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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><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>Hi members,<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-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>I’m passing along a message from Renee Echols who works at Disability network in Washtenaw county. They are working on a blog project for blindness awareness month about intersectionality. She gave me permission to send this message to you all. If you’re interested in participating in this project, please contact her. Her contact information is included in this email.<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-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>Thank you.<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-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>Debbie,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>Vice-President New Wayne County Chapter NFBMI<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-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Renee Echols <Renee@dnwml.org> <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 28, 2024 10:39 AM<br><b>To:</b> debrag1374@sbcglobal.net<br><b>Subject:</b> blindness and other indentities writing<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Debbie,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We are doing a blog project at my CIL on intersectionality, that is, how your other identities have impacted your experience as a person with a disability, blind person. October is blindness awareness month, and I was wondering if you’d like to contribute, writing or talking about a blind person who has multiple identities. These experiences do not have to be negative. Here are a few thoughts:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>How has your family background or cultures informed how you experience blindness?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Do the different ethnic groups of your family respond to your blindness in different ways? Can you describe?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>How do you think different ethic groups react to blindness and why?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>How has being female impacted your experience as a blind person?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hope this helps for a few ideas You can remain anonymous if you like if you want to write something for our blog.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Renee<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0C64C0;background:white'>Renee Echols, LLMSW </span></b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#0C64C0;background:white'>(she/her)</span></i><span style='color:#242424'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white'>Community Support Specialist</span></i><span style='color:#242424'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white'>Disability Network </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Washtenaw Monroe Livingston</span><span style='color:#242424'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0C64C0'><a href="mailto:renee@dnwml.org"><span style='color:blue'>renee@dnwml.org</span></a></span><u><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='color:#242424'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Direct: (734) 889-9370 </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#BE5B17'>○ </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Office: (734) 971-0277</span><span style='color:#242424'><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> <o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=645 style='width:483.65pt;background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:127.7pt'><td width=233 style='width:175.1pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:127.7pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#242424;background:white'><img border=0 width=268 height=98 style='width:2.7916in;height:1.0208in' id=imageSelected2 src="cid:image001.png@01DAF936.8E7CE170"></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0C64C0'><a href="https://dnwml.org/" title="https://dnwml.org"><span style='color:blue'>DNWML.org</span></a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=12 style='width:9.0pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:127.7pt'></td><td width=399 style='width:299.55pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:127.7pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0C64C0;background:white'><br>Renee Echols, LLMSW </span></b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#0C64C0;background:white'>(she/her)</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white'>Community Support Specialist</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white'>Disability Network </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Washtenaw Monroe Livingston</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0C64C0'><a href="mailto:renee@dnwml.org"><span style='color:blue'>renee@dnwml.org</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Direct: (734) 889-9370 </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#BE5B17'>○ </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Office: (734) 971-0277</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>3941 Research Park Dr</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#DE6A19'> ○ </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Ann Arbor, MI 48108</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><i><span style='color:#0C64C0;background:white'>Our mission is to empower the lives of people with disabilities and advocate for a more inclusive community for all.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:black;background:white'>Image description: ABOVE - Logo. 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