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<h1 style="margin-top:16px"><span style="font-size:24pt"><span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Where the Blind Work Webinar. <a href="https://u32452178.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=mTCu8dGvOkl-2BXqaCK8sZ2XZsIV-2FIHwCJ1wu82RzQMT8t64jmb9bmcUogA-2Bzxye9vP4aon8Fg6WBeh-2FuiBq6FgNLemEDmf2qw5wo3CNd9jqA-3DkFDz_R97RDu7AJbWmR9mAtUX1k9rpRwil07R8DfCTDdVmykRNgshM9Ed1lqY0lqD-2FKQsA-2BF9f86OyzkAxRBX9L7pMUWh4jGXGzZ04rbX9mlSsC4n4DAyOObnNAYtogfZoBDntODg-2FtIBigeHuSg37lcDHMrI-2BmQn3pkuWE4HOCKJknm7Cx89dfDRaSVReRv43UXcYb2kxDV1ksXSscd0k5t4-2Fm7anCcJTSzObVTQViOIBwRg-3D" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Register Now</a>, Before Time Runs Out</span></span></span></h1>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;color:black">Thursday, June 15, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern via Zoom </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;color:black">Register for this interesting and lively webinar. Learn what success in government contracting employment looks like. Join the National Federation of the Blind panel discussion with blind professionals who will share about performing tasks and managing successful careers. Where the Blind Work is a webinar series highlighting employment options and experiences that inspire and inform our community that blind and low-vision people are living the lives we want. You can too. </span></p>
<h2 style="margin-top:3px"><span style="font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:20pt;color:black">Panelists</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;color:black">Our panel, moderated by Rodney Neely, will include the following successfully-employed blind people in careers across government contracting.</span></p>
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<li style="margin-left:8px"><span style="font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;color:black">Tracy Soforenko, Contracting Officer’s Representative</span></li>
<li style="margin-left:8px"><span style="font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;color:black">Sandra Sermons, Contracting Specialist</span></li>
<li style="margin-left:8px"><span style="font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;color:black">Michael Davis, Contracting Specialist</span></li>
<li style="margin-left:8px"><span style="font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;color:black">Laura McLain, Contracting Specialist</span></li>
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<h2 style="margin-top:3px"><span style="font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:20pt;color:black">Discussion Topics</span></h2>
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<li style="margin-left:8px"><span style="font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;color:black">Hear how they manage intricate government processes, contract management systems, etc.</span></li>
<li style="margin-left:8px"><span style="font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;color:black">Discover skills that will prepare you for career success</span></li>
<li style="margin-left:8px"><span style="font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;color:black">Education, training, networking, life experience</span></li>
<li style="margin-left:8px"><span style="font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;color:black">Hear how attitudinal and accessibility barriers are overcome at work</span></li>
<li style="margin-left:8px"><span style="font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;color:black">Learn about alternative techniques and strategies used during all aspects of these jobs—Braille, tactile methods, access technology</span>.</li>
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<h2 style="margin-top:3px"><span style="font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:20pt;color:black">About National Federation of the Blind Employment Initiatives</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;color:black">With opportunities to compete in the workplace in terms of equality, blind people can achieve careers based on their dreams, talents, and abilities. The National Federation of the Blind connects working-age blind people with an opportunities and resources to compete in the workplace on terms of equality. For more information, contact Daniel Frye, Director of Employment and Professional Development Programs at <a href="https://u32452178.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=mTCu8dGvOkl-2BXqaCK8sZ2XZsIV-2FIHwCJ1wu82RzQMT8t64jmb9bmcUogA-2Bzxye9vU8harAL9I8auDJ32Oet4DFw626qw-2FvpfhQNJ49-2BJJ58-3DmFuI_R97RDu7AJbWmR9mAtUX1k9rpRwil07R8DfCTDdVmykRNgshM9Ed1lqY0lqD-2FKQsA-2BF9f86OyzkAxRBX9L7pMUS8pOKtDgnX9lwBUL7J2mPBzw8eYqjSCCCOH0DeRYydHPASGcBJJRfhxp8-2FlmFP8SKGURGHPynJc2Tt5tXwyM3pXbhKbwX-2FAXSbgYA6M0R-2FhErZhych2KVms7vHaAZqGR2Px6w7LHzBm1g50CMKOFzs-3D" rel="nofollow" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">dfrye@nfb.org</a> or 410-659-9314, extension 2393.</span></p>
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