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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:17.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#424242'>Taming the Shark<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:17.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#424242'>An Introduction to the JAWS Screen Reader for Students/Parents<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:4.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:4.5pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#424242'>Date: Saturday, October 29, 2022, from 11 AM to 4 PM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#424242'>Location: The Westin at Tysons Corner. Please </span></b><span style='color:black'><a href="https://nfbv.org/convention"><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1A7DEF'>check here for all the details.</span></b></a></span><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#424242'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#424242'>The National Federation of the Blind of Virginia, in partnership with </span><span style='color:black'><a href="https://vispero.com/about-us/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#424242'>Vispero,</span></a> and <a href="https://www.alliedinstructional.com/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#424242'>Allied Instructional Services</span></a> cordially invite you to a hands on training with the Job Access with Speech <a href="https://www.freedomscientific.com/products/software/jaws/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#424242'>(JAWS)</span></a> screen reader. This seminar will be a part of activities at this year's 64th annual state convention. Join Vispero trainers Elizabeth Whitaker and Rachel Buchanan and Allied Instructional Services Assistive Technology instructor Mike Fish for this interactive training.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#424242'>Are you looking for ways to tame the shark and gain a better understanding of JAWS? Want to read/edit documents and search your favorite websites like a pro? Join Vispero trainers and assistive technology instructors for an introduction to JAWS. We’ll dive into document navigation, harness JAWS help, and work the web with ease.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#424242'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#424242'>Participants will receive:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#424242'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:4.5pt;margin-left:43.5pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#424242'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#424242'>Access to training resources<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:4.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:4.5pt;margin-left:43.5pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#424242'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#424242'>Training from instructors who use the software and can relate to their training needs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:4.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:4.5pt;margin-left:43.5pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#424242'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#424242'>In-person interactive training<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:4.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:4.5pt;margin-left:43.5pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#424242'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#424242'>A conceptual overview of how to perform tasks both in and outside the classroom<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:4.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:4.5pt;margin-left:43.5pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#424242'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#424242'>The opportunity to learn tasks, then try them with instructors who are on-hand to answer questions<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:4.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:4.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#424242'>Through a partnership with the National Organization of Parents of Blind Children (NOPBC), students/parents will receive an Annual JAWS license for only $12. Parents must register with NOPBC in order to take advantage of this steep discount.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:4.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:4.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#424242'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#424242'>Registration:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#424242'> Participants who register by 10/10 will be asked for a nominal registration fee of $30. This registration fee would cover the cost of the seminar as well as meal functions as part of the state convention should participants choose to remain for the rest of the programming. Please complete the </span><span style='color:black'><a href="https://nfbv.org/registration"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1A7DEF'>in person registration form.</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#424242'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:4.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:4.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#424242'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tracy Soforenko<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>President, National Federation of the Blind of Virginia<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>202 285-4595<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:Tracy.soforenko@gmail.com">Tracy.soforenko@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.nfb.org">www.nfb.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.nfbv.org">www.nfbv.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>National Federation of the Blind. Live the Life You Want<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>