<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html lang="en-US"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1"> <style type="text/css" data-premailer="ignore">
@media only screen and (max-width:480px) { .footer-main-width { width: 100% !important; } .footer-mobile-hidden { display: none !important; } .footer-mobile-hidden { display: none !important; } .footer-column { display: block !important; } .footer-mobile-stack { display: block !important; } .footer-mobile-stack-padding { padding-top: 3px; } }
/* IE: correctly scale images with w/h attbs */ img { -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; }
.layout { min-width: 100%; }
table { table-layout: fixed; } .shell_outer-row { table-layout: auto; }
/* Gmail/Web viewport fix */ u + .body .shell_outer-row { width: 700px; }
/* LIST AND p STYLE OVERRIDES */ .text .text_content-cell p { margin: 0; padding: 0; margin-bottom: 0; } .text .text_content-cell ul, .text .text_content-cell ol { padding: 0; margin: 0 0 0 40px; } .text .text_content-cell li { padding: 0; margin: 0; /* line-height: 1.2; Remove after testing */ } /* Text Link Style Reset */ a { text-decoration: underline; } /* iOS: Autolink styles inherited */ a[x-apple-data-detectors] { text-decoration: underline !important; font-size: inherit !important; font-family: inherit !important; font-weight: inherit !important; line-height: inherit !important; color: inherit !important; } /* FF/Chrome: Smooth font rendering */ .text .text_content-cell { -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale; }
</style> <!--[if gte mso 9]> <style id="ol-styles">
/* OUTLOOK-SPECIFIC STYLES */ li { text-indent: -1em; padding: 0; margin: 0; /* line-height: 1.2; Remove after testing */ } ul, ol { padding: 0; margin: 0 0 0 40px; } p { margin: 0; padding: 0; margin-bottom: 0; }
</style> <![endif]--> <style>@media only screen and (max-width:480px) {
.button_content-cell {
padding-top: 10px !important; padding-right: 20px !important; padding-bottom: 10px !important; padding-left: 20px !important;
}
.button_border-row .button_content-cell {
padding-top: 10px !important; padding-right: 20px !important; padding-bottom: 10px !important; padding-left: 20px !important;
}
.column .content-padding-horizontal {
padding-left: 20px !important; padding-right: 20px !important;
}
.layout .column .content-padding-horizontal .content-padding-horizontal {
padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important;
}
.layout .column .content-padding-horizontal .block-wrapper_border-row .content-padding-horizontal {
padding-left: 20px !important; padding-right: 20px !important;
}
.dataTable {
overflow: auto !important;
}
.dataTable .dataTable_content {
width: auto !important;
}
.image--mobile-scale .image_container img {
width: auto !important;
}
.image--mobile-center .image_container img {
margin-left: auto !important; margin-right: auto !important;
}
.image.image--float-left {
float: none !important;
}
.image.image--float-right {
float: none !important;
}
.layout-margin .layout-margin_cell {
padding: 0px 20px !important;
}
.layout-margin--uniform .layout-margin_cell {
padding: 20px 20px !important;
}
.scale {
width: 100% !important;
}
.stack {
display: block !important; box-sizing: border-box;
}
.hide {
display: none !important;
}
u + .body .shell_outer-row {
width: 100% !important;
}
.socialFollow_container {
text-align: center !important;
}
.text .text_content-cell {
font-size: 16px !important;
}
.text .text_content-cell h1 {
font-size: 24px !important;
}
.text .text_content-cell h2 {
font-size: 20px !important;
}
.text .text_content-cell h3 {
font-size: 20px !important;
}
.text--sectionHeading .text_content-cell {
font-size: 24px !important;
}
.text--heading .text_content-cell {
font-size: 24px !important;
}
.text--feature .text_content-cell h2 {
font-size: 20px !important;
}
.text--articleHeading .text_content-cell {
font-size: 20px !important;
}
.text--article .text_content-cell h3 {
font-size: 20px !important;
}
.text--featureHeading .text_content-cell {
font-size: 20px !important;
}
.text--feature .text_content-cell h3 {
font-size: 20px !important;
}
.text--dataTable .text_content-cell .dataTable .dataTable_content-cell {
font-size: 12px !important;
}
.text--dataTable .text_content-cell .dataTable th.dataTable_content-cell {
font-size: px !important;
}
}
</style>
</head> <body class="body template template--en-US" data-template-version="1.33.0" data-canonical-name="CPE-PT17831" lang="en-US" align="center" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <div id="preheader" style="color: transparent; display: none; font-size: 1px; line-height: 1px; max-height: 0px; max-width: 0px; opacity: 0; overflow: hidden;"><span data-entity-ref="preheader">Deadline for Nominations is August 9, 2024</span></div> <div id="tracking-image" style="color: transparent; display: none; font-size: 1px; line-height: 1px; max-height: 0px; max-width: 0px; opacity: 0; overflow: hidden;"><img src="https://m9n59dabb.cc.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=62c7fbcd-7df2-4998-895c-e107a395dd21&a=1134000289612&c=180aeb2c-de11-11ed-8aa5-fa163ec87d62&ch=180b65b6-de11-11ed-8aa5-fa163ec87d62" / alt=""></div> <div class="shell" lang="en-US" style="background-color: #cccccc;"> <table class="shell_panel-row" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: #cccccc;" bgcolor="#cccccc"> <tr class=""> <td class="shell_panel-cell" style="" align="center" valign="top"> <table class="shell_width-row scale" style="width: 700px;" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="shell_width-cell" style="padding: 15px 10px;" align="center" valign="top"> <table class="shell_content-row" width="100%" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="shell_content-cell" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; padding: 0; border: 0px solid #3e3e3e;" align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <table class="layout layout--1-column" style="table-layout: fixed;" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="column column--1 scale stack" style="width: 100%;" align="center" valign="top">
