<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br><br><div dir="ltr">Justin Young<div>Sent from my Apple Device</div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Mike robinson via New-York-News <new-york-news@nfbnet.org><br><b>Date:</b> October 15, 2020 at 11:45:12 AM EDT<br><b>To:</b> new-york-news@nfbnet.org<br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[New-York-News] Aira Test at Select Starbucks in NYC and Six Other Cities, Beginning Oct 15</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> president@nfbny.org<br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-2022-jp"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Aira Access Test Available at Select Starbucks Locations in New York and Six Other Cities<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Launching on White Cane Awareness Day, October 15<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Embargoed, not for release before October 15, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Coffee anyone? Aira is <span class="bumpedfont20">pleased to announce a test program with Starbucks. Beginning on October 15, 2020, individuals who are blind or low vision can use the Aira service for assistance at select Starbucks locations for the next 90 days in NYC (as well as Baltimore, Boston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Seattle, and Washington DC). </span></span><span class="bumpedfont20"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in"><span class="bumpedfont20"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Beginning October 15, more information is available at </span></span><a href="http://www.aira.io/Starbucks"><span class="bumpedfont20"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC;text-decoration:none">www.Aira.io/Starbucks</span></span></a><span class="bumpedfont20"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">We are thrilled to work with Starbucks on this test and would like to ask for your support in communicating awareness in the test communities. <a href="http://www.Aira.io/Starbucks">www.Aira.io/Starbucks</a> is the central source of information about the test with links to the full list of covered locations. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">We’re launching the test on White Cane Awareness Day so please encourage everyone to navigate to your local Starbucks with an Aira Agent. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="s16" style="margin:0in"><span class="bumpedfont15"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Aira can be used while at a Starbucks for up to 30 minutes for assistance with tasks, including:</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="s16" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> <span class="s4"><span style="background:white">● </span></span><span class="bumpedfont15">Reading in-store information</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-13.5pt"><span class="s4"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">● </span></span><span class="bumpedfont15"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Finding amenities such as the order counter or table</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-13.5pt"><span class="s4"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">● </span></span><span class="bumpedfont15"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Social Distancing in the line</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-13.5pt"><span class="s4"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">● </span></span><span class="bumpedfont15"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Finding the Starbucks itself</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-13.5pt"><span class="s4"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">● </span></span><span class="bumpedfont15"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">And more.</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To take advantage of this offer, all you need is a smartphone and the Aira app which is free from the Apple App or Google Play stores. Then, if you are not already an Aira Explorer, you will just need to set up a free account and you can use Aira Access locations for free just like Aira Explorers do. <span class="bumpedfont20"><span style="color:black">The Aira app will include information about the closest participating locations. </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="margin:0in"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">If you have any questions, please email Paul Schroeder at </span></i><a href="mailto:Paul@Aira.io"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Paul@Aira.io</span></i></a><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.</span></i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cordially,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Paul<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 2.25pt 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#313133">Paul W. Schroeder</span></b> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 3.75pt 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#313133">Senior Strategy Advisor, Aira </span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 1.5pt 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><img border="0" width="96" height="7" style="width:1.0in;height:.075in" id="Picture_x0020_2" alt="Image removed by sender. divider line" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D6A2E4.FE5317F0"></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:3.75pt 0in .75pt 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#313133">1-202-714-0159 </span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in .75pt 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#313133"><a href="https://aira.io/"><span style="color:black">www.aira.io</span><span style="color:blue"> </span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in .75pt 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#313133"><a href="mailto:paul@aira.io"><span style="color:blue">paul</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">@aira.io </span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 1.5pt 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><img border="0" width="96" height="58" style="width:1.0in;height:.6in" id="Picture_x0020_1" alt="Image removed by sender. 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