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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>In January there are a lot of great calls coming up.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>The first call of the month was this past Sunday, the 13<sup>th of January at 7:00 P.M. , </sup>my deepest apologies to Carl, as this monthly reminder has gone out after the seniors group call has taken place. In future, the monthly events email will come out on the first day of each month.) I hope the call was a great success, and again, I extend my apologies to Carl and the Blind Seniors Group.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Tomorrow, Tuesday, January 15<sup>th</sup> will be the At-Large chapter’s monthly call. The call will take place at 8:00 P.M. The call-in info follows:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>(218) 339-4932 77741<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>This Sunday the 20<sup>th</sup> will be the monthly NYAGDU conference call. This will be the first in a series featuring a different guide dog school and what makes them unique each month. We will have Lucas Frank from the Seeing Eye to speak about their unique take on clicker training paired with an auditory target and other features of the Seeing Eye’s training program. The call will be at 8:00 on January 20<sup>th </sup>using the following call-in information:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>(605) 475-4786 869480<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Next Tuesday, January 22<sup>nd</sup> there will be a New York Parents of Blind Children conference call at 8:00 P.M. Topics will include thee Braille Readers are Leaders contest, the importance of teaching Braille to all visually impaired children, a discussion of the Braille Bill and the process of helping older blind students to decide when and how to use Braille in conjunction with recorded, large print, and electronic formats. Call-in Info:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>(605) 475-4786 869480<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>The last call of the month will be the Blind Parents of New York on Wednesday, January 23<sup>rd</sup> at 8:00 P.M. This month they will be discussing the topics of screen time, internet security and technology supervision from an accessibility standpoint. This discussion may be helpful to others who work with or care for children where technology is used, so feel free to join in the call.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>(605) 475-4786 869480<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>