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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" style="font-size:16pt;">I am not sure, but I get these e-mails thought it was of interest to you all.<br id="FontBreak"></font><br><br><div><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">Vision loss. Everyone experiences it, but few want to talk about it. </span></div><div><div class="ecxWordSection1">
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<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">On Wednesday,
<b>April 23rd at 7:30 pm</b>, tune into our latest podcast, <b><i>I'm Not Blind--I Just Can't See, </i></b>where we explore vision loss from different points of view. We'll talk to three professionals about how people overcome their fears, deal with the new
reality of changing vision and how to make the most of what they have. </span></p>
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<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1A1A1A;">Ana Dureas</span></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1A1A1A;"> of the
<b>New York State Commission for the Blind, </b><i> </i><b>Dr. Bruce Rosenthal </b>
of <b>Lighthouse Low Vision Service </b>and <b>Kate Grathwol</b> of <b>Vision Loss Resources</b> in Minneapolis will be our guests. They'll also take questions from the audience. You can tune in here: </span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ccvip/2014/04/23/im-not-blind-i-just-cant-see" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0739C8;">http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ccvip/2014/04/23/im-not-blind-i-just-cant-see</span></a></span></p>
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<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1A1A1A;">Next week: on April 30 at 7 pm when we'll talk to
<b>DJ Nash,</b> the creator of <b><i>Growing Up Fisher</i>. </b></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#0739C8;"><a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ccvip/2014/04/30/growing-up-fisher-a-conversation-with-dj-nash" target="_blank">http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ccvip/2014/04/30/growing-up-fisher-a-conversation-with-dj-nash</a></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"></span></p>
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<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1A1A1A;">And in case you missed it, tune into our latest podcast,
<b><i>Accessible Astronomy: Reach for the Stars. </i></b>We talked to Dr. Elena Sabbi of the Space Telescope Science Institute about a new accessible astronomy book:
<i>Reach for the Stars. </i>We also talk to David Gaynes, the director of Saving Hubble, a documentary about the great space telescope. You can listen here:
</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#0739C8;"><a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ccvip/2014/04/18/accessible-astronomy-reach-for-the-stars-1" target="_blank">http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ccvip/2014/04/18/accessible-astronomy-reach-for-the-stars-1</a></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"></span></p>
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<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">We had one of the best conferences ever this year. In case you missed it, we have some of the highlights here:<span style="color:#1F497D;"></span></span></p>
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<p class="ecxMsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1A1A1A;">Early in
<b>Deborah Dagit's </b>career, employers would take one look at her and say, "I'm sorry, but..." At our conference she told a rapt audience that her greatest disability was in the minds of people who interviewed her. This is her story: <a href="http://bit.ly/1hQiaPU" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0739C8;">http://bit.ly/1hQiaPU</span></a></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;"></span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal" style=""><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1A1A1A;">Dora Lopez
</span></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1A1A1A;">was born in Peru with Usher Syndrome and Retinitis Pigmentosa. When she moved to the U.S., she had the double challenge of learning American Sign Language and finding
work. Not only did she ace her interviews, she learned all of the technology she had to use on the job. Here's her story: <a href="http://youtu.be/_pSlAi8E2i4" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0739C8;">http://youtu.be/_pSlAi8E2i4</span></a></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;"></span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1A1A1A;">We also heard from<b> Gary Grassman:</b>
<a href="http://youtu.be/4VvIErOTUIQ" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0739C8;">http://youtu.be/4VvIErOTUIQ</span></a></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;"></span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1A1A1A;">and our own<b> Lynne Tatum:</b> </span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><a href="http://youtu.be/_v-2SB4oeEc" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0739C8;">http://youtu.be/_v-2SB4oeEc</span></a><span style="color:#1F497D;"></span></span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal" style=""><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1A1A1A;">Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer</span></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1A1A1A;">
re-affirmed her support for accessible pedestrian signals: <a href="http://youtu.be/oLtyzUXRUN8" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0739C8;">http://youtu.be/oLtyzUXRUN8</span></a></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;"></span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1A1A1A;">and handed out awards to our long-time board member
<b>Julie Jansen:</b> <a href="http://youtu.be/xph79xU9u7U" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0739C8;">http://youtu.be/xph79xU9u7U</span></a></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;"></span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal" style=""><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1A1A1A;">David Birdsell:</span></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1A1A1A;"> <a href="http://youtu.be/Ce9ISDeVNwU" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0739C8;">http://youtu.be/Ce9ISDeVNwU</span></a></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;">
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<p class="ecxMsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1A1A1A;">and
<b>Iris Rosen:</b> <a href="http://youtu.be/jgmtyW9VQHc" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0739C8;">http://youtu.be/jgmtyW9VQHc</span></a></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;"></span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1A1A1A;">We also honored <b>Arnie Kramer</b> from the Commission for the Blind: <a href="http://youtu.be/Q5RCaJs1xtA" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0739C8;">http://youtu.be/Q5RCaJs1xtA</span></a></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;"></span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1A1A1A;">T<b>he Jericho Project</b> was one of several employers who received a <b>Breaking Barriers
Award </b>for hiring one of our former students <b>Derrek Pollitt</b>:<a href="http://youtu.be/44zGI2Mn2_0" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0739C8;">http://youtu.be/44zGI2Mn2_0</span></a></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"></span></p>
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