<table class="image image--padding-vertical image--mobile-scale image--mobile-center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="image_container content-padding-horizontal" align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 10px 40px;"> <img data-image-content class="image_content" width="595" src="https://files.constantcontact.com/c473fa70801/a6fd7688-7d30-47b3-b17a-23312834667f.png?rdr=true" alt="A graphic with a photo of a man walking across the street while using his white cane with the Massachusetts State House in the background. The graphic also has the MCB logo and the text: Meg Robertson Mobility Award, Now Accepting Nominations" style="display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%;"> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <table class="layout layout--1-column" style="table-layout: fixed;" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="column column--1 scale stack" style="width: 100%;" align="center" valign="top">
<table class="text text--padding-vertical" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="table-layout: fixed;"> <tr> <td class="text_content-cell content-padding-horizontal" style="text-align: left; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #3E3E3E; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.2; display: block; word-wrap: break-word; padding: 10px 40px;" align="left" valign="top">
<h1 style="text-align: center; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; color: #3E3E3E; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 24px; color: rgb(35, 42, 51); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Submit a nomination for the </span></h1>
<h1 style="text-align: center; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; color: #3E3E3E; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 24px; color: rgb(35, 42, 51); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">2024 Meg Robertson Mobility Award</span></h1>
</td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <table class="layout layout--1-column" style="table-layout: fixed;" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="column column--1 scale stack" style="width: 100%;" align="center" valign="top"> <table class="button button--padding-vertical" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="table-layout: fixed;"> <tr> <td class="button_container content-padding-horizontal" align="center" style="padding: 10px 40px;"> <table class="button_content-row" style="background-color: #33679c; width: inherit; border-radius: 2px; border-spacing: 0; border: none;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#33679c"> <tr> <td class="button_content-cell" style="padding: 10px 15px;" align="center"> <a class="button_link" href="https://m9n59dabb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Yv_H_Yit_MwNbiS6OuJsrsEu8OE07S8LhFU5HPaChKOfBD4kXqy5wMWd_EeX4ZnJcFFfgHhkqA7HyAmQY333Hed9PDN0nAZW0HTmRHi1StiFDRpznRYV9zmvTEZ2UB-JwPiFMlol3Y76DJWgw_yW-0cb6B46qF1zCSClR21FcDOQ1RQDzvKh1OY2zq9hUpB2WDt8cq8savLvntYsnZZbgw==&c=K0EiSWh8ZODtm8zeCxaojm0L-fb9-exOub0EYpWobKBHdD8P8MpIhA==&ch=7CSL8ZQMQ-Qx-58_m3Iw-hNAX_5CIJ1VgRjOUpN8WXl3AHfaMiSMVQ==" target="_blank" data-trackable="true" style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; color: #FFFFFF; word-wrap: break-word; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Submit a Nomination by August 9th</a> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <table class="layout layout--1-column" style="table-layout: fixed;" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="column column--1 scale stack" style="width: 100%;" align="center" valign="top">
<table class="text text--padding-vertical" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="table-layout: fixed;"> <tr> <td class="text_content-cell content-padding-horizontal" style="text-align: left; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #3E3E3E; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.2; display: block; word-wrap: break-word; padding: 10px 40px;" align="left" valign="top">
<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0;" align="justify"><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">In recognition of retired Orientation and Mobility (O&M) Director Meg Robertson's more than years of service to the Commonwealth, the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind (MCB) established the </span><a href="https://m9n59dabb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Yv_H_Yit_MwNbiS6OuJsrsEu8OE07S8LhFU5HPaChKOfBD4kXqy5wEOfIXOBcp6JsvMK68nCquC0zpibfIGJd_1av0lVDwhIp-DTh6OaRwxacpyEAylSJwRQbLuadZDPxnvziQ4V-YxjCOEoR3H_Pj3I7bzmMJX9E5H5ZJugQ3MZUiWirIXsQW-sZFPnfa2zN4Bqzq6GITQ=&c=K0EiSWh8ZODtm8zeCxaojm0L-fb9-exOub0EYpWobKBHdD8P8MpIhA==&ch=7CSL8ZQMQ-Qx-58_m3Iw-hNAX_5CIJ1VgRjOUpN8WXl3AHfaMiSMVQ==" target="_blank" style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold;">Meg Robertson Mobility Award</a><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;"> to be presented annually at the agency's White Cane Awareness Day Celebration in October. This award highlights Meg’s hard work, dedication, and advocacy in the blindness community.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0;" align="justify"><br></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0;" align="justify"><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">Motivated long cane users of all ages and abilities are eligible to receive this award. We are specifically looking for people who demonstrate mobility skills at their level and incorporate the cane into their lives to increase independence.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0;" align="justify"><br></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0;" align="justify"><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">The nomination form </span><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold;">must</span><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;"> be completed by a Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS). </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0;" align="justify"><br></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0;" align="justify"><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">There are three award categories: Youth, Adult, and DeafBlind Extended Supports (DBES)</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0;" align="justify"><br></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0;" align="justify"><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">Nominations should include the following:</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0;" align="justify"><br></p>
