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<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ">Hello All,</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ">One of the greatest values that comes from
belonging to an NFBV chapter is all the great information you get on all sorts
of topics from local experts. Our August 18 Fairfax Chapter meeting continues
this tradition.</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ">We have one of the most advanced
transportation systems in the world in our backyard. Would it be of value to you
if you knew about all your Metro options and how to use them effectively?</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ">Our expert presenter for our August meeting
is long time friend and Federationist <FONT style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt"
face="Times New Roman"><STRONG><SPAN><EM><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Brigid
Doherty</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> and she will tell us all we
will need to know about Metro.</FONT></EM></SPAN></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: "><FONT style='face: "Times' New
roman?><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; LINE-HEIGHT: 15pt"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Brigid Doherty</FONT></SPAN></I></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> joined
Metro’s team of travel trainers in 2008. She is a Certified Orientation and
Mobility Specialist (COMS) and holds a Master’s Degree in Special Education. In
addition to providing one-on-one and small group orientations to Metro customers
who are blind or have low vision, Brigid serves as Metro’s liaison to the
blindness community, providing extensive outreach to consumer groups and
professional organizations.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><FONT style='face: "Times' New
roman?><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Prior to coming to WMATA Brigid worked with
the Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired in Fairfax, with the
Blind Babies Foundation in in San Francisco and coordinated the Students with
Disabilities Union in Portland, Oregon. Her work in the disability field spans
23 years. Brigid lives in Fairfax County in close proximity to her large,
extended family.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ">If you were wanting to know how to use Metro
or just had questions on how you could leverage it more effectively, you must be
at our Thursday August 18 meeting at the Fairfax Red Lobster at 6:30
PM.</DIV><FONT style='face: "Times' New roman?><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Red
Lobster<BR>10325 Fairfax Blvd., Fairfax, VA 22030</FONT></FONT>
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<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ">Arrive at 6:30 PM to order dinner and stay
for the meeting. We try to end by 8:30 PM. However, we are having so much fun,
we run a little long.</DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: "><BR>========================================================================<BR>John
Bailey<BR>President, Fairfax Chapter<BR>National Federation of the Blind of
Virginia<BR>703.994.2040<BR>john_bailey17@hotmail.com<BR><BR>Chapter meeting
location and
dates<BR>http://www.nfbv.org/chapters-divisions/fairfax/<BR><BR>Receive email
updates on chapter
activities:<BR>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbv-fairfax_nfbnet.org<BR><BR>Conference
call info:<BR>Phone: (641) 715-3286<BR>PIN: 2 2 3 9 7
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