[NFBSF] Save the Date! Emergency Preparedness for People Who are Blind or have Low Vision & Live in the SF bay area: 2/13/25 from 1:00 - 4:00 PM. Ed Roberts Campus, Berkeley & Hybrid.

[Sheela Gunn]

Hey, all,

Please amplify, then come, if able/interested. I originally sent from 
work, as you can see below. :)

Thanks,
S

From: Sheela Gunn <sgunn at thecil.org>
Organization: Center for Independent Living, Berkeley, CA
To: East Bay Center for the Blind <info at eastbaycenterfortheblind.org>, 
christina Daniels <cdaniels at lighthouse-sf.org>, Warren Cushman 
<warren.cushman at crilhayward.org>, Rosie Paulo <rosie.paulo at crilhayward.org>

SAVE THE DATE...
Recent Southern CA events have shown us how important emergency/disaster 
preparedness is...And *we've* got answers!

When: Thursday, Feb. 13/2025, from 1:00 - 4:00 PM.

Where: Ed Roberts Campus, 3075 Adeline Street, Berkeley, 94703, in the 
Osher Room

What: A workshop for people who are blind, or have low vision that live 
in SF Bay Area counties to learn, then apply, the basics of 
emergency/disaster preparedness.

Who: The Center for Independent Living (CIL), and Community Resources 
for Independent Living (CRIL), Hayward.

A registration Google form will be created soon, but if you already 
*know* you want to come, :( please email disasterhelp at thecil.org, or 
call 510-422-5068.

This will come out on local CCB and NFB lists shortly. We're rolling at 
the speed of human fingers, :) please be patient.

We'll see *you* THERE!
________________
Sheela Gunn, (ze, zey, zeir, zeirs)
Emergency Preparedness Coordinator
Center for Independent Living (CIL),
Berkeley, CA
sgunn at thecil.org
510-422-5068 (Textable, too!)
www.thecil.org/emergency-preparedness/
Our main web site is:
www.thecil.org
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it from the link below, and please, share widely! With this info, we can 
advocate for better outcomes for people with disabilities before, 
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