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<div><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello,</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I want to take a moment to introduce myself. I am John Oliveira, Acting Commissioner at the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind (MCB). I have had the honor to be serving in this role since April, however I am no stranger to the agency. I have worked at MCB for more than 35 years and most recently served as the Deputy Commissioner of Programs and Services. </span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week marked the 33rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). President George H.W. Bush signed the ADA into law on July 26, 1990. July is Disability Pride Month to commemorate the landmark civil rights law which prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities. </span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 1.3 billion people – or 16% of the global population – experience a significant disability today. Despite being the largest minority group, much work still needs to be done to achieve equality. Massive barriers exist between gainful employment, sustainable housing, and sufficient healthcare.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every day, people with disabilities are challenging society’s boundaries and kicking in their own doors to success. We see this every day with our consumers. </span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Disability Pride Month celebrates the accomplishments, diversity, and incredible spectrum of people with disabilities, while calling out society's need for real and permanent change.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">MCB was pleased to host a resource table at the City of Boston’s ADA Day on City Hall Plaza on July 18. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please connect with your counselor if you have any questions or email us at </span><a href="mailto:mcbinfo@mass.gov" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline;">mcbinfo@mass.gov</a><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. We look forward to working with you to make your individual experience with MCB positive and effective.</span>
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<div><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have a safe and happy summer! </span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sincerely, </span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Acting Commissioner Oliveira</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;">Governor Healey Signs Executive Order Establishing Digital Accessibility and Equity Governance Board</span><span style="font-size: 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span>
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<li style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kris Wanat</span></li>
