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

Thu Oct 27 12:34:50 UTC 2016

I will be attending the community forum since I can consider it part of my
work time.

Judy

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Judy Rasmussen

Rehabilitation Counselor

Maryland State Department of Education

Division of Rehabilitation Services
Office of Blindness and Vision Services
11002 Veirs Mill Rd., Suite 605
Wheaton, MD 20902
judy.rasmussen at maryland.gov
301-949-3750 (office)
www.dors.maryland.gov
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*From:* MD-Sligo [mailto:md-sligo-bounces at nfbnet.org] *On Behalf Of
*Reyazuddin,
Yasmin via MD-Sligo
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*Subject:* [Md-sligo] FW: Community Forum - Improving Employment Outcomes
In the Blind and Visually Impaired Community

*From:* Bryan Moseley [mailto:bryan.moseley at metierinc.org
<bryan.moseley at metierinc.org>]
*Sent:* Tuesday, October 25, 2016 12:07 PM
*To:* Bryan Moseley <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/

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

Visit our website at www.metierinc.org
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