<div dir="auto">Great resource for you! Please read and share with others.</div><div><br clear="all"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Dorothy Griffin - President <div>National Federation of the Blind of Georgia</div><div><a href="mailto:dgriffin@nfbga.org" target="_blank">dgriffin@nfbga.org</a></div><div>770-374-4832</div><div><br></div><div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-repeat:repeat">The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. Our collective power, determination, and diversity achieve the aspirations of all blind people.</span><u></u><u></u></p><div><span style="font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-repeat:repeat"><br></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Janice Barrocas, LPC, CRC</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:janice@adjustingtovisionloss.com">janice@adjustingtovisionloss.com</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Jul 6, 2026 at 11:11\u202fAM<br>Subject: The Assistive Technology Help Desk is now Open!<br>To: Dorothy Griffin <<a href="mailto:dgriffin@nfbga.org">dgriffin@nfbga.org</a>>, ernic eyma <<a href="mailto:Ernic.eyma@gmail.com">Ernic.eyma@gmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="background-color:transparent">Dear Colleague,</span></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b style="background-color:transparent"><span class="gmail_default"></span>Georgia Task Force for Empowering Blind Independence <span class="gmail_default">is</span></b> pleased to announce a new
statewide resource <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">offering</span> timely, no-cost assistive technology
support for Georgians living with vision loss.</font><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent"> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent"><br></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Do</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> you </span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">know someone </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">having trouble with a screen reader, magnification software, </span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">or smartphone </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">accessibility features</span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">?</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent"></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">Call the </span>Assistive Technology (AT) Help Desk<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><font face="arial, sans-serif">404-500-9082 or <a href="mailto:help@tfebi.org" target="_blank">help@tfebi.org</a><b></b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Monday through Friday 7:00 a.m. \u2013 5:00 p.m. E<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">T</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Cost: Free</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">All </span></span><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">AT</span></font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent"> Help Desk <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">Team members </span></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">have successfully completed the Assistive Technology Instructor<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"> (ATI)</span> training program </span><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">at World </span>Services for the Blind<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"></span></b><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent"> and
are currently completing their supervised hours toward </span><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent">Certified Assistive
Technology Instructional Specialist (CATIS)</b><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent"> or </span><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent">Assistive Technology
Instructor (ATI)</b><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent"> certification<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">s. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The AT Helpdesk offers brief
trouble shooting and technical assistance<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"> on</span>:</font></p>
<ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0in">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><font face="arial, sans-serif">JAWS</font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><font face="arial, sans-serif">NVDA</font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><font face="arial, sans-serif">ZoomText</font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Fusion</font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Windows accessibility features</font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><font face="arial, sans-serif">iPhone and Android accessibility</font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><font face="arial, sans-serif">VoiceOver and TalkBack</font></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><i><b>The
AT Help Desk is not equipped to provide training.<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"> </span></b></i></font><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Our </span><span class="gmail_default" style="background-color:transparent;font-family:arial,sans-serif">mission</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:arial,sans-serif"> is to provide rapid, knowledgeable assistance to minimize downtime associated with highly specialized assistive technology problems. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color:transparent"><span class="gmail_default">Call or email the</span> <b>AT Help Desk<span class="gmail_default"> </span></b></font><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b>404-500-9082 </b>or <b><a href="mailto:help@tfebi.org" target="_blank">help@tfebi.org</a></b><span class="gmail_default">. </span></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent">Please feel free to share this resource with your clients, colleagues,
and community partners. For additional information visit </span><a href="https://tfebi.org/?utm_source=chatgpt.com" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">TFEBI.org</span></a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent">\u2060. Thank you for your continued
commitment to Georgians living with blindness or low vision <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">who </span>get the job
done!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></p><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><blockquote type="cite" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span><font face="arial, sans-serif"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline">Janice Barrocas, LPC, CRC - Co-Founder and Board Chair</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline">Georgia Task Force for Empowering Blind Independence (EIN: 39-3404998)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline">Fiscal Sponsor: Tennessee Disability Coalition (EIN: 62-1447320)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="mailto:janice@adjustingtovisionloss.com" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);vertical-align:baseline">janice@adjustingtovisionloss.com</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline">404-805-5134</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/2566+Shallowford+Rd.,+Ste.+104+%23157?entry=gmail&source=g">2566 Shallowford Rd., Ste. 104 #157</a>, Atlanta, Georgia 30345</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.tfebi.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><span style="vertical-align:baseline">www.tfebi.org</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline"> </span></p></font></span></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font><br></p></div>
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