black"> Navigating the VR System: Services are
Better When We Work Together<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Ebrima;color:black">Webinar description<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Ebrima;color:black">For people with blindness or low vision who are receiving VR services or are considering applying, it is important to understand
how the process works. In this webinar, the role of the rehabilitation team will be discussed with a primary focus on the consumer and rehabilitation counselor relationship. This webinar will include a panel of past VR consumers who are gainfully employed
and practicing VR counselors.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Ebrima">For more information and to register, visit the
<a href="https://www.ntac.blind.msstate.edu/consumers/webinars-podcasts">webinars and podcast page</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cantrice Moffitt<o:p></o:p></p>
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