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<div><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are excited to announce our annual White Cane Day celebration will be held in-person for the first time in four years. The event was held virtually the last three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. </span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On October 15, 1964, White Cane Day became a national observation in the United States to celebrate the abilities and achievements of people who are blind and visually impaired. White Cane Day also brings awareness to drivers to identify and yield to pedestrians using a white cane or dog guide.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">MCB has launched a </span><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mj-lcsJ5bhNNzC6xKOsY6Uxtj7w1OGl8ihs3hUV7rLk0dietDh_lYCcUcXikrv2Pg9seqE6bWhyprh_4MKtoxYl6A2jcgDBf0dNnW1U8uQOTtuT2g0d_QuMlgmxSADkeuuJYBEU6Tut2pvOE6T2q70gzWZayj2BY&c=sjID0-WM6tIBBKnma0cJ4JJnG_ZyxNtmzYSWBfUha01DgydKS9TMMA==&ch=2pmlklZrNHy9LPEIH8sH-o_FLkw5DlIC0M0GfsAGpTH93rPvG0A2dg==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline;">Community Calendar</a><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> to highlight events for the blind and visually impaired community. If you're a stakeholder or community partner and would like to list an event on our Community Calendar, please email the details to </span><a href="mailto:mcbinfo@mass.gov" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline;">mcbinfo@mass.gov</a>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">August 8: </span><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mj-lcsJ5bhNNzC6xKOsY6Uxtj7w1OGl8ihs3hUV7rLk0dietDh_lYHG7XKPrn2dHfCaszA5K4lk9MDW7oknLIsOwk0QXiCKKPaZry4WON_NiQdC8ljPRrO_s2QwJUHasEQljW--tktQDQRlI9aajMSFz3zn_Y1TQBshjemmYo7UkbtZyjhrJrS8HyDrHTv27_wnVcjPArwPO-uSsyqwuC4vluYZyf5EaX4jkcjdoIIxFnQPRwPd6KA8Otoov-j5B8fDp1ZySDOc=&c=sjID0-WM6tIBBKnma0cJ4JJnG_ZyxNtmzYSWBfUha01DgydKS9TMMA==&ch=2pmlklZrNHy9LPEIH8sH-o_FLkw5DlIC0M0GfsAGpTH93rPvG0A2dg==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline;">Information Day at The Carroll Center for the Blind</a>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">MCB celebrated DeafBlind Awareness Week the last week of June. Governor Healey issued a</span><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mj-lcsJ5bhNNzC6xKOsY6Uxtj7w1OGl8ihs3hUV7rLk0dietDh_lYHG7XKPrn2dHlOOssf-MHwcCglu-JVNu2K3l8J5qSxZ3qBZyZTUCciZFX7KC0Kjt4QMz2lVi1tSeIA8Ig6Bqq3w5pH2DCNDWdNYZ5sMGuy28gLnJUIjULRbjp22gsPIm4lrMN6xfWZf5mY86fN2mahFosKkuBGSlSY1tudVnMm7axTUKsiGJ4yAZgw6MbFysFxQmWO_sZDPJyCKt6S_UJQ_QytSEQqIoUUUp7qA6Bf3ncqth6vH4GFGkm3hNvL5A7wIyZxf9i9pDJzzOmCWFL-SHuf9aPZ6Pu4RsUp2AqlDa7E6x3pxNPzXDGHYg9pBBTV8jpnjUea5jWR5LX9RSJZFkkRX0FgmKjmHsqU1MqAUh7qiAnPDJ1QqXJebWPA3a1mXa0eV1yTZDK0uobZkDYSRVnU7x5uaUj30a9ZEgTb2bnM6NawZwLqYh8cBtATfvOfLnkNFJ5nIInZLgXjh-w3tAstgw3OkO5ZasHcjN0Ut8RwrvtMS07Tc_bM2SidG0nj25kj52HizFxyj10ryQLMbDgqJCB_b8Efk0A8U9a8z3eAvnL86coKIVDCEIY1_6saaNdyg2dztQ_6-3UK4EszgzYf2YSCAmBlSnumsiyRcalfeekY86KDwL5KD3FVJccuTv3CJjcAOhMYNyR3g7GR4v4zKYgnj77ar071J-8JvIXRJLgTzUgiB8_QtwhQUIkQJCh2pI2ANWafseiWdlGFnifA3M1nVPzGzswEA3OsSw_CANrbYShwSt4O-WoCkPQhhdtjDoVRc-56gwaPsjxKGIuV5pYjfbLJI-x71dZqEl5Zqr9Krq1og=&c=sjID0-WM6tIBBKnma0cJ4JJnG_ZyxNtmzYSWBfUha01DgydKS9TMMA==&ch=2pmlklZrNHy9LPEIH8sH-o_FLkw5DlIC0M0GfsAGpTH93rPvG0A2dg==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline;">proclamation</a><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and Acting Commissioner Oliveira shared a </span><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mj-lcsJ5bhNNzC6xKOsY6Uxtj7w1OGl8ihs3hUV7rLk0dietDh_lYHG7XKPrn2dHnvhlyJNsCZ7pZGwrnqqT97-TSPokNHTc-pGYTYYuwDYO1xSEGOkVxjhFqHRVeq4zGOcaju051NBL2KuiSZZcZY2l4Np4rP8nHYNNyK2BLc0JDm8Sp3YVGUFBFeyvgE36Xq_zHb-rygUEV4Q_WEJmp470slct_4vI6qoMyk8RctcYceeGVUTo1WiKZ5u6hbIt5emoOY7URYAUn1KQPpBs0AqBIfKDn2mUfiHTijw6cKKI-CrDnuPreobTM_rwIA-XhAb94vy4Wwz7FK2CPwdf8WgGycBUy9bOVOPh0QVjBx5wjjgsBBRoKV5PZhmfWLnLeCiRCW1mYSIWhb7pYCYwEzTT3Ll6yVcDrxwA7AnXjIBBk_ctW0lLjUsCH5U7slkdYa3ESpWVmFFmzzhoMmP-7B9ZucWM8LDY8RuUS-R7deUa40S84_o4dxuoLMc7QOv2PfWlTbFD9LR6Qwag-Q2ohnM6f_1nWjCJIUtATxzsuWUIB8DQ6Incp06xei4Qyd15dUHiA7GkvmqLrpvZ4-jfsPHc62fVuYeCeBDLuL22hF2PkLDg4kdBILcLrZP1YjOIzADsk5RJbp_Xy8XFD0_6-XWQT5ThOgQUXrY5tj28Og-Au4WkXoB6oJAsb0M7W73Fp07YP8dOjNVABAnIDgcHITkQzgDdsiTxukq8mqTGUCkC1ceoQfBy_A==&c=sjID0-WM6tIBBKnma0cJ4JJnG_ZyxNtmzYSWBfUha01DgydKS9TMMA==&ch=2pmlklZrNHy9LPEIH8sH-o_FLkw5DlIC0M0GfsAGpTH93rPvG0A2dg==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline;">video</a><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> to commemorate the week-long observance. We also </span><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mj-lcsJ5bhNNzC6xKOsY6Uxtj7w1OGl8ihs3hUV7rLk0dietDh_lYHG7XKPrn2dH6mOastr6T4PkrB5LOO4o_nkPA5WVzn-4MSepc2FtgYwI-uZeoTmax6JlGX6lYR2agRqRUAE5Uyqnyuh2WxUrrH5kJ0Cpo0CWLz1j10LD5p7yrCYRTXp-14R69yAZap7t1woWHvVJAKDTwE3yKhtWib8tYYpfeh672plvpDuH6RwIx1hXBrOjU2VyZ5d_nhmAicEdFKz3Jxz4ILFXWha3R2BYZbgK6rLS-Ot_qTy1-hs3WpM8jTCcceDbxi_znMDgctkfwwOUx3r5N3BzUoH8_ychvQVFAjr1Nt80Z2AiCKF0mcJvez2_3d-291AsphkJ3Q18CIwcpZiuuAwQlqm2j-nuwsRCSVc4UHL83O4zZvacsdcNtd0doj-fbu9C8Z4PHebb8rXb_LASeyPlHSaES9QycnS0fsxveyE-F1uadi3JtiOqPO2rJgBr5Ac6j4Qz3qWA4waccQ1V5tIYwwd3KXZECHhtP7HD8UePwlGl-37wpS-9l0D0Q4cYCsBub85_SSfvHTnQAx35YQFDGIxXjfAxOojbelW3BPR0UtuyDAdgRw4OEbK7TjA2wf_jxLPEavqfT_iecNVbMyOxI_2l8K4hfDnKIcZEA5PhZu3MDw33s031OnW7cmB0gDfdBp1t319cFjCAUv9Ke9eL9L5Ab1nNkCrXrgbWEZcnE3isYuY-ZYTLLhikV02PRd6tmbM5RdUbwyMHB9UlyM0IywVMeDvHVFCgNFapoKdfqV9aquYdsdGv7r8p9P0t-vuyHxNZzNbP2tn_7rDsP90k9X2CZg==&c=sjID0-WM6tIBBKnma0cJ4JJnG_ZyxNtmzYSWBfUha01DgydKS9TMMA==&ch=2pmlklZrNHy9LPEIH8sH-o_FLkw5DlIC0M0GfsAGpTH93rPvG0A2dg==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline;">digitized a history of MCB write-up</a><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> former Commissioner David Govostes prepared in 2006 for MCB’s one-hundredth anniversary. We also posted three new Spotlight stories: </span>
