<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Dontee L. Wrenn</div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> "Julie Tye, Hadley President" <jtye@email.hadleyhelps.org><br><b>Date:</b> May 1, 2024 at 7:01:59 PM CDT<br><b>To:</b> dontee.wl8@gmail.com<br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Hadley Headlines: May 2024</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> Julie Tye <reply-fec5157674660374-176_HTML-17957918-526003073-95@email.hadleyhelps.org><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<u><span><a href="https://click.email.hadleyhelps.org/?qs=a3639ea08f4a6b0c5a1a691da61e03b2a2033871d12bca72fd4d01b9e65fb77b12c4aadd6f56c87bfc841af0c3e5f4f213d26ff18c14b95651c6e1f420fd210b" style="color:black;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Braille for Everyday Use: Letters A-C</a> </span></u></h2><div style="line-height: 150%;">
<span style="font-size:18px;">Teach your fingers to read with the first of the braille series of interactive workshops. </span></div></div><div style="line-height: 150%;">
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<span style="font-size:18px;">Learn ways to increase contrast, improve lighting, and make your home better fit your needs.</span></div></div><h2 style="line-height: 100%;">
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<span style="font-size:18px;">Whether it’s using the tactile buttons or voice commands, learn some tips on using the Amazon Fire TV stick's remote to watch your favorite shows and movies more easily.</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation" style="background-color: transparent; min-width: 100%; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 5px solid #000000; border-left: 0px; " class="stylingblock-content-wrapper"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 20px 0px; " class="stylingblock-content-wrapper camarker-inner"><h1 style="color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-family: Arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 34px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 115%;">
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<span style="font-size:18px;">Prevent Blindness' patient advocacy program empowers people facing vision impairment. Patients learn how to promote change with their physicians, their families, drug companies, and even policy makers.</span></div></div><h2 style="line-height:100%;">
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<span style="font-size:18px;">Ever thought about getting a guide dog? Listen in as we chat with members Jeff Flodin and Ed McDaniel about their experiences with guide dogs and some common misperceptions. </span></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation" style="background-color: transparent; min-width: 100%; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 5px solid #000000; border-left: 0px; " class="stylingblock-content-wrapper"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 20px 0px; " class="stylingblock-content-wrapper camarker-inner"><h1 style="color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-family: Arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 34px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 115%;">
"Insights & Sound Bites" Audio Podcast</h1><h1 style="color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-family: Arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 100%;">
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<span style="font-size:18px; color:black;text-decoration:none;">Living with low vision meant Karen was constantly explaining to others what she can and can't see. Then she found a tool that has made a big difference.</span></div><h2 style="line-height: 100%;">
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<span style="font-size:18px;">Having to give up the car keys was traumatic for Eugenia. She worried about becoming isolated until she found a new way.</span></div><div style="line-height: 150%;color:black;">
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<span style="font-size:18px;">You can now listen to <a href="https://click.email.hadleyhelps.org/?qs=a3639ea08f4a6b0c7b5b32d228ea1249e44a141afc66667b1012702d88225c45a2f98a5701efe222d544332dadb2d56328ce3dd9d6f40c96c96251754b71b4a9" style="color:black;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;" title="Hadley Presents">Hadley Presents</a> and <a href="https://click.email.hadleyhelps.org/?qs=a3639ea08f4a6b0c3af0fce8cadcaaf4c01dc50ca8c4ec419c499b403ac0556247b24d4fbf13e32cb5afbf1234e76b7aec1bbe6c34944fe0e289f05eeb530995" style="color:black;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;" title="Insights and Soundbites">Insights & Sound Bites</a>, on the phone. Just call <b>847.558.1317</b>. Spread the word to friends and family who may find getting online difficult. </span></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<span style="font-size:18px;">Learn from Hadley and others who share your interests in these live call-in sessions. May topics include: <a href="https://click.email.hadleyhelps.org/?qs=a3639ea08f4a6b0c1d658d8d5213588b05ea077500bc87f535314d7964122bd714d87326caa7ad10fa5b1cc702e7882dd55fff3d2dcf0e8db0f17b2e8bd06429" style="color:black; font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;" title="planting a scented garden"> origami</a>, <a href="https://click.email.hadleyhelps.org/?qs=a3639ea08f4a6b0cee54c96937b59bf92195dc2ad5f06921536809464bc9c60f4205ca344d5cc4c7058543e3cac14938941d362963ec298e60238518ca7d104f" style="color:black; font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;" title="smart assistants">smart assistants</a>, and
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Someone You Should Know</h1><div style="line-height: 150%;">
<span style="font-size:18px;"><b>Knocked down but never out. Bill Hartman</b><br>
"Despair threatened to pin me in the corner, but something inside me refused to stay down. Maybe it was the fighter I never knew I had within. I craved a new challenge, a way to prove that even without sight, I could still pack a punch. That's when I discovered the speedbag." <a href="https://click.email.hadleyhelps.org/?qs=a3639ea08f4a6b0c919b641980e9db8606e18fe911abb517c7b1abd4d1ee09ef6ff792352c68f2b807b7cca5471c40b7a11fc1e27b8f6182" style="color:black;"><b>Read more of Bill's story</b></a>.</span></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation" style="background-color: transparent; min-width: 100%; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 5px solid #000000; border-left: 0px; " class="stylingblock-content-wrapper"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 20px 0px; " class="stylingblock-content-wrapper camarker-inner">
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