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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>This is not designed especially for blind people, but some of you may be interested in this.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I will be sending you information about a seminar in Baltimore especially for deaf-blind people.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Debbie<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Timony, James (DCPL) [mailto:James.Timony@dc.gov] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 25, 2015 1:35 PM<br><b>To:</b> Timony, James (DCPL)<br><b>Subject:</b> FW: Sunday, September 20th: Learn More about Hearing Aids and Hearing Assistive Technology at Tenley Neighborhood Library<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Rosen, Janice (DCPL) <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 24, 2015 2:02 PM<br><b>To:</b> Rosen, Janice (DCPL)<br><b>Subject:</b> Sunday, September 20th: Learn More about Hearing Aids and Hearing Assistive Technology at Tenley Neighborhood Library<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left><tr><td width=160 style='width:120.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:2.25pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><img width=206 height=106 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:EA55E989-4F33-4F53-BD52-58D8A3DD792A" alt="Description: http://www.hearingloss.org/sites/default/files/affiliates/DCdistrictofcolumbiachapter.jpg"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Learn More about Hearing Aids and Hearing Assistive Technology </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Are you having difficulty participating in conversations with friends and colleagues? Are noisy restaurants (aren’t they all?), group discussions, telephone calls, lectures and performances difficult to follow and exhausting? Do you or family members worry that you won’t hear the smoke alarm, the phone or the alarm clock? Technology from hearing aids and cochlear implants to captioned and amplified telephones, loop systems, and other listening and alerting systems can make a world of difference. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Come and learn more. HLAA-DC will host a presentation and discussion on these subjects by Dr. Melanie Birck of George Washington University’sDepartment of Speech and Hearing Sciences. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Date and Time:</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Sunday, September 20, 2015, 2:00pm – 3:30pm</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <b>Place:</b> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>DC Public Library at Tenleytown (large meeting room), 4450 Wisconsin Ave NW,</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Washington, DC 20016</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>(a stone’s throw from the Tenleytown Station on Metro’s Red Line)</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> CART and a looping system will be available for all attendees.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>All are welcome. No charge.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Questions? </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>HLAA-DC Chapter</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Washington, DC Area</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Hearing Loss Association of America</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Email: <a href="mailto:hladcchapter@gmail.com"><span style='color:#0000E9'>hladcchapter@gmail.com</span></a></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>----------------------------------------------------</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;color:black'>Janice Rosen</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Deaf Services Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Center for Accessibility<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>DC Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>901 G Street, NW—Room 215<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Washington, DC 20001<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>(202) 559-5368 Voice or VP<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><a href="mailto:janice.rosen@dc.gov">janice.rosen@dc.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>