[NFBF-L] FW: Reminder-AFB Town Hall #1: Healthcare, Transportation, and Voting

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From: American Foundation for the Blind communications 
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2020 10:58 AM
Subject: Reminder-AFB Town Hall #1: Healthcare, Transportation, and Voting

 





Engage in Dialogue Sparked by the Flatten Inaccessibility and Access
Engagement Reports

Town Hall #1: October 23 from 2-3 PM Eastern
Topics: Healthcare, Transportation, and Voting
Presenter: Dr. L. Penny Rosenblum, AFB, Director of Research

The Flatten Inaccessibility report
<https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id
=2f99e8b74e&e=c0a860b2b9>  examined the impact of COVID-19 on 1,921 adults
with visual impairments and the Access and Engagement survey
<https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id
=22dd891a4d&e=c0a860b2b9>  examined the impact of COVID-19 on the education
of 455 children and 1,028 teachers of students with visual impairments and
orientation and mobility specialists.

These reports contain a wealth of information on timely topics important to
those with visual impairments, family members, educators, employers,
policymakers, and anyone else who is invested in accessibility and
inclusivity for those with vision loss. You can read the entire report at
www.afb.org/FlattenInaccessibility
<https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id
=df885d8557&e=c0a860b2b9> , or dive into the specific topics we'll be
discussing at the October 23 Town Hall:

*	Healthcare
<https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id
=0ad1f40320&e=c0a860b2b9> 
*	Transportation
<https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id
=1a4b2ac822&e=c0a860b2b9> 
*	Voting
<https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id
=e28030407d&e=c0a860b2b9> 


Register for Town Hall #1: Healthcare, Transportation, and Voting
<https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id
=85d66532d9&e=c0a860b2b9> 

When you register for any of the AFB Town Halls, you'll be given an
opportunity to submit questions or comments in advance. During the live
sessions, the panelists will field questions and comments submitted in
advance, along with questions entered into the Q&A feature of Zoom. Live
captions and ASL will be provided for each town hall.


Thank you,

AFB Communications



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