<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><blockquote type="cite"><div><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PostalCode"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="Street"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="address"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName"><div class="Section1"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="5" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold">Join us for the <st1:personname w:st="on">Braille</st1:personname> Babies
Seminar!</span></font></b><font size="5" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Do you have or work with a child who is blind or visually
impaired? Would you like to learn ways to help your child develop
pre-reading skills to promote future literacy? Are you searching for fun and
exciting methods to stimulate your child that are convenient, affordable and
fit into your daily routine? If so, the <st1:personname w:st="on">Braille</st1:personname>
Babies seminar was designed for you! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><st1:personname w:st="on"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial">Braille</span></font></st1:personname><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family:Arial"> Babies is an exciting, hands-on
workshop created to educate and empower parents and caregivers who have
children with visual impairments. Participants will learn methods to
promote tactile learning for children with visual impairments, the basics of
braille and simple methods and toys that enhance pre-braille literacy. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Not sure if your child may be a future braille reader?
This seminar is useful for helping you decide if braille is appropriate
for your child and how to prepare him/her for life long literacy.
Developmental support, understanding your child’s unique learning
perspective and methods for working with a child who is visually impaired are
added features woven into the structure of this seminar.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Presenter and seminar developer: Kimberly Avila, M.A.,
COMS <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-style:italic">Kimberly Avila is a mother, experienced
teacher of students with visual impairments, Certified Orientation and Mobility
Specialist, published author, researcher and curriculum developer. She
has extensive experience working with persons who have visual impairments, from
extremely premature infants to senior citizens and every age in
between. <o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
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font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">All attendees will receive <u>FREE</u>
educational items to take home for their children!</span></font></b><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family:Arial"> This is a great opportunity to
meet with other parents and professionals to share experiences and resources.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">Saturday, November 20th, 2010<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">10 a.m. – 12 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on"><b><font size="3" face="Arial"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold">Rockville</span></font></b></st1:city></st1:place><b><font face="Arial"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold"> Memorial
Library<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><b><font size="3" face="Arial"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold">21 Maryland Avenue</span></font></b></st1:address></st1:street><b><font face="Arial"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">, 1st floor<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on"><b><font size="3" face="Arial"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold">Rockville</span></font></b></st1:city><b><font face="Arial"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">, <st1:state w:st="on">MD</st1:state>
<st1:postalcode w:st="on">20850</st1:postalcode></span></font></b></st1:place><b><font face="Arial"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold"><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="3" face="Arial"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Parking is available on the street (meters) and in the
garage (pay to park) across from the library. The closest metro station is
Rockville Metro on the red line.</span></font><b><font face="Arial"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold"><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Child care and light refreshments will be provided.
This event is FREE!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">Please RSVP</span></font></b><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family:Arial"> by contacting <st1:personname w:st="on">Andrea Noel</st1:personname> at 240-737-5171 or <a href="mailto:arnoel@clb.org"><a href="mailto:arnoel@clb.org">arnoel@clb.org</a></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">Saturday, December 4th: </span></font></b><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial"> <st1:personname w:st="on"><u>Braille</u></st1:personname><u> Book Club</u> will meet at the
Martin Luther King, Jr. Library (<st1:address w:st="on"><st1:street w:st="on">901
G Street</st1:street> <st1:city w:st="on">NW</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">DC</st1:state></st1:address>;
Metro center or Gallery Place/Chinatown metro). The club begins at 11
a.m. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></font><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">Please join us for our annual Children
& Family <st1:place w:st="on">Holiday</st1:place> Party!<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">Saturday, December 11th, 2010<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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