<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><div class="gmail_default"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">NLS Summer Reading: Another Bridge for Literacy for Children Who Are Blind or Low Vision</span></b><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">On Monday, June 10, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. eastern time, the NLS Patron Engagement Section will host the quarterly Patron Corner. The topic for this program is NLS Summer Reading: Another Bridge for Literacy for Children Who Are Blind or Low Vision. The 90-minute session will feature a national panel of experts on literacy in the blind and low-vision community. Panelists will discuss the state of literacy among low-vision children and adults and describe approaches for improving literacy outcomes.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Please join us at: </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(57,57,77)"><a href="https://loc.zoomgov.com/j/1619544461?pwd=R0k4Y2lxY050a1pKUTRDR0MxRkxpQT09">https://loc.zoomgov.com/j/1619544461?pwd=R0k4Y2lxY050a1pKUTRDR0MxRkxpQT09</a></span><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(57,57,77)">.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15pt"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(57,57,77)"><br></span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0.5in 0in 0in;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">When you join this Zoom event, you will be in the waiting room until the program starts. When you enter the room, you will be muted. Please stay on mute unless you are called on. If you want to ask a question, you may raise your hand by pressing Alt Y on your computer or Star 9 on your phone. Once you are called on, press Alt A on your computer or Star 6 on your phone to unmute yourself.<u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin:0in 0.5in 0in 0in;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></p><p style="margin:0in 0.5in 0in 0in;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">This meeting will be recorded. If you do not wish to be recorded, we ask that you avoid speaking during the call. Also, please note that since we are using Zoom.gov for these sessions, if you choose to dial in, you must use the Zoom.gov phone numbers provided. </p><p style="margin:0in 0.5in 0in 0in;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></p><div><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:1052px"><tbody><tr style="height:13.5pt"><td width="22%" valign="top" style="width:231.438px;padding:0in;height:13.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(57,57,77)">One tap mobile:<u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td></td><td valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 3.75pt;height:13.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(57,57,77)">US: </span><a href="tel:+16692545252,,1619544461" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">+16692545252,,1619544461#</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(57,57,77)"> or </span><a href="tel:+16469641167,,1619544461" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">+16469641167,,1619544461#</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(57,57,77)"><u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td></td></tr><tr style="height:13.5pt"><td width="22%" valign="top" style="width:231.438px;padding:0in;height:13.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(57,57,77)">Meeting URL:<u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td></td><td valign="top" style="padding:0in;height:13.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(57,57,77)"><a href="https://loc.zoomgov.com/j/1619544461?pwd=R0k4Y2lxY050a1pKUTRDR0MxRkxpQT09">https://loc.zoomgov.com/j/1619544461?pwd=R0k4Y2lxY050a1pKUTRDR0MxRkxpQT09</a></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(57,57,77)"><u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td></td></tr><tr style="height:13.5pt"><td width="22%" valign="top" style="width:231.438px;padding:0in;height:13.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.78px"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:14.1333px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(57,57,77)">Meeting ID:<u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td></td><td valign="top" style="padding:0in;height:13.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.78px"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:14.1333px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(57,57,77)">161 954 4461<u></u><u>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