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<p class="MsoNormal">Here is an opportunity for all us to participate in Advocacy Day 2020 virtually!!!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank You,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Steve Cook, CPM<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Assistive Technology Consultant<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">SC Commission for the Blind<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1430 Confederate avenue<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Columbia, SC 29201<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Office: (803) 898-8788<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:MerriweatherLight;color:black">Cell: (803) 908-3856<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Sarah Nichols <snichols@able-sc.org> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 25, 2020 2:48 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Cook, Steve <Steve.Cook@sccb.sc.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [External] Get EXCITED for Advocacy Day!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">We can't wait for Advocacy Day on April 1!</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">As you have seen by now, <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fablesouthcarolina.salsalabs.org%2Fadai2020%3FeType%3DEmailBlastContent%26eId%3D44444444-4444-4444-4444-444444444444&data=02%7C01%7CSteve.Cook%40sccb.sc.gov%7C20d0ea5780654ba58d5c08d7d0ed10e0%7Ce9f8d01480d84f27b0d6c3d6c085fcdd%7C1%7C0%7C637207588917456108&sdata=KRVcpgFOlwy0c2EY07qujzLEQUHwAl%2BUl0XnhZkkGAc%3D&reserved=0" target="_top"><span style="color:#073763">Advocacy
Day for Access & Independence will be entirely virtual this year</span></a> to protect that safety of our community and staff. One of the good things about hosting an online event is that <strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">we have more
opportunities than ever before</span></strong> to connect with one another across the world. This is a time when everyone needs connection, and we are here to give you that!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">We are so excited to be hosting a lineup of locally and nationally acclaimed speakers for Advocacy Day this year! Here are just a few:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">A little bit about them:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Jason Hurdich</span></b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> is a Certified Deaf Interpreter in South Carolina who <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.charlestoncitypaper.com%2FTheBattery%2Farchives%2F2018%2F09%2F12%2Fwhere-is-jason-hurdich-scs-famous-asl-interpreter-during-hurricane-florence%3FeType%3DEmailBlastContent%26eId%3D44444444-4444-4444-4444-444444444444&data=02%7C01%7CSteve.Cook%40sccb.sc.gov%7C20d0ea5780654ba58d5c08d7d0ed10e0%7Ce9f8d01480d84f27b0d6c3d6c085fcdd%7C1%7C0%7C637207588917461091&sdata=BciwXwgCxnpIzKo1%2F9mcixrT8ywKWtew4QKlFaZ55oM%3D&reserved=0" target="_top"><span style="color:#073763">achieved
statewide recognition</span></a> for his interpreting during the governor's emergency press conferences. He is also an American Sign Language (ASL) lecturer at Clemson University.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Judy Heumann</span></b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> is an internationally recognized leader of the disability rights movement. She helped
lead the monumental <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.atlasobscura.com%2Farticles%2F504-sit-in-san-francisco-1977-disability-rights-advocacy%3FeType%3DEmailBlastContent%26eId%3D44444444-4444-4444-4444-444444444444&data=02%7C01%7CSteve.Cook%40sccb.sc.gov%7C20d0ea5780654ba58d5c08d7d0ed10e0%7Ce9f8d01480d84f27b0d6c3d6c085fcdd%7C1%7C0%7C637207588917466064&sdata=MaFAMIP2BK%2FlRSfG3f%2FfUH81OziArggJzg9qhD9SNZs%3D&reserved=0" target="_top"><span style="color:#073763">Section
