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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><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> Gina Russo <gina.russo@perkins.org> <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, July 14, 2023 4:34 PM<br><b>To:</b> gina.russo@perkins.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Did You Hear? We Have New Zoom Meetings on both Voiceover and on Braille, Come Join Us in our Tele-Fun Zoom Room Starting Tomorrow Saturday, July 15, 2023 at 11:30 AM ET Corrected!<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black'>Correction: Please note, the start time tomorrow and every Saturday is 11:30 AM. Thank You!</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black'>The Perkins Braille and Talking Book Library, in collaboration with New York’s Andrew Heiskell Talking Book Library, are pleased to offer active Massachusetts patrons the chance to participate in Zoom meetings to obtain support for either braille or Voiceover, hosted by Elizabeth White, Braille Production Specialist of the Perkins Library, and Tony May, Andrew Heiskell Library volunteer. </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black'>The group meets every Saturday morning from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM Eastern Time. </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black'>and on Tuesday evenings from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM Eastern Time.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black'>Location: Perkins Library Zoom room.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black'>The co-facilitators are fluent braille and Voiceover users who can provide answers to questions about braille literacy, reading and writing skills, tutoring and resources, as well as Voiceover questions and solutions.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black'>*To join by computer or tablet:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><a href="https://perkins-org.zoom.us/j/6179727240" target="_blank">https://perkins-org.zoom.us/j/6179727240</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black'>*To join by telephone, you can call 1-646-558-8656, then enter the Meeting ID 6179727240 followed by the pound sign twice. The pound sign is located to the right of the zero on your telephone’s keypad.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black'>Patrons will be able to meet others from across the country, and the setting is relaxed and peer-oriented. </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black'>There is also a mailing list that anyone can join that is updated throughout the week. Please use the following links: </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'>*To join the NYPLBrailleBuddies mailing list, send a blank email to <a href="mailto:nyplbraillebuddies+subscribe@googlegroups.com">nyplbraillebuddies+subscribe@googlegroups.com</a>.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black'>*To join the NYPLiPhoneChat mailing list, send a blank email to </span></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:nypliphonechat+subscribe@googlegroups.com">nypliphonechat+subscribe@googlegroups.com</a>.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black'>These sessions are made possible through the auspices of the New York Library’s Technology Coordinator, Chancey Fleet, since the onset of COVID-19 in 2020, and Perkins Library’s Zoom account, through Perkins Library Executive Director, Kim Charlson.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:#0B5394'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:#0B5394'>For more information about these programs, please contact Elizabeth White at 617-972-7241.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:#0B5394'>Or send an Email to <a href="mailto:elizabeth.white@perkins.org">elizabeth.white@perkins.org</a>.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:#0B5394'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:#0B5394'>Best regards,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:#0B5394'>Gina Russo</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:#434343'>Outreach and Newsline Specialist</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:#434343'>Perkins, Library</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><a href="https://perkins.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>Perkins School for the Blind</span></a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:#434343'>175 N. 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