<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style=""><h1 style="line-height:normal"><font size="2" style="" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Sent from the desk of Mary Jo Partyka, Facilitator NFBNJ Braille Group <span></span></font></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Topic: Braille Group Meeting<span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Date: Wed, Mar 20, 2024<span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Time: 7 PM<span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Location: NFBNJ Zoom<span></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><u><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Agenda<span></span></font></u></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span></span><span style="color:black">Roll Call<span></span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-stretch:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span></span><span style="color:black">Welcoming Remarks: Mary Jo Partyka, Facilitator<span></span></span></font></p>
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</span></span><span style="color:black">NFB Pledge: All<span></span></span></font></p>
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</span></span><span style="color:black">Group Membership: Linda Melendez, NFBNJ President<span></span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-stretch:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;min-height:12px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">5.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span></span><span style="color:black">Braille Challenge Recap<span></span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-stretch:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">6.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span></span><span style="color:black">BELL Academy Update<span></span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-stretch:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">7.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span></span><span style="color:black">STEM U 2<span></span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-stretch:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">8.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span></span><span style="color:black">LIFE Program<span></span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-stretch:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">9.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span></span><span style="color:black">Braille Mentoring<span></span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-stretch:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">10.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span></span><span style="color:black">E-reader<span></span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-stretch:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">11.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span></span><span style="color:black">Limit for number of books which can be downloaded from BARD and
Bookshare<span></span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-stretch:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">12.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span></span><span style="color:black">BARD Website<span></span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-stretch:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">13.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span></span><span style="color:black">National Convention<span></span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-stretch:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">14.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span></span><span style="color:black">Braille Segment at national convention<span></span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-stretch:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">15.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span></span><span style="color:black">State convention<span></span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-stretch:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">16.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span></span><span style="color:black">Braille contests<span></span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-stretch:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">17.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span></span><span style="color:black">Games<span></span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-stretch:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">18.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span></span><span style="color:black">Menus for All App<span></span></span></font></p>
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</span></span><span style="color:black">Next meeting<span></span></span></font></p>
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</span></span><span style="color:black">Adjournment<span></span></span></font></p>
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