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Are you having difficulty reading? When an eye condition such as macular degeneration progresses to the point where the “blind spot” or scotoma in your central vision makes reading as you used to do – difficult, it may be time to learn about “Eccentric Viewing.”</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Join Seminars@Hadley as Nancy Parkin-Bashizi, vision rehabilitation therapist and orientation and mobility specialist, provides an overview of the eccentric viewing technique. This webinar will explain the process for locating one’s sweet spot of usable vision and discuss potential challenges to this process. We will then explore how to learn to use the “sweet spot” for reading, working on new strategies to make reading in this manner a little more comfortable. Come join us and learn to see in a new way!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Doug Anzlovar, vice president of education & training, will moderate this 60-minute seminar. A question and answer session will be included as part of the seminar.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Earn Continuing Education Hours</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This seminar has been approved by the Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals (ACVREP) for earning Continuing Education (CE) Hour(s).</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>As always, listening to the seminar remains free of charge. To register for the free live seminar, select the "Registration" link below. If you wish to go on and earn CE Hour(s), you must also register for 1 CE Hour(s) and complete a separate registration form and pay U.S. $25 fee. Once registered, you will receive instruction on how to login and take the online quiz to earn your CE Hour(s).<em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(pending)</span></em></span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Space in this seminar is limited. Please only register if you know you are available to attend so that others are not closed out.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please read the technology requirements carefully prior to the seminar.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If you are already registered, we encourage you to verify that you are able to access the room at least 24 hours prior to the start of the event to allow time for troubleshooting. If you require technical assistance, please contact The Hadley School for the Blind helpdesk at helpdesk@hadley.edu or by calling 847-446-8111 ext. 6690.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=10207074&msgid=792657&act=GE9S&c=225701&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fhadley.edu%2FSeminar_register.asp%3Fsid%3D282"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Register for Macular Degeneration and the Skill of Eccentric Viewing on July 23.</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-left:64.5pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p><a name=2></a><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Seminars@Hadley Presents: </span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Low Vision App Smackdown</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Date: </span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Wednesday, June 29, 2015</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Time:</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> 1:00 PM CDT, 18:00 GMT</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Do you have a favorite iPhone or iPad app? Have you just been dying to share it with someone? Well, now is your chance! Hadley is hosting a low vision app smackdown.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Join Seminars@Hadley as Hadley technology experts, Doug Anzlovar, Ian Shadrick and Douglas Walker share their favorite iDevice apps that are accessible for low vision users. Come prepared to share an app or two of your own.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dawn Turco, Hadley’s senior vice president, will moderate this 60 minute seminar. A question and answer session will be included as part of the seminar</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This seminar is an audio presentation. Space in this seminar is limited. Please only register if you are available to attend so that others are not closed out. <a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=10207074&msgid=792657&act=GE9S&c=225701&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fhadley.edu%2FSeminarDetails.asp%3Fsid%3D288">Register now for Low Vision App Smackdown on July 29.</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p><a name=3></a> <o:p></o:p></p><p><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>New Courses Now Open for Enrollment:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=10207074&msgid=792657&act=GE9S&c=225701&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fhadley.edu%2FShowCourseDetail.asp%3Fcourseid%3DFCE-260"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Strategies to Connect with Social Media</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=10207074&msgid=792657&act=GE9S&c=225701&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fhadley.edu%2FShowCourseDetail.asp%3Fcourseid%3DTAS-111"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Transitioning 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