<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#0563C1;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
span.m-3977386516390451879msohyperlink
{mso-style-name:m_-3977386516390451879msohyperlink;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Dear NACDD Network – I am very pleased to invite you all to attend a White House Virtual Forum happening <b>this Wednesday right after the Disability Policy Seminar (DPS</b>). NACDD is pleased to be a partner in this event with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Below is a brief summary of the event which focuses on barriers to the COVID-19 vaccines for people with I/DD. Please register using one of the two formats shown below if you are interested in attending.<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'>Best,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Donna <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><img width=219 height=95 style='width:2.2833in;height:.9916in' id="m_-3977386516390451879Picture_x0020_14" src="cid:image001.png@01D735E4.24507FF0" alt="Logo of White House"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>On behalf of the White House COVID-19 Response Team and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, I am pleased to invite you to a virtual forum – <b>Breaking Down Barriers for People Who Have Challenges Accessing COVID-19 Vaccination – </b>on Wednesday, April 21 at 2:30 pm EDT. This event will last approximately 90 minutes and is being hosted by Dr. Bechara Choucair, the National Vaccinations Coordinator for the White House COVID-19 Response Team. This event is an opportunity to share best practices and lessons learned from public health efforts to <b><i>improve COVID-19 vaccine access for people with disabilities </i></b>and people who are unable to leave their home. President Biden <a href="https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=17b380c2-4828b9c8-17b14c08-0cc47a6d17a8-4f93e0e8f52019d9&q=1&e=2f74e357-3ecb-4f0c-894b-bfacc5cc5ae4&u=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2F%2Fwww.whitehouse.gov%2Fbriefing-room%2Fspeeches-remarks%2F2021%2F03%2F29%2Fremarks-by-president-biden-on-the-covid-19-response-and-the-state-of-vaccinations%2F__%3B%21%21EErPFA7f--AJOw%21QM-vBTZINMGWmEv7nlcSIel5uYTN8wbptDTCZwKrT1FL9pALfTEZ64aeUQrKeeNCuec6%24" target="_blank">recently</a><span class=m-3977386516390451879msohyperlink> spoke</span> of the importance of improving access to vulnerable seniors and people with disabilities when he announced new funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to promote that objective. I hope you will join us in building on this work as we collectively share and learn more about how U.S. public health officials are promoting health equity and getting shots in the arms of the most vulnerable Americans.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='color:black;background:yellow'> </span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b>White House Virtual Forum on</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b><i>Breaking Down Barriers for People Who Have Challenges Accessing COVID-19 Vaccination</i></b><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 align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b>Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2021</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b>Time: 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM EDT</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='color:black;background:yellow'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b>You may register for this event here: <a href="https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=bdee5309-e2756a03-bdec9fc3-0cc47a6d17a8-ea19d764ac82a6f0&q=1&e=2f74e357-3ecb-4f0c-894b-bfacc5cc5ae4&u=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zoomgov.com%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_wNKCooVLQumLL6jREtjE_Q__%3B%21%21EErPFA7f--AJOw%21QM-vBTZINMGWmEv7nlcSIel5uYTN8wbptDTCZwKrT1FL9pALfTEZ64aeUQrKeT62rJ0y%24" target="_blank">https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_wNKCooVLQumLL6jREtjE_Q</a></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><a name="m_-3977386516390451879__Hlk69418845">Relay Captions will be available at this event. A link to this service will be provided during the event. If you do not see the link, please email </a><a href="mailto:dhddodrequests@cdc.gov" target="_blank">dhddodrequests@cdc.gov</a><span class=m-3977386516390451879msohyperlink>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'>An ASL Interpreter will be present.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'>Attendees who require reasonable accommodations for this event should contact <a href="mailto:dhddodrequests@cdc.gov" target="_blank">dhddodrequests@cdc.gov</a><span class=m-3977386516390451879msohyperlink> </span>by April 20, 2021.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><a name="m_-3977386516390451879__Hlk69386342">This event will be recorded and shared with individuals who have registered for this event.</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'>Please send any questions about this event to <a href="mailto:dhddodrequests@cdc.gov" target="_blank">dhddodrequests@cdc.gov</a> by April 20, 2021.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>