<div>---------- Forwarded message ---------<br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><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: Wed, Feb 26, 2025 at 11:03 AM<br>Subject: Please join us and share the announcement<br>To: <a href="mailto:president@nfbnj.org">president@nfbnj.org</a> <<a href="mailto:president@nfbnj.org">president@nfbnj.org</a>><br></div><br><br>





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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The March 2025</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Wednesday, March 19, 2025   </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Hosted by Krystle Allen, CBVI Community Outreach Specialist 
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Did you know that the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act (ABLE) empowers people with disabilities to save and invest without jeopardizing vital benefits?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Our keynote presenter, a representative from the NJ Division of Disability Services (DDS), will introduce information on NJ ABLE accounts which are designed to encourage
 people with disabilities to save for their future quality of life expenses.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Keynote Speaker:  Ursula Baker, NJ Division of Disability Services </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The benefits of networking and sharing information are the primary focus of the Community Connection Calls.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This month’s “In Our Own Voices” panelists, all members of New Jersey’s blind, deaf-blind and visually impaired community, will share their stories.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In Our Own Voices Panelists:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Mary Darden</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Debbie Bloomer</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Veronica Mitchell</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Ellen Sullivan</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Here are the simple directions for participating in the CBVI Community Connections Call:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Option 1: Dial-in via Phone</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><span>1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dial the conference phone number:
<b>1-646-558-8656</b>.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><span>2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Enter the Meeting ID:
<b>824 6804 3802</b> when prompted, followed by the pound key (#).<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><span>3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">When asked for a participant ID, simply press the pound key (#).<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Option 2: Join via One Tap Mobile (from your mobile device)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Tap this link:
<u>+16465588656,,82468043802#</u> and it will dial and enter the meeting ID for you.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Option 3: Join via Zoom</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><span>1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Either Click the Zoom meeting link here:
</span><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82468043802?pwd=4lNkmi0ixAc5FaTIsvOaEUXWWCY0xX.1" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Join Zoom Meeting</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><span>2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Or Open the Zoom App and Enter the Meeting ID and Passcode<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Meeting ID: 824 6804 3802</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Passcode:
<b>1910</b><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">That's it! You're all set to join the meeting.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(At the start time of the event, please login by clicking on the link below)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span><a href="mailto:Krystle.Allen@dhs.nj.gov" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563c1">Krystle.Allen@dhs.nj.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> or call: 973-648-4497<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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