<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img src="x-apple-ql-id://A4AAD89A-7219-44C9-A1C1-224E92E50D17/x-apple-ql-magic/8448E49A-4D7D-452F-A378-EA8933A81348.jpg" class="s3" style="width: 125px; height: 125px;"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; padding-left: 216px;"></span><span style="width: 128px; height: 113px;"><img src="x-apple-ql-id://7F124E0F-6592-4343-BEF7-A8ECB0205C04/x-apple-ql-magic/E5E5B59C-3A3C-4662-9BAC-BE0ADE73A2B4.jpg" class="s4" style="width: 128px; height: 113px;"></span></span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s6" style="text-align: start; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span class="s5" style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 28.799999237060547px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Accessible Astronomy Workshops Offered</span></span></p><p class="s6" style="text-align: start; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span class="s5" style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 28.799999237060547px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">For Students who are Blind or Visually Impaired</span></span></p><p class="s6" style="text-align: start; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s7" style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 28.799999237060547px;">Two tactile astronomy workshops will be offered on </span></span><span class="s5" style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 28.799999237060547px;">Saturday</span></span><span class="s5" style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 28.799999237060547px;">, </span></span><span class="s5" style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 28.799999237060547px;">May 21, 2016 </span></span><span class="s7" style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 28.799999237060547px;">at the McCarthy Observatory in New Milford, Connecticut. </span></span></span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span class="s7" style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 28.799999237060547px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Noreen Grice, an accessible astronomy educator, author and founder of You Can Do Astronomy LLC, will present both workshops. </span></span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s7" style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 28.799999237060547px;">The </span></span><span class="s5" style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 28.799999237060547px;">Constellation W</span></span><span class="s5" style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 28.799999237060547px;">orkshop</span></span><span class="s7" style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 28.799999237060547px;"> takes place from 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and includes activities on how to identify star patterns by touch using a tactile star chart. In the </span></span><span class="s5" style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 28.799999237060547px;">Moon Workshop</span></span><span class="s7" style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 28.799999237060547px;">, offered from 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., students will learn to identify the moon’s phases and explore the lunar surface. Both workshops include hands-on activities and materials to take home.</span></span></span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s7" style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 28.799999237060547px;">These workshops are presented at no charge to students and are designed for </span></span><span class="s5" style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 28.799999237060547px;">blind or visually impaired</span></span><span class="s7" style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 28.799999237060547px;"> </span></span><span class="s5" style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 28.799999237060547px;">students in grades 7 – 12</span></span><span class="s7" style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 28.799999237060547px;">. Students can sign up for one or both workshops. Participation is </span></span><span class="s5" style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 28.799999237060547px;">limited to 16 students for each workshop</span></span><span class="s7" style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 28.799999237060547px;">, and pre-registration is required.</span></span></span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span class="s7" style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 28.799999237060547px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Please contact Elaine Green (<a href="mailto:ebgreen2fly@aol.com">ebgreen2fly@aol.com</a>) to register for one or both workshops, or call <a dir="ltr" href="tel:203-526-7071" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1">203-526-7071</a> with any questions. When registering, please state whether the participating student reads Braille or large print, and provide a contact email for the student.</span></span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span class="s7" style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 28.799999237060547px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The McCarthy Observatory is located on the campus of New Milford High School, Route 7, New Milford, Connecticut. You Can Do Astronomy LLC makes astronomy and space science accessible.</span></span></p></div></body></html>