[Md-sligo] FW: Community Forum - Improving Employment Outcomes In the Blind and Visually Impaired Community

[Reyazuddin, Yasmin]

From: Bryan Moseley [mailto:bryan.moseley at metierinc.org]
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 12:07 PM
To: Bryan Moseley <bryan.moseley at metierinc.org<mailto:bryan.moseley at metierinc.org>>
Subject: Community Forum - Improving Employment Outcomes In the Blind and Visually Impaired Community

Métier Services Inc.
Community Forum - Panel Discussion
Improving Employment Outcomes In the Blind and Visually Impaired Community

As a reminder, Métier Services Inc. will be hosting our second Community Forum on November 2nd. It has come to our attention that many of you may not have received the original Community Forum invitation. As such, I wanted to follow up to ask that you please join us as we host a moderated panel discussion to increase dialogue, learning and co-create action towards increasing employment within the Blind and Visually Impaired Community.

We are excited to announce the panel members who will be joining us in our discussion. The panelists are:
·         Don Barrett, 508 Coordinator, US Department of Education
·         Billy Parker, Program Director, Employment Support Services, National Industries of the Blind
·         Tony Stephens, Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs, American Council of the Blind
·         Anil Lewis, Executive Director, NFB Jernigan Institute
·         Karla Gilbride, Cartwright-Baron Staff Attorney at Public Justice
·         Kim Arrington, Senior Diversity Officer - Disability Recruitment / Summer College Internship Co-Program Lead, WMATA

When:
Wednesday November 2, 2016 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Where:
Silver Spring Civic Building 1 Veterans Pl, Silver
1 Veterans Plaza
Silver Spring, MD 20910

Following the event, we are inviting all participants to McGinty's Public House (about a five minute walk from the event) to network and continue the discussion.
Information on McGinty's is detailed below.
McGinty's Public House
911 Ellsworth Dr
Silver Spring MD 20910
301-587-1270
www.mcgintyspublichouse.com/<http://www.mcgintyspublichouse.com/>


Thanks to everyone that has already RSVP'd to the Community Forum. If you have not had a chance to respond, please do so by clicking the link below:

http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=o54uvzxab&oeidk=a07edaxiwr121970a0b

Please feel free to forward the invite and registration link to anyone you know who may like to attend. As with all of our events, this event is free and open to the public! We look forward to having you join in on the discussion.


Thanks,

Bryan  Moseley
Chief Executive Officer
Métier Services, Inc.
A 501c3 Organization

7361 Calhoun Pl, suite 350
Rockville, Maryland 20855
Office: 240.428.1825
Mobile: 757.377.9002
Fax: 240.428.1830

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About Métier:
Métier Services Inc. was founded in 2015, in partnership with TCS Associates, to enhance the opportunities for economic and personal independence of people who are blind and visually impaired community. Métier was founded with a goal of supporting, developing and sustaining programs that are aimed at promoting skills required to gain employment and economic independence within the blind community. Through Métier we are currently providing education, rehabilitation, employment and community services to people of all ages who are visually impaired in DC, Maryland and Northern Virginia.
Contact us at info at metierinc.org<mailto:info at metierinc.org>
Visit our website at www.metierinc.org<http://www.metierinc.org>



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