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<div><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In March, MCB hosted a Virtual Town Hall to highlight the services offered by our Orientation & Mobility Department and the MBTA Mobility Center.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every year, The Carroll Center for the Blind and the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind recognize outstanding employees who are blind and visually impaired through the annual Carroll Society Awards Ceremony. These Awards recognize employees who have made significant contributions to their companies by their outstanding ability and job performance.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Employees are chosen because, despite vision loss, they are exemplary and contribute to the overall culture of both their business and community. Despite the employment barriers people with disabilities face, inductees have proven their commitment to making a difference by serving as both leaders and examples for others. Each new Carroll Society inductee demonstrates the passion, professionalism, and excellence to change the perception of what it means to be blind in the workplace.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Josh Pearson, Program Coordinator at </span><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mj-lcsJ5bhNNzC6xKOsY6Uxtj7w1OGl8ihs3hUV7rLk0dietDh_lYHG7XKPrn2dHLL22MEfC4g1cwKabUrV_TVoO6PozSM3Xy5GDySCsqZPVY1QvYrYoO7KP02pMuwKq0PsqHpca70pt4iD-Oiut5FVGc9jzoJkiEK2W3DIATAJbb2-LrWoC8GAXBMVH6WR3b69KUM8LnjDuEAlELxhjtLLMFCAD47Ppdc3GqEpNBy_QGTdODgNcv4C6QAl2B9OFb-I-0z4jPrk1gEP4JvkghOEHkrrOe3AEhJyiWoOmXxAijy46vVemLvxiVSmVRaoWR7lHDu1YNoflivAZX4qpeR9Vwh3wTI3gsvA2DZ3dqcIkDDEiKNGNboBO4m-3Xd4OhQ2yx0j-5kmSWl7Ak-_eLh70ioIp_4OKpg-Q6mXAiYreeXoKPlIamNSAXV8DfqirrwFqNRYoG-g_nIyKQSL6VKmSj_y7DqvVEbCVl1FzB_vRtoHnvdUVJQxmbFA99LBgUffS217IlEqQFC5i1n8HWIwA28IUlpyLnle60FPg9WC21p8YpFmwRaqNotZjl16_nCMeec1CMOhwL7JkAIZRRPZParoxJIPU-LVyBuIaHE6KS8_PzstjRyIpNLT0rCVOy2RRUtZhQW-GNnpuFo2mbBMTeQs-iePmH70p4aqFJ4OiayhhJWho3lswdf7na7P7PXX4Gl2PQUZIvStYOZUv565CAWHZVopqQc-rBgX5cb56riQiuVXlEQ==&c=sjID0-WM6tIBBKnma0cJ4JJnG_ZyxNtmzYSWBfUha01DgydKS9TMMA==&ch=2pmlklZrNHy9LPEIH8sH-o_FLkw5DlIC0M0GfsAGpTH93rPvG0A2dg==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline;">Polus Center for Social & Economic Development, Inc.</a><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Karen Santiago, Community Outreach Coordinator at </span><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mj-lcsJ5bhNNzC6xKOsY6Uxtj7w1OGl8ihs3hUV7rLk0dietDh_lYHG7XKPrn2dH-3_kmPmhfSa6LmOokP5dDAPWt4-Yz5nkJgBiQqL3TdqMRFaHB0_juDjpJ7sZd6LAOq7LFgE-sK4tmsA6XbjIaJ6ZxprWy1socVDRTRsVm5kTT9hgxWCALaShurV8sSa3mm3ttud-7cRy6AsPSAtD9rSfzo-rWfGjtI7dRxXbiCjtQvbmPG5UM8eyNmgdunKpiV3doxkDhU0wUuiy2U1Kkw8DyJzFjD9PgD9EpAbwGe9MkBeC1he6LYGmxgzW9HmfkUciM7fh1CqWFbw4JsLq6SZLKz5y6C8G5EsrrLPt5FDIbzsLJ1Xlu6LPXqkGgjuQfEOHvrHBkgNtbMPIlMLI4zSZdcLeRbfboDk89MpSqsPUfScth7H8in6w9AIzJXk8-UlAzjhvjQUzvkhQm3YC4qv0cZmr-MiOZ72uxeXfYNcsbXYBIcnR2dBUDtNhZSFl70KtRmL0594XvogExaYnW8BiMBNwd5tjpZnNFQ_Mt9fgsyNy36kEGA689awiCDmQKCFrhoHNfuq3UtlgT1gMdi_Pj9G-jb9_BZfHeya-xw4b8G4w16LURF_uzg2QRRyaroUzpfrrttNy-WMriF55OLieeb8UZNW1vjjfeV3GE8Jc2JvqZmsS1eG_j9zYRpzNsHZ5daFpQHZ4j8JjPitf4trF5EOzGRk22TK13-3WMkC7cqCA0avsGHtJAYKqCj1G&c=sjID0-WM6tIBBKnma0cJ4JJnG_ZyxNtmzYSWBfUha01DgydKS9TMMA==&ch=2pmlklZrNHy9LPEIH8sH-o_FLkw5DlIC0M0GfsAGpTH93rPvG0A2dg==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline;">Easterseals