504 Sit-In</span></a> in 1977. Under the Obama administration, she was appointed as the first Special Advisor for International Disability Rights for the U.S. Department of State. Recently, she released a memoir called "<a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.penguinrandomhouse.com%2Fbooks%2F621090%2Fbeing-heumann-by-judith-heumann%2F%3FeType%3DEmailBlastContent%26eId%3D44444444-4444-4444-4444-444444444444&data=02%7C01%7CSteve.Cook%40sccb.sc.gov%7C20d0ea5780654ba58d5c08d7d0ed10e0%7Ce9f8d01480d84f27b0d6c3d6c085fcdd%7C1%7C0%7C637207588917471044&sdata=Jo5A4lko%2BTvzg0PWbg7Cx%2FJlKkiua1mb1xoKZYHUnCc%3D&reserved=0" target="_top"><i><span style="color:#073763">Being
Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist</span></i></a>," and has been featured in the Sundance documentary <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcripcamp.com%2F%3FeType%3DEmailBlastContent%26eId%3D44444444-4444-4444-4444-444444444444&data=02%7C01%7CSteve.Cook%40sccb.sc.gov%7C20d0ea5780654ba58d5c08d7d0ed10e0%7Ce9f8d01480d84f27b0d6c3d6c085fcdd%7C1%7C0%7C637207588917476020&sdata=Og95L2TC%2FE%2BDFa6iR%2FBTwMpK%2BOfzR5hopBhTFXEAIzI%3D&reserved=0" target="_top"><i><span style="color:#073763">Crip
Camp</span></i></a>, which released on Netflix today!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Naomi Simmons-Thorne</span></b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> is an activist for social justice in South Carolina and the director of the
Center for Social Equity, an organization that seeks to provide and create safe spaces for Black and LGBTQ+ youth in South Carolina.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Marcie Roth</span></b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> is the executive director and CEO of the <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwid.org%2F%3FeType%3DEmailBlastContent%26eId%3D44444444-4444-4444-4444-444444444444&data=02%7C01%7CSteve.Cook%40sccb.sc.gov%7C20d0ea5780654ba58d5c08d7d0ed10e0%7Ce9f8d01480d84f27b0d6c3d6c085fcdd%7C1%7C0%7C637207588917480999&sdata=NlbaEa39OYAlYrj4l2cGHZ5pr12YDux8xPM3g2YzO6g%3D&reserved=0" target="_top"><span style="color:#073763">World
Institute on Disability</span></a>. She has previous experience in emergency management in past positions such as CEO of the Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies, Inc. and senior advisor to the FEMA Administrator and Director of the Office of Disability
Integration and Coordination. She will address the COVID-19 response in her speech at Advocacy Day.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Are you excited yet?</span></i></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> We are too! To get ready for Advocacy Day and to show your friends
your excitement, we invite you to take the #BarrierFreeSC Challenge. Take a video or picture explaining what a #BarrierFreeSC means to you, and share it on social media with the hashtag! <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocumentcloud.adobe.com%2Flink%2Freview%3Furi%3Durn%253Aaaid%253Ascds%253AUS%253Ad8bf9967-8a72-4ab3-b26d-d12c4145f934%26eType%3DEmailBlastContent%26eId%3D44444444-4444-4444-4444-444444444444&data=02%7C01%7CSteve.Cook%40sccb.sc.gov%7C20d0ea5780654ba58d5c08d7d0ed10e0%7Ce9f8d01480d84f27b0d6c3d6c085fcdd%7C1%7C0%7C637207588917480999&sdata=8h40B8LEzC9zf%2BxPHnnalWkOgEub6dVmmTiO2N9sABc%3D&reserved=0" target="_top"><span style="color:#073763">Click
here for a petition that you can print and share.</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Need an example? Here's what a #BarrierFreeSC means to Robbie:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Link: <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fwatch%2F%3Fv%3D622583728589525&data=02%7C01%7CSteve.Cook%40sccb.sc.gov%7C20d0ea5780654ba58d5c08d7d0ed10e0%7Ce9f8d01480d84f27b0d6c3d6c085fcdd%7C1%7C0%7C637207588917485978&sdata=Ls1U99JMCU0f1ihItjOa5KRyKb9Vaqiwf7uexXDqcXE%3D&reserved=0">
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=622583728589525</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Share what a #BarrierFreeSC means to you and tag us in it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Other than that: We will see you online next week for Advocacy Day!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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