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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Lynn, I can\u2019t read this.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jan<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> NFBP-Talk <nfbp-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Lynn Heitzn via NFBP-Talk<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, May 31, 2026 8:15 PM<br><b>To:</b> state list NFB of Pennsylvania Talk <nfbp-talk@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Lynn Heitzn <President@nfbofpa.org><br><b>Subject:</b> [NFBP-Talk] Fwd: Upcoming program at LAMP: Accessibility and Ableism in the Age of AI<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>Begin forwarded message:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b>From:</b> "Thrasher-Hanson, Aimee" <<a href="mailto:Thrasher-HansonA@freelibrary.org">Thrasher-HansonA@freelibrary.org</a>><br><b>Date:</b> May 29, 2026 at 2:15:46<span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>\u202f</span>PM EDT<br><b>To:</b> Aimee Thrasher-Hanson <<a href="mailto:thrasher-hansona@mylamp.org">thrasher-hansona@mylamp.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Upcoming program at LAMP: Accessibility and Ableism in the Age of AI</b><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>\ufeff</span> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Please share with your networks:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>WHYY and LAMP present:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Accessibility and Ableism in the Age of Artificial Intelligence</span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Thursday, June 4, 2026<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>5:30pm - 7:00pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Library of Accessible Media for Pennsylvanians (LAMP)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>1500 Spring Garden Street, Suite 230<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Philadelphia, PA 19130<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>This event will also be live streamed for attendees who wish to join virtually. A viewing link will be sent on the day of the event to all registered participants.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>To register: <a href="http://whyy.org/bridging-blocks" title="http://whyy.org/bridging-blocks">whyy.org/bridging-blocks</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing how<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>people work, learn, create, and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>communicate. It is becoming part of daily life<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>for many Philadelphia residents, from<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>translating speech to text, explaining new<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>concepts, identifying surroundings, and even<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>providing customer service. It appears in all<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>aspects of our society, including our personal<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>and professional lives.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Accessibility, or the lack thereof, remains a<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>major concern nationally and locally.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Navigating ableism through microaggressions<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>or overt discrimination can be challenging for<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>people living with a disability.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>As helpful as artificial intelligence can be, what<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>are some of the risks it poses? How has AI<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>positively and negatively impacted your own<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>life? What tools exist, and what are the gaps?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>How do we build a city where information and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>opportunity are accessible to everyone?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Bridging Blocks is a series of neighborhood<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>discussions aimed at bringing together culturally<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>and politically diverse households for civic<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>dialogue and understanding.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Join WHYY News Community & Engagement<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>team for Bridging Blocks, in partnership with The<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Free Library of Philadelphia, PECO, and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>supported by the Sutherland Family.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id=Signature><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Have wonderful weekend,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=elementtoproof style='margin:0in'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#153D63'>Aimee Thrasher-Hanson, MLS </span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#153D63'>(<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fpronouns.org%2fwhat-and-why&c=E,1,IBZBsO4M2CSW9Q7eI4Qzs0FnVpIHX475EBtcCNm_AZ9bLh-xRlTutrsbobrkaOFq8pUF1fmqdimWzM8rbiHdwDqhJUsEpEow5RXKQjLLV3GEraRA&typo=1"><span style='color:#153D63'>she/her</span></a>)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=elementtoproof style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Symbol",sans-serif;color:#153D63'>\u2801\u280a\u280d\u2811\u2811</span><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#153D63'> </span><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI 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style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#153D63'>Philadelphia, PA 19130</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=elementtoproof style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#153D63'><a href="mailto:Thrasher-HansonA@mylamp.org"><span style='color:#153D63'>Thrasher-HansonA@mylamp.org</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=elementtoproof style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#153D63'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=elementtoproof style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#153D63'><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fmyLAMP.org&c=E,1,ymnHoak3QpLYiohmAx-QPWwKT6qcERLqBEIQ_fjIhdfAJQcSaqauNmSLlpf-3JLbIlHLWS_p6C1A0X3wkApVWxeyd6xhIg7aKa7-PscIjbityu_hylMw-A,,&typo=1"><span style='color:#153D63'>MyLAMP.org</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=elementtoproof style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#153D63'><a 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