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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Is Massachusetts doing a BELL Academy this year?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Massachusetts-NFB <massachusetts-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Shara Winton via Massachusetts-NFB<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 28, 2023 4:11 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'NFB of Massachusetts E-mail List' <massachusetts-nfb@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> sharawinton@gmail.com<br><b>Subject:</b> [Massachusetts-NFB] FW: Grow the Braille skills of blind and low-vision children<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><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"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Visit NFB MA Website for more information</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="nfb.org"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Visit the NFB website for more info</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.facebook.com/National-Federation-of-the-Blind-of-Massachusetts-1593379944322253"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Visit us on Facebook</span></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 style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> National Federation of the Blind <<a href="mailto:bell@nfb.org">bell@nfb.org</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 28, 2023 5:07 AM<br><b>To:</b> Shara Winton <<a href="mailto:sharawinton@gmail.com">sharawinton@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Grow the Braille skills of blind and low-vision children<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in'><tr><td style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:7.5pt'><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;background:#0075C9;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:7.5pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=600 height=28 style='width:6.25in;height:.2916in' id="_x0000_i1034" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/images/top-blue-bar.jpg"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:7.5pt'><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:7.5pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:10.0pt 10.0pt 10.0pt 10.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://u32452178.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=mTCu8dGvOkl-2BXqaCK8sZ2XZsIV-2FIHwCJ1wu82RzQMT-2BYPFY1W898jzlXsLk2GsfbzPlbowf69-2FouYhkTyI-2Bud6FC2QXPUqyIbA91Mvz3rfs-3DkYv3_bFJTMY-2FXC5sIP6jalVUEUCDWZvdXqbUC-2FTCBYUErthg1eZVMCNWolmHcrFchi5KDoV8S5-2BijJuptdJzfeAkmXkIdE8PiJsjD7EVYe1DnBiJHuylTLgunEMBVhsToUWCGZn4YgTTHmVFkYqyw2ElcOPRPdcJ-2BMFQIEm-2FGeVwNcyEkAW3Xl1vJqSy9dPJg10LDCjeV7mtrZ5J8iQ05ZjPdfJIY0cLjsMMEVL-2BQj-2B38nmY-3D"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=240 height=264 style='width:2.5in;height:2.75in' id="_x0000_i1033" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/images/nfb-logo-for-email-template.jpg" alt="National Federation of the Blind logo and tagline live the life you want"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;border-color:initial'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width=600 style='width:6.25in'><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt'><h1><span style='color:black'>Register for the 2023 NFB BELL<sup>®</sup> Academy:</span><o:p></o:p></h1><p><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><a href="https://u32452178.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=mTCu8dGvOkl-2BXqaCK8sZ2XZsIV-2FIHwCJ1wu82RzQMT-2BYPFY1W898jzlXsLk2Gsfbb-2FuJDwodvV1z3EaM6uoceePO0Up5mRwXibcGoRLM9oE-3DLstJ_bFJTMY-2FXC5sIP6jalVUEUCDWZvdXqbUC-2FTCBYUErthg1eZVMCNWolmHcrFchi5KDzTt33m3mpnTcF8Znhix3Au5Y5cFGANwQmxD7bk3vaD1JSoOtCVssEuSV-2BRHRTqvvxmN6wcmNBDEfP35GgY5yWyv6-2FK-2BI5EPmxmNDDgSrKJteokphx2uH0ClWdf5Bi165WFDKbqRrtwUdY50UA0QzLoKd50AWNJMtfoWZCYEDEFY-3D" target="_blank">En español</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:20.0pt;color:black'>Enhance Braille and nonvisual skills with us!</span><o:p></o:p></h2><p><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>An annual summer program of Braille and nonvisual skills instruction for blind and low-vision children – in a city near you.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>The NFB BELL Academy—which stands for National Federation of the Blind Braille Enrichment for Literacy and Learning®—is a nationwide (United States and Puerto Rico) summer program that prepares blind and low-vision children to grow into confident and independent blind people who live the lives they want.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Activities are provided in a day program or residential setting. In addition to Braille crafts, games, and other engaging projects, children learn vital independent living skills, learn from blind adult mentors, meet other blind youth and enjoy field trips to sites related to the NFB BELL Academy curriculum. A student from the Illinois NFB BELL Academy commented:</span><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p><em><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>"Without [NFB] BELL I would not be as confident with my cane, Braille, and street crossing skills. [NFB] BELL Academy has helped me achieve goals in Braille and discover new things about myself, I didn’t even realize. And make new, great friends...You guys have made things possible that I didn’t know were options."</span></em><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><p><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>In-person programs are available in the following states with more coming soon!</span><o:p></o:p></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><a href="https://u32452178.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=mTCu8dGvOkl-2BXqaCK8sZ2XZsIV-2FIHwCJ1wu82RzQMT-2BYPFY1W898jzlXsLk2Gsfb-2FFwmODE07MGirSN60h6kDYAuTZUTakIBck-2FNWbaMltw-3DWrEg_bFJTMY-2FXC5sIP6jalVUEUCDWZvdXqbUC-2FTCBYUErthg1eZVMCNWolmHcrFchi5KDzTqS8UPG0VcXto7Kq1G5aI-2FQi1mtIpXVGznsJav5du39mdPiYqzuCx-2FjBERlbd-2BY8-2B-2FG6T-2B-2BjbzcL1gKRqWhiLI0ViVPWKjLFt9ybqdOZNWrzJMk1chWJ6G1vKcZ7ZvlZ2W2CUklXdaAam7XE828Ra3EZyo5vzbDwUL7diQ-2BjY8-3D">Arizona</a></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal 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