<ol>
<li style="text-align: justify; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">How has the person's travel ability with a white cane improved since the beginning of O&M instruction to their current level?</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">Where does the person travel with their white cane? </span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">How has O&M made a difference in the person's life?</span></li>
</ol>
<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0;" align="justify"><br></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0;" align="justify"><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: underline; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">All nominations must be submitted by August 9, 2024</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0;" align="justify"><br></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0;" align="justify"><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">A committee assembled by MCB will review the nominations and vote on the winners. The winners will be announced at MCB's Annual White Cane Awareness Day Celebration on Friday, October 18, 2024.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0;" align="justify"><br></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0;" align="justify"><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">Questions? Email </span><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">mcbinfo@mass.gov</span></p>
</td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <table class="layout layout--1-column" style="table-layout: fixed;" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="column column--1 scale stack" style="width: 100%;" align="center" valign="top"><div class="spacer" style="height: 30px; line-height: 30px;"> </div></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="shell_panel-cell shell_panel-cell--systemFooter" style="" align="center" valign="top"> <table class="shell_width-row scale" style="width: 100%;" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="shell_width-cell" style="padding: 0px;" align="center" valign="top"> <table class="shell_content-row" width="100%" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="shell_content-cell" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; padding: 0; border: 0 solid #3e3e3e;" align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <table class="layout layout--1-column" style="table-layout: fixed;" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="column column--1 scale stack" style="width: 100%;" align="center" valign="top"> <table class="footer" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; color: #5d5d5d; font-size: 12px;"> <tr> <td class="footer_container" align="center"> <table class="footer-container" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="background-color: #ffffff; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; table-layout: auto !important;" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<tr>
<td width="100%" align="center" valign="top" style="width: 100%;">
<div class="footer-max-main-width" align="center" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%;">
<table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="footer-layout" align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 16px 0px;">
<table class="footer-main-width" style="width: 580px;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td class="footer-text" align="center" valign="top" style="color: #5d5d5d; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 4px 0px;">
<span class="footer-column">Massachusetts Commission for the Blind<span class="footer-mobile-hidden"> | </span></span><span class="footer-column">600 Washington Street<span class="footer-mobile-hidden">, </span></span><span class="footer-column"></span><span class="footer-column"></span><span class="footer-column">Boston, MA 02111</span><span class="footer-column"></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="footer-row" align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 10px 0px;">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="footer-text" align="center" valign="top" style="color: #5d5d5d; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 4px 0px;">
<a href="https://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&m=001hM3Y2g_0WxXCmZSwXiEtzQ%3D&ch=180b65b6-de11-11ed-8aa5-fa163ec87d62&ca=62c7fbcd-7df2-4998-895c-e107a395dd21" data-track="false" style="color: #5d5d5d;">Unsubscribe massachusetts-nfb@nfbnet.org<span class="partnerOptOut"></span></a>
<span class="partnerOptOut"></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="footer-text" align="center" valign="top" style="color: #5d5d5d; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 4px 0px;">
<a href="https://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=oo&m=001hM3Y2g_0WxXCmZSwXiEtzQ%3D&ch=180b65b6-de11-11ed-8aa5-fa163ec87d62&ca=62c7fbcd-7df2-4998-895c-e107a395dd21" data-track="false" style="color: #5d5d5d;">Update Profile</a> |
<a class="footer-about-provider" href="http://www.constantcontact.com/legal/about-constant-contact" data-track="false" style="color: #5d5d5d;">Constant Contact Data Notice</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="footer-text" align="center" valign="top" style="color: #5d5d5d; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 4px 0px;">
Sent by
<a href="mailto:mike@massachusettscommissionfortheblind.ccsend.com" style="color: #5d5d5d; text-decoration: none;">mike@massachusettscommissionfortheblind.ccsend.com</a>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="footer-text" align="center" valign="top" style="color: #5d5d5d; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 4px 0px;">
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </body> </html>