<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr">Greetings,</div><div dir="ltr"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">I hope all is well! </span></div><div dir="ltr"><p style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -apple-system, HelveticaNeue; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866667px;">This week we at Federation For Children With Special Needs kicked off our virtual 25th annual Visions of Community Conference <span dir="ltr" style="-webkit-touch-callout: none; font-size: inherit !important; text-decoration-color: rgb(0, 134, 240) !important;">on Saturday March 9, 2024 with multiple events, most of which have been recorded and can be accessed by anybody who has registered for the next three months.</span> </span></p><p style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -apple-system, HelveticaNeue; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866667px;">VOC is a conference for parents and professionals caring for children with disabilities. </span></p><p style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -apple-system, HelveticaNeue; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866667px;">The day includes engaging, practical workshops on topics such as early childhood, IEP Navigation, the impact of trauma, self-care, health services and benefits, family engagement, transition planning and more. Workshops are offered in ASL, English and a number of other languages. </span></p><p style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -apple-system, HelveticaNeue; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">This conference is good for any parent, guardian, family, member, educators, and any other person interested in special education and related topics. As a staff member of the Federation For Children With Special Needs, I have a few codes for people to waive the $25 registration fee. If anybody is interested, contact me so I can give you a code to register for free. you can go to </span><span dir="ltr" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 134, 240);">FCSN.org/VOC</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">, to learn more. Feel free to share it with anybody else who might be interested that you know of I can extend my free tickets to them as well. </span></p><p class="elementToProof" style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -apple-system, HelveticaNeue; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866667px;">I hope to see you at VOC, thank you for your time today and have a fantastic rest of your day! </span></p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div><br></div><div> <br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Stephanie Barrera Valdes<div>Coordinator, NFB BELL Academy of Massachusetts</div><div>President, Massachusetts Parents of Blind Children.<br>A proud division of the National Federation Of The Blind Of Massachusetts</div><div>781-839-0628</div><div>Stephanie.p.valdes@gmail.com</div><div></div><div><a href="https://nfbma.org/chapters-divisions/massachusetts-parents-blind-children">fbma.org/chapters-divisions/massachusetts-parents-blind-children</a></div><div><br></div></div></div>
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