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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Inter;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>Please forward this to those who would be interested.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Inter;color:#242424;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>Thurs MAY 23, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Inter;color:#242424;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>2PM to 4PM (EST) </span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Inter;color:#242424;background:white'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Inter;color:#242424;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Inter;color:#242424;background:white'>TOPIC: Non-24 Hour Sleep Wake Disorder<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Inter;color:#242424;background:white'>Attendees will learn about the biology and symptoms <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Inter;color:#242424;background:white'>of Non-24 and how to access no-cost resources available. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Inter;color:#242424;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Inter;color:#242424;background:white'>Join Florida Outreach Center for the Blind, Inc. and our guest speaker, Vicki Preddy, MSN/RN. She will discuss “Non-24”, a rare circadian rhythm disorder that appears when someone’s internal body clock is not operating in alignment with the 24-hour external world clock that most people live by. It results in <b><u>severe disturbances in someone’s sleep and wake patterns. This disorder occurs with high frequency in people with total blindness, but it can affect those with low vision as well. <o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Inter;color:#242424;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Inter;color:#242424;background:white'>Non-24-hour sleep-wake disorder is most common in people with total blindness, due to the lack of light input reaching the internal clock. It’s estimated that approximately 50% of completely blind people have N24SWD. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Inter;color:#242424;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell",serif;color:#1D2228'>ZOOM <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell",serif;color:#1D2228'>Meeting ID: 835 8160 5488<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell",serif;color:#1D2228'>Passcode: 182630<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell",serif;color:#1D2228'>ZOOM BY PHONE:</span></u></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell",serif;color:#1D2228'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell",serif;color:#1D2228'>1-312-626-6799 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell",serif;color:#1D2228'>ZOOM BY COMPUTER<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/us02web.zoom.us/j/83581605488?pwd=UWYvTVZ2Q2RRejhJamVJREF4Rlltdz09__;!!COIdcu9TKnUF_QTdrw!JiD21OsK47Ux7j7fntI2JUtAq-NYi2H9HiqiQv9iEfA1OtAOBNs6ZkofuAkmfOwTETQ$" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell",serif'>https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83581605488?pwd=UWYvTVZ2Q2RRejhJamVJREF4Rlltdz09 [us02web.zoom.us]</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell",serif;color:#1D2228'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#111111'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Inter;color:#242424;background:white'>FOR INFO on the workshop, and FOCB’s FREE CLASSES, TRAINING & MORE, <b><u>CONTACT </u></b></span><b><u><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Inter;color:black;background:white'>Carolyn Lapp</span></u></b><b><u><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Inter;color:#242424;background:white'> at FOCB:</span></u></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Inter;color:#242424;background:white'> 561-</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Inter;color:black;background:white'>642-0005<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:Info_focb@bellsouth.net">Info_focb@bellsouth.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell",serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Inter;color:#242424;background:white'>The Florida Outreach Center for the Blind is a nonprofit organization/training facility that is nationally accredited by the Association for Education & Rehabilitation of the Blind & Visually Impaired (AER) and has met all standards set by the AER. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Inter;color:#242424;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Inter;color:#242424;background:white'>All of our programs are FREE to the blind and visually impaired in FIVE COUNTIES: Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Indian, and Okeechobee Counties. Classes/training are available in English, Spanish, Creole and French. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell",serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell",serif;color:black'>Address: </span><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell",serif;color:#050505'>2315 South Congress Avenue, Palm Springs, FL 33406.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell",serif;color:#050505'>Website: </span><a href="http://blindfocb.org"><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell",serif'>http://blindfocb.org</span></a><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell",serif;color:#050505'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell",serif;color:#050505;background:white'>Like us on Facebook! </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/FOCBInc"><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell",serif;background:white'>https://www.facebook.com/FOCBInc</span></a><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell",serif;color:#050505;background:white'> </span><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell",serif;color:#050505'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell",serif'>Follow us on Twitter: </span><a href="https://twitter.com/FlaOutreachCtr"><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell",serif'>https://twitter.com/FlaOutreachCtr</span></a><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell",serif;color:#050505'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell",serif'>Watch us on Youtube! </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPBDXBkfxEQ"><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell",serif;background:white'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPBDXBkfxEQ</span></a><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell",serif;color:#2B2B2B;background:white'> </span><span style='font-size:13.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>