<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: Fri, Aug 5, 2022 at 1:08 PM<br>Subject: August Community Connection Call<br><br></div><br>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">August 2022 Commission Community Connection Conference Call </span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">You Are Not Alone: Parenting While Blind
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<b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">The CBVI Community Connection Human Library Opens </span></i></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wednesday, August 17, 2022 </span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">10:30 a.m. to 12 Noon </span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Call in number: 1-888-808-6929 / Access Code: 4095066# </span></b></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Hosted by: Krystle Allen, CBVI Community Outreach Specialist </span></i></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Just as with most sighted people, the majority of people who are blind will eventually have children. There are blind parents who are married to other blind people, married to
sighted people, single, divorced, foster parents, adoptive parents, and blind parents with additional disabilities. However, blind parents are often confronted by the negative attitudes and misconceptions from society about their ability to competently raise
their own children.<span> </span> </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">This month’s panelists will share their experiences as parents, who happen to be blind and because it’s that time of year, they will also touch on preparing for school with their
children and all that involves. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Call in to hear which of our panelists: is parenting twins; experienced post-partum depression;
<span> </span>is an attorney; teaches independent living skills; founded an organization to fight the prejudices and stereotypes that confront parents with disabilities; teaches childcare skills to other blind parents; has a daughter who will soon
start high school; and coordinates a support group for parents who are blind, deafblind and visually impaired. </span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Guest Panelists: (In alphabetic order) </span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Wanda Blann </span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Laurel King </span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Charles “Pat” McKenna </span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Songwon Oh-Lorenzo </span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Mary Rose </span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Lissette St. Genis </span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Dawn Whitfield </span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">CALL IN: 1-888-808-6929 / ACCESS CODE: 4095066# </span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">If you have any questions, or would like to suggest topics for future Commission Community Connection Calls, please don’t hesitate to email:
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