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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hello Federationists,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Last night at our Thursday Night Live meeting we had Jennifer Ross join us thanks to an invitation extended to her by Rashad. She works for the MBTA in accessibility, but she also is possibly a perspective member. She told us about the upcoming R-TAG Meeting. Below I have pasted the information. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>R-TAG Listening Session </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><img width=443 height=168 style='width:4.6111in;height:1.75in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.png@01D8C9ED.DA056B50" alt=image001.png></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>R-TAG is hosting a listening session in conjunction with the MBTA Department of System-Wide Accessibility. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Topic:</span></b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> Sharing Your Experiences with Recent and Past MBTA Service Diversions</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>As the month-long Orange Line shutdown comes to an end, SWA will be working to develop updated protocols and best practices related to ensuring accessibility during service diversions. Please join us to share your experiences, whether related to the Orange Line shutdown or smaller diversions in the past.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>When:</span></b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> Thursday, September 29, 2022</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Time:</span></b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> 5:30 PM–7:30 PM </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Location:</span></b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> Via Zoom – Register in Advance</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0vce-ppj0oG9fNnpClrmGUk9uNmmTir0ID__;!!MEHzkw!3_xXXRm38XoQlirvxlD7v66Yx1v0GLuBIFCXAUC3cibd8EJhaJObXZLo6HkEoZ30V4Xn9R76b3Dilb2mkA$"><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0vce-ppj0oG9fNnpClrmGUk9uNmmTir0ID</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Jennifer Ross</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Deputy Director of Customer Engagement </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Department of System-Wide Accessibility </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Email: <a href="mailto:jross2@mbta.com">jross2@mbta.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>At Your Service, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Shara Winton<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>President, National Federation of the Blind of Massachusetts<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>617-600-8130<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="nfbma.org">Visit NFB MA Website for more information</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="nfb.org">Visit the NFB website for more info</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.facebook.com/National-Federation-of-the-Blind-of-Massachusetts-1593379944322253">Visit us on Facebook</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>“</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#01893E'>You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.</span><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>”</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>