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--></style></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I would say not so ordinary! Some people would say you are extraordinary! You don’t let deafblindness get in the way of having a progressive life!</p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for sharing</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0cm'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:nfb-db@nfbnet.org">Chris Westbrook via NFB-DB</a><br><b>Sent: </b>November 16, 2021 8:16 AM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:nfb-db@nfbnet.org">NFB Deaf-Blind Division Mailing List</a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:westbchris@gmail.com">Chris Westbrook</a><br><b>Subject: </b>[NFB-DB] my story</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am deaf blind. I wear a hearing aid on one side and a cochlear implant on the other side. I am 37 years old. I am first vice president of our jigsaw chapter hear in Pennsylvania, which is what we call our at large chapter for those who do not live near a chapter. I am also secretary of our deaf blind division here in Pennsylvania. Outside of NFB, I play the violin and am involved in my church. I am also employed as an accessibility engineer, helping test websites for accessibility. That is me in a nutshell. Pretty ordinary.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>