<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">---------- Forwarded message ---------</span><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Allen, Krystle</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:Krystle.Allen@dhs.nj.gov">Krystle.Allen@dhs.nj.gov</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 11:44 AM<br>Subject: Please join us and share the announcement included<br><br></div><br><br><div class="msg-2309391597843317327">




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<span><b><span style="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
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<span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">January 2023 Commission Community Connection Conference
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<span><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">NJ Independent Living Centers: </span></b></span><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
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<span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Wednesday, January 25, 2023  </span></b></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> </span><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
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<span><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Hosted by Krystle Allen, CBVI Community Outreach Specialist  </span></i></b></span><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
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<span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Independent living centers assist people who are differently abled with
 all aspects of life, with the goal of removing barriers to full participation in local communities and beyond. This month’s panelists will share information on how New Jersey’s independent living centers offer a variety of services and programs that greatly
 improve the quality of life for all participants while vigorously advocating for equal access to all services, programs, activities, resources, and facilities, whether public or private. </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> </span><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
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<span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Johnesia McKenzie, </span></b></span><span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Chair,
 NJ Statewide Independent Living Council </span></span><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
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</div></div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Warmly,<br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Linda Melendez, President<br>National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey<br><span style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px"></span><span style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px">908-590-1747</span><br><a href="mailto:president@nfbnj.org" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">president@nfbnj.org</a><br><a href="http://www.nfbnj.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">www.nfbnj.org</span></i></a><i><br>Facebook: </i><a href="https://m.facebook.com/NFB-NJ-353099574776238" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://m.facebook.com/NFB-NJ-353099574776238</span></i></a><i><br></i></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">To schedule a 30-minute meeting about the National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey please click on the link below</font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="https://calendly.com/nfbnj/30min" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">https://calendly.com/nfbnj/30min</a></font></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>