<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, Feb 15, 2022 at 12:15 PM<br>Subject: February CBVI Community Connection Conference Call<br>To: Allen, Krystle <<a href="mailto:Krystle.Allen@dhs.nj.gov">Krystle.Allen@dhs.nj.gov</a>><br></div><br><br>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Commission<span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> for the Blind and Visually Impaired </span>invites you to call-in to our </span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">February 2022 Commission Community Connection Conference Call </span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“You are Not Alone: Healthy vs. Unhealthy Relationships”
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wednesday, February 23, 2022 </span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Call in number: 1-888-808-6929 / Access Code: 6486149# </span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">MYTH:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white"> A good relationship means you don’t have to work at it. </span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">FACT:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white"> Good relationships don’t just happen. The strongest and most mutually satisfying
relationships require effort from all involved. This applies in relationships with family, friends, colleagues and lovers.</span> </p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">This month’s call will feature guest speakers who will share information on how to identify healthy vs. unhealthy expectations in relationships, steps that can lead to positive
change and talk about their own experiences both good and not so good with family, friends and significant others. </span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Host: Krystle Allen</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">, CBVI Community Outreach Specialist </span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Keynote: </span></b></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Michael Pearson, Jr., Disability Rights Advocate and Assistant Director of Children’s Advocacy, ARC Family Institute</span></u></b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> </span></u></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Will provide information on how to distinguish the difference between a healthy vs. an unhealthy relationship and provide tips from “The Healthy Relationships Survival Guide” </span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Other Guest Panelists: </span></b></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Stacie Leap, Chair, Blind Parents’ Group and Secretary, Blind Merchants of PA</span></u></b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></u></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Will discuss her experience of survival and triumph after an abusive relationship </span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Timothy West, Creative Director and Producer, “My Blurred Opinion” Podcast </span></u></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Will discuss his experience of overcoming overprotection and lowered expectations to achieve a positive self-concept </span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Misha McAdoo, Rowan College Student</span></u></b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></u></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Will discuss her experience of navigating life as a single-parent, college student who also happens to be blind and actively seeking a meaningful relationship </span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Will talk about finding love, when and where you least expect it, especially when you aren’t necessarily looking for a relationship </span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:Krystle.Allen@dhs.nj.gov" target="_blank"><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">Krystle.Allen@dhs.nj.gov</span></a><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">
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