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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>FYI…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Kindest regards, Sherry<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Sherry Shirek<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Secretary – Social Events Committee Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>National Federation of the Blind of North Dakota<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Website <a href="www.nfbnd.org"><span style='color:blue'>www.nfbnd.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Voice/text 701-781-3055<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Email <a href="mailto:sherrybeth7@gmail.com"><span style='color:blue'>sherrybeth7@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><img border=0 width=304 height=378 style='width:3.1666in;height:3.9375in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D369BB.E0C40560" alt="NFBND Logo RGB Square.jpg"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Kelly Gasque via announce [mailto:announce@acblists.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 30, 2017 8:54 AM<br><b>To:</b> leadership@acblists.org; announce@acblists.org<br><b>Cc:</b> Kelly Gasque <kgasque@acb.org><br><b>Subject:</b> [announce] Article: Virgin Atlantic has launched in-flight entertainment for blind people<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Virgin Atlantic has launched in-flight entertainment for blind people<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Article Link: <a href="https://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30489975/www.breakingnews.ie?p=eyJzIjoiWV9xM2E5NTMtSFBrWkZJaHlTX1VMb3poSGV3IiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDQ4OTk3NSxcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvd3d3LmJyZWFraW5nbmV3cy5pZVxcXC9kaXNjb3ZlclxcXC92aXJnaW4tYXRsYW50aWMtaGFzLWxhdW5jaGVkLWluLWZsaWdodC1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50LWZvci1ibGluZC1wZW9wbGUtODE1OTMwLmh0bWxcIixcImlkXCI6XCJhMjNmMDc5MzRmYjI0YzMyYjY5MjA2ODgyZjIzMjA4Y1wiLFwidXJsX2lkc1wiOltcIjgxMzgzMzc4MjU5ZmJlYzk5YjgxOTYxOTIzYmUyOGQ5YjA1M2I3NTZcIl19In0">http://www.breakingnews.ie/discover/virgin-atlantic-has-launched-in-flight-entertainment-for-blind-people-815930.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Everyone knows that the only way to get through a long-haul flight is to plug in your headphones and queue up a list of films you want to watch on the in-flight entertainment. But if you’re visually impaired, the outdated technology on most aeroplanes can make tuning in impossible.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Now Virgin Atlantic has become the latest carrier to improve the experience of flying for its blind passengers, by offering audio description on its entertainment system.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The innovative technology, designed by tech firm Bluebox, will offer a recorded narration through headphones, explaining the action during gaps in a film’s dialogue.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>From now on, passengers can specially request the handheld tablet from the cabin crew prior to takeoff. The touchscreen device comes loaded with a list of current film and TV titles – all of which have been adapted to offer audio narration.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Mark Anderson, a spokesperson for Virgin Atlantic, said: “Today I’m very proud to announce a global aviation first, and that is that we’ve pioneered new technology to give our blind and our visually-impaired customers access to all of our great in-flight entertainment.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Virgin Atlantic says it has tested the new feature with charity Guide Dogs for the Blind, reporting positive feedback from visually-impaired passengers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=1 height=1 style='width:.0104in;height:.0104in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D369BB.E0C40560" alt="Image removed by sender."></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>