[NFBNJ] Fwd: April Community Connection Call

[Linda Melendez]

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From: Gaston, Pamela <Pamela.Gaston at dhs.nj.gov>
Date: Tue, Apr 16, 2024 at 12:07 PM
Subject: April Community Connection Call
To: CBVI Public-Email <CBVI.Public-Email at dhs.nj.gov>



*Please share this information with your contacts.*


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



*April 2024 Commission Community Connection Conference Call *



*Join Us as **We Spring into Discovering Resources and Promoting
Awareness! *



*Wednesday, April 24, 2024 *

*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  *



Do you know that in 2023, 23.9 million people in the United States were
victims of identity theft and other scams that affected them financially?



This month’s conference call will open with an extremely important
explanation of consumer safety for elders and people with disabilities. A
representative from the NJ Division of Consumer Affairs will discuss how
their office can help you both avoid and combat the life altering
experiences of identity theft and being victimized by scammers.



*Keynote Presenter: Melanie Hazim, Director of Outreach, Division of
Consumer Affairs, NJ Office of the Attorney General*



The benefits of networking and sharing information are the primary focus of
the Community Connection Conference Calls. This month’s “In Our Own Voices”
panelists, all members of New Jersey’s blind and visually impaired
community, will share their stories.



*“In Our Own Voices” Panelists: *



*Leon Brathwaite, CEO of Eyes with A New Vision and Resident of Atlantic
County*



*T**risha Ebel, Outreach Specialist, Vision Loss Alliance of New Jersey and
Resident of Bergen County*



*Natasha Ishaq, **President, NFBNJ Blind Students’ Association and Resident
of Somerset County*



*Eric Bryant, Seniors Hands-On and Renewal Experience (SHORE) Program
Participant and Resident of Essex County*


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


If you have any questions, or would like to be an “In Our Own Voices”
panelists, please don’t hesitate to email:


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




*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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