<div>---------- Forwarded message ---------<br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Gaston, Pamela</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:Pamela.Gaston@dhs.nj.gov">Pamela.Gaston@dhs.nj.gov</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 2:18 PM<br>Subject: Time Sensitive Reminder:  October NJ CBVI Community Connection Call ease read and share<br><br></div><br><br>




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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Happy Blindness Awareness and National Disability Employment Awareness Month! </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired invites you to call-in to our  </span></b><span style="color:black"> </span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">October 2021 Commission Connection Conference Call  </span></b><span style="color:black"> </span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">“I Am Not My Disability: Real Employment Stories and Resources for All” </span></b><span style="color:black"> </span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Wednesday, October 27, 2021 </span></b><span style="color:black"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">What do people mean when they say, “My disability does not define me”? Is it because they don’t like being labeled, or is it more than that? </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">In recognition of October being both Blindness Awareness Month (BAM) and National Disability Employment Awareness Month
 (NDEAM) this month’s panel includes three individuals who will share their journey towards career success from the perspective of being talented people who happen to also be blind, deaf-blind and visually impaired. Their presentations will be followed by representatives
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">Host: Krystle Allen</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">,
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<a><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Ida Behreini, </span></b></a><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Software
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">If you have any questions, or would like to suggest topics for future Commission Connection Calls, please don’t hesitate
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