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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Sharing FYI <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img width=500 height=113 style='width:5.2083in;height:1.177in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D6B6BC.9CE24630" alt="Image removed by sender. AFB. American Foundation for the Blind. Expanding possibilities for people with vision loss."></span></b><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img width=601 height=150 style='width:6.2604in;height:1.5625in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D6B6BC.9CE24630" alt="Image removed by sender. An older White woman wears a mask and runs an errand with her dog guide. A middle-aged Hispanic man disinfects products in a kitchen. An elementary age White boy sits at a desk looking at a math program on the computer. His hands are on the keyboard. A White man stands behind the boy and leans over to look at the computer screen. A young Black woman uses a laptop computer in her home office."></span><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Engage in Dialogue Sparked by the Flatten Inaccessibility and Access Engagement Reports</span></strong><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Town Hall #3:</span></strong><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> November 10 from 2-3 PM Eastern<br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Topic:</span></strong> Education Across the Lifespan<br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Presenters:</span></strong> Dr. L. Penny Rosenblum, AFB, Director of Research<br>Dr. Tina S. Herzberg, University of South Carolina Upstate, Professor<br>Dr. Tiffany Wild, The Ohio State University, Associate Professor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The <a href="https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=c0074f4e8c&e=c0a860b2b9">Flatten Inaccessibility report</a> examined the impact of COVID-19 on 1,921 adults with visual impairments and the <a href="https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=95081097fb&e=c0a860b2b9">Access and Engagement survey</a> examined the impact of COVID-19 on education for 455 children and 1,028 teachers of students with visual impairments and orientation and mobility specialists.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>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. During the November 10 AFB Town Hall, we'll be digging into the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on <a href="https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=35c99a0a01&e=c0a860b2b9" target="_blank">students from birth to 21 years of age with visual impairments, their families, and professionals in the United States and Canada</a> as well as the impact on <a href="https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=5649bdb481&e=c0a860b2b9">adults attending college, graduate school, or rehabilitation training programs</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=020889319e&e=c0a860b2b9" target="_blank">Register for the AFB Town Hall #3: Education Across the Lifespan</a></span></strong><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><br><br>When you register for the AFB Town Hall you’ll be given an opportunity to submit questions or comments in advance. During the live sessions, questions and comments from those who registered, along with questions entered into the Q&A feature of Zoom, will be fielded by the panelists.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Many thanks to JPMorgan Chase & Co. and the James H. and Alice Teubert Charitable Trust for their generous support of the AFB Town Halls.<br><br>Thank you,<br><br>AFB Communications<br><a href="mailto:communications@afb.org?subject=Flatten%20Inaccessibilty%20Research%20Report%20Email" target="_blank">communications@afb.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center'><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><br><br><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border:none;border-top:solid #E5E5E5 1.0pt' id=canspamBarWrapper><tr><td valign=top style='border:none;padding:15.0pt 0in 15.0pt 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 id=canspamBar><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 15.0pt 3.75pt 15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center;line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#606060'>This email was sent to <a href="mailto:plipovsky@cfl.rr.com" target="_blank">plipovsky@cfl.rr.com</a> <br><a href="https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/about?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=ec813cd965&e=c0a860b2b9&c=94e1612427" target="_blank"><em><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>why did I get this?</span></em></a> <a href="https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=ec813cd965&e=c0a860b2b9&c=94e1612427">unsubscribe from this list</a> <a href="https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/profile?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=ec813cd965&e=c0a860b2b9">update subscription preferences</a> <br>American Foundation for the Blind · 1401 South Clark Street · Suite 730 · Arlington, Virginia 22202 · USA <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=1 height=1 style='width:.0104in;height:.0104in' id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D6B6BC.9CE24630" alt="Image removed by sender."></span><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>