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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>Subject:</b> [Nfbnet-members-list] Coming up Monday: Blind Entrepreneurship Showcase<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:106%'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#2F5496;font-weight:normal'>Blind Entrepreneurship Showcase<o:p></o:p></span></h1><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:106%;break-after:avoid'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#2F5496;font-weight:normal'>Monday June 21, 6:00 – 7:30 PM Eastern<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%'>Hosted by the Andrew Heiskell Braille & Talking Book Library’s tech team.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%'>Our panel of blind people in business will share what motivated them to become entrepreneurs, the resources and community support that have helped them succeed, and what strategies and technologies they use to do business the accessible way. As always, we’ll include plenty of time for Q&A!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%'>Our panelists include:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=gmail-msolistparagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;line-height:106%'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span>Khadija Bari, Meat and Bread (American Fusion restaurant, Manhattan)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=gmail-msolistparagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;line-height:106%'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span>J.J. Meddaugh, AT Guys (assistive tech products and consultancy)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=gmail-msolistparagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;line-height:106%'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span>TJ Olsen, Project Parlor (bar and event space, Brooklyn)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=gmail-msolistparagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:.5in;line-height:106%'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span>Catarina Rivera, Blindish Latina (diversity, equity & inclusion consultancy)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%'>Feel free to share this invitation with your networks, and please register here:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%'><a href="https://nypl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrdeyrrTguHt1QUnAU6mY10fJOxBdhYcnS">https://nypl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrdeyrrTguHt1QUnAU6mY10fJOxBdhYcnS</a><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Chancey S. Fleet<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Assistive Technology Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>(212) 621-0627<br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>