<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:large">Hello, all. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:large">The Braille Literacy Committee will meet on Monday evening at 6:30pm on the Palmetto zoom platform. Even if you've not attended meetings before and have interest in joining, please feel free to attend. We are looking into the possibility of a project that even some non-committee members of the affiliate might be interested in. Please see below for the agenda and join us! </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:large"><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      
</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Brief introductions</span></p>

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Braille Readers are Leaders final tallies and status of prizes</span></p>

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(SC feeding into national in-home program this summer and will try to revamp
for 2024)</span></p>

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during pre-conference exhibit hall at state convention – please let Jamie and
Shelley know if you plan to attend state convention and are willing to help</span></p>

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on hold for now</span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">3.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">  </span><span style="color:black">Slate pal pairing program; also on
hold for now</span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">4.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">  </span><span style="color:black">New idea/project – A podcast
hosted by the Braille Literacy Committee to include a panel discussion on
functional usage of Braille with readers of varying experience and proficiency;
and inspirational passages read by a variety of Braille readers spanning
varying ages, backgrounds, and levels of proficiency. </span></p>

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</span></span><span style="color:black">Schedule
next meeting: Monday, April 10^th, 6:30pm</span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:black"><br></span></p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Palmetto Zoom</p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8648789090?pwd=QTVQd2RzN3l6QnNmZ0FmSnp6NG8vQT09" target="_blank">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8648789090?pwd=QTVQd2RzN3l6QnNmZ0FmSnp6NG8vQT09</a></span></p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Meeting ID: <span style="text-decoration-line:underline">864 878 9090</span></p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="text-decoration-line:underline">Passcode: 124578</span></p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">One tap mobile</p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="text-decoration-line:underline">+19292056099,,8648789090#</span> US (New York)</p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="text-decoration-line:underline">+13017158592,,8648789090#</span> US (Germantown)</p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></p></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Jamie R. Allison, MAAA<div>She/her/hers<br><div>Teacher of the Visually Impaired/Teacher of Nonvisual Skills</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>With love, hope, and determination we, in the National Federation of the Blind, will turn our dreams into reality! </div></div></div></div></div>