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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Hello:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> I thought the following might be of interest.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Robert<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>The 2026 Innovation in Science, learning a New Direction, (ISLAND) Conference on Disability will be held as a virtual event on Monday, August 31, Tuesday, September 1, and Wednesday, September 2, 2026. The sessions will commence at 6:00 PM EDT and conclude by 8:00 PM on each of these three consecutive days.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Registration is free for everyone to attend this year if received by August 15, 2026. Registrations received after this date will be accommodated on a first come first serve basis. For more information about conference registration or to submit an abstract for presentation, please go to: <a href="http://www.islandconference.org">www.islandconference.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Abstract submissions are now open for this year’s proceedings and must be received by July 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT. Accepted presenters will be notified by July 15, 2026.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The 17<sup>th</sup> annual ISLAND conference serves as a forum for science educators, access technology professionals, vocational rehabilitation personnel, teachers of the visually impaired, special education faculty, and persons with disabilities that are interested in making Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields of study more accessible to persons with disabilities. The members of the organizing team are looking forward to this year’s ISLAND conference, and we hope that you will be able to attend. More information regarding program schedule will be made available on the conference website by or before July 15, 2026.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'>President and Founder, Independence Science<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'>3000 Kent Ave<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'>Suite 1718<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'>West Lafayette, Indiana 47906<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'>(He/Him/His)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'>“If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything.”</span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'>-Dr. Emmett Brown (Back to the Future, 1985)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>