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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0088CC" vlink="#0088CC"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Freedom Scientific Blog <donotreply@wordpress.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 26, 2018 11:51 AM<br><b>To:</b> mota1252@gmail.com<br><b>Subject:</b> [New post] Saying good bye to an old friend…<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#DDDDDD'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Miguel Abdo posted: "When someone is as well recognized and regarded as Jonathan Mosen, it is hard to consider our company without his presence… his spirit, his informed perspective, and of course, his unique voice and the way he gets others to open up on our FScast interview" <o:p></o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;min-width: 320px'><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='max-width:768.0pt;background:white'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#43A4D0'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#EFEFEF;border:none;border-bottom:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt'><tr><td style='border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:4.8pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.05in;margin-left:0in;font-size:16px!important;margin:20px!important'><span style='font-size:26.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#464646;font-weight:normal'>New post on </span><strong><span style='font-size:26.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#464646'>Freedom Scientific Blog</span></strong><span style='font-size:26.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#464646;font-weight:normal'> <o:p></o:p></span></h2></td><td style='border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0088CC;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img width=32 height=32 style='width:.3333in;height:.3333in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D45592.5C4CCBF0" alt="Image removed by sender."></span><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0088CC'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white'><tr><td style='padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="http://blog.freedomscientific.com/?author=6"><span style='color:#2585B2;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=50 height=50 style='width:.5208in;height:.5208in' id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D45592.5C4CCBF0" alt="Image removed by sender."></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><h2 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="/saying-good-bye-to-an-old-friend/"><u><span style='color:#2585B2'>Saying good bye to an old friend…</span></u></a><o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#888888'>by <a href="http://blog.freedomscientific.com/?author=6"><u><span style='color:#2585B2'>Miguel Abdo</span></u></a> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><div style='margin-top:12.0pt'><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#444444'>When someone is as well recognized and regarded as Jonathan Mosen, it is hard to consider our company without his presence… his spirit, his informed perspective, and of course, his unique voice and the way he gets others to open up on our FScast interviews.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#444444'>It’s true. Jonathan will be leaving us soon for a very exciting opportunity within our industry. If we could have it any other way we would, but alas he must move on.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#444444'>Jonathan has been with Freedom Scientific for twelve years and made great contributions to our company and industry. He started as the Product Manager for Blindness Hardware, was a key voice in PAC Mate and the Focus braille display but is most famous as “the voice of FScast,” and the master behind our social media and blog postings.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#444444'>Prior to Jonathan’s time with Freedom Scientific, he was a leader at other companies and non-profit organizations in our industry and has always been a strong advocate for blindness causes. But throughout all his contributions and involvement, in many ways Jonathan is just a down-to earth guy you can talk to about issues, ideas, or various topics, and always get a profound perspective.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#444444'>As one can imagine, replacing a unique individual like Jonathan is not easy, and FScast, which he envisioned from the beginning, must live on. It may take on a different personality but with over 150 episodes since the first episode in December 2006, Jonathan’s indelible mark has been made.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#444444'>Soon the news of Jonathan’s new destination will be made public, but for now all of us at Freedom Scientific want to thank him for his tremendous contributions to our company and our industry. Although we say goodbye and part ways as co-workers, we are certain that our paths will continue to cross, as Jonathan’s dedication to this industry and appreciation for our technology will continue.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#444444'>From all of us at Freedom Scientific, good luck Jonathan, and thanks for everything!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='border-top:solid #EEEEEE 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #EEEEEE 1.0pt;border-right:none;padding:11.0pt 0in 11.0pt 0in;margin-top:3.0pt;overflow:hidden'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:160%'><strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:160%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#999999'><a href="http://blog.freedomscientific.com/?author=6"><u><span style='color:#2585B2'>Miguel Abdo</span></u></a></span></strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:160%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#999999'> | September 26, 2018 at 12:50 pm | URL: <a href="https://wp.me/p94NCs-3w"><u><span style='color:#2585B2'>https://wp.me/p94NCs-3w</span></u></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=0 style='width:0in'><tr><td width=10 style='width:7.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="/saying-good-bye-to-an-old-friend/#respond"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:white;border:solid #11729E 1.0pt;padding:4.0pt;background:#2585B2'>Comment</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <a href="/saying-good-bye-to-an-old-friend/#comments"><u><span style='color:#2585B2'>See all comments</span></u></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#EFEFEF;border:none;border-top:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt'><tr><td style='border:none;border-top:solid #F3F3F3 1.0pt;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt'><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#444444'><a href="https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=fed1e21f6adab7783b9c4c29870eb282&email=mota1252%40gmail.com&b=svqacVmRYgDkJUYsP4a-bQWEh4_Tu2vNHj0M7zRVjwHz0NTjNw9M8VlAmgWMvcDcu5E312oRCgq0hqAqUpKYJqQS5ZMktDjfPp5i3PGgSyGOwds%3D"><u><span style='color:#2585B2'>Unsubscribe</span></u></a> to no longer receive posts from Freedom Scientific Blog.<br>Change your email settings at <a href="https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=fed1e21f6adab7783b9c4c29870eb282&email=mota1252%40gmail.com"><u><span style='color:#2585B2'>Manage Subscriptions</span></u></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:16.8pt'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#444444'>Trouble clicking?</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#444444'> Copy and paste this URL into your browser: <br><a href="/saying-good-bye-to-an-old-friend/"><u><span style='color:#2585B2'>/saying-good-bye-to-an-old-friend/</span></u></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#43A4D0'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=1 height=1 style='width:.0104in;height:.0104in' id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D45592.5C4CCBF0" alt="Image removed by sender."></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>