Massachusetts</a><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sarah Wiles, CAP Advocate at </span><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mj-lcsJ5bhNNzC6xKOsY6Uxtj7w1OGl8ihs3hUV7rLk0dietDh_lYHG7XKPrn2dHyXOEyimxmgoHijlYxGP9l74TZK0Sq5b6UBkOCgTwvkNmw_xXLdQPTHLbcWEKEfZhNMGHUESDoJ2C1UhbXhQICeWic-roum5J2NmgBMHdg_YJ8hRWEA069YsJc7h5k1fbLthfq6y60ViC-z0P_4MKOpXrewtqmSFIHBCbmCFh9A81m3Yx2_dAZiDMzHcFi8bcgLtrUfwE3AGbP8sUEZYSpdyXcP5-R568dlp24Y5m7tK7QKPiYcugWt3J6bmt82iQ626KsU5a8wdPKQ3HvAYMDS7tdBafcpoRb5WoEmT96wp43YcNXwrPx2aQIyl5nLQtTdGWA1ZanIe1ZS4MUa57-cHmGMz-Ac62ZN98FAKa702kfKigKcH5b6uTTwaLu7U-UnzNYDZ4IKPAOpPb2IAlyDiSejSj3PJczEdN725wSrb1BwsjPs9orRQVR3Jj2FJlhEb4gkso7WU4kI1njTYKMNF23PQGeKbY16tbWsrH6VO3wUVCHGjuQjM8hgzEJ0XgoVhG-Ut23HAq0lFeKxjcNyiUZlJ-o4IurVpGIBDoKpHhilHFmqnX95H6DJyVuZaSiOBO-RCYIo5EqbnpyMr378KKV1iu_g1yb-2lEkalu5POkqamwouZYJ3ub5e_hDd_PczEKNUBGmCde7tNrYXeP7uTdJpvWojG78yFFV0t3keoZB3rIYSw1_gmBElRXqhDDWEDL0du71i8EsqxfCFAuuZulLw4UYXfDU8RMOfHlZc=&c=sjID0-WM6tIBBKnma0cJ4JJnG_ZyxNtmzYSWBfUha01DgydKS9TMMA==&ch=2pmlklZrNHy9LPEIH8sH-o_FLkw5DlIC0M0GfsAGpTH93rPvG0A2dg==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline;">Massachusetts Office on Disability</a><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span>
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<div><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thomas J. Carroll Award for Employment “Blind Employee of the Year”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Congratulations to Lavender Darcangelo of Fitchburg who received the Golden Buzzer from Heidi Klum during her audition on NBC’s America’s Got Talent (AGT). The 27-year-old told the judges she has been singing since the age of three. Her dazzling performance of "Out Here On My Own" by Irene Cara ended with a standing ovation from the audience. As Governor Healey </span><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001mj-lcsJ5bhNNzC6xKOsY6Uxtj7w1OGl8ihs3hUV7rLk0dietDh_lYHG7XKPrn2dH_qgcBr3_gfi48rLhLWXmnDVbRLUef7hmUI8hZ7FkjEUUqUuVJP-h1b6UMCyE50NDoUac4R-ua-4v4ASSnIN7yrNiciafl9ux_6MOCDyFpQmPJ5a2_yeD0tkkW2DQQy4khUlexOk1_wwlMQqzrftSsw==&c=sjID0-WM6tIBBKnma0cJ4JJnG_ZyxNtmzYSWBfUha01DgydKS9TMMA==&ch=2pmlklZrNHy9LPEIH8sH-o_FLkw5DlIC0M0GfsAGpTH93rPvG0A2dg==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline;">said</a><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, Lavender is not only a talented singer, but she is a powerful advocate for people with disabilities in Massachusetts and around the country. We’re all cheering her on.</span>
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