<div dir="ltr"><div>Greetings</div><div><br></div><div>We now have a Zoom Link and Call-In Information.  Please find below our excerpt from the NFBNYS Inc. virtual convention agenda.</div><div><br></div>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-f366245b-7fff-d9d4-db98-f82a5506c2be"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Monday October 19, 2020</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">    </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">7:00 pm New York Association of Guide Dog Users, Heather Bird, President</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-indent:36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The New York Association of Guide Dog Users (NYAGDU) presents a guided discussion on diversity in the guide dog community. Diversity applies to the handlers of guide dogs, the guide dogs themselves, the trainers who train guide dogs, puppy raisers, school employees/staff, and the diverse public that encounter guide dogs and handlers. Diversity, when embraced, provides a rich and complex web of opportunities and perspectives. However, it also creates a plethora of challenges. The age, gender, sex, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religious/cultural background, socio economic status, marital status, disability status, physical appearance, country of origin, living situation, place of residence, language(s) spoken, and much more affect the experiences of handlers, trainers, and others who work with or encounter guide dogs and their handlers/ Additionally, the age, breed, sex, raising, training, genetics, personality, and handling of a guide dog all impact their and their handlers experience. Come participate in a discussion of these and other factors through the lens of diversity within the guide dog community.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-indent:36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://zoom.us/j/5288506207?pwd=UnlzNEpUUnMzVFo1MUpxc01Xa3pVQT09" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,99,193);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://zoom.us/j/5288506207?pwd=UnlzNEpUUnMzVFo1MUpxc01Xa3pVQT09</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-indent:36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Meeting ID: 528 850 6207</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">    </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Passcode: 2223632</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-indent:36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">+16468769923,,5288506207# US (New York)</span></p>

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