[NFBNJ] Fwd: Please join us and share the announcement

[NFB New Jersey]

From: Allen, Krystle <Krystle.Allen at dhs.nj.gov>
Date: Mon, Jul 17, 2023 at 8:57 AM
Subject: Please join us and share the announcement



*The Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired invites you to call-in
to our  *



*July 2023 Commission Community Connection Conference Call *



*And Join Us as   *



*We Celebrate Disability Pride Month! *

*Wednesday, July 26, 2023  *

*10:30 a.m. to 12 Noon  *



*Call in number: 1-888-808-6929 / Access Code: 4095066#  *



*Relay Captioning Link for individuals who are Deaf or Hearing Impaired:*
(At the start time of the event, please login by clicking on the link
below)


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*Hosted by Krystle Allen, CBVI Community Outreach Specialist  *



Every July is Disability Pride Month, a worldwide observance holiday which
promotes awareness of the community, the culture and the positive pride of
the over 1 billion people with disabilities around the globe.

It is also the time to celebrate the passage of the Americans with
Disabilities Act and to  highlight the history, achievements and  experiences
of people with disabilities as well as their efforts to challenge
stereotypes and discrimination.

This month’s panelists are all individuals who are blind, who will each
share empowering information as well as their own personal Disability Pride
message.

Panelists:

Vito J. DeSantis, Retired U.S. Army Captain and Executive Director, CBVI;
Currently Chair of the State Rehabilitation Council



Edward Sroczynski, Supervisor of Vocational Rehabilitation Services, CBVI



Michael Outwater, Community Activist and CBVI ASPIRE Peer-Support Group
Facilitator



Joseph Zesski, Assistant Director, Northeast ADA Center



Joanna Benthall, First Blind Person to Earn the National Child Development
Association Credential and who is also featured in a Visions Documentary



*CALL IN: 1-888-808-6929 / ACCESS CODE: 4095066#*



If you have any questions, or would like to suggest topics for future
Commission Community Connection Calls, please don’t hesitate to email:

Krystle.Allen at dhs.nj.gov   or call: 973-648-4497.


Krystle Allen
Community Outreach Specialist
New Jersey Commission For The Blind and Visually Impaired
Desk: 973-648-4497
Mobile: 973-943-2209
Email: krystle.allen at dhs.nj.gov
"If you want to stand out, don't be different, be outstanding." - Meredith
West



*Image NJCBVI Logo: Dark blue Braille cells that depict NJCBVI, with a gray
hand hovering over the letter "N" with the finger pointed to read; to the
right and directly under the Braille cells is NJCBVI in large, bold, blue
block letters under which in all caps is New Jersey Commission for the
Blind and Visually Impaired in gray letters.*

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