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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><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>Begin forwarded message<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Dec 13, 2023, at 12:13 PM, Tom Sawyer <<a href="mailto:tsawyer@clevelandsightcenter.org">tsawyer@clevelandsightcenter.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Greetings!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Please reply to this email <a href="mailto:tsawyer@clevelandsightcenter.org">tsawyer@clevelandsightcenter.org</a> or call Tom Sawyer at 216.658.7339 before January 15, 2024 if you’re interested in taking part in this wonderful opportunity to have your voice heard and please let us know if you’re a Braille reader too. If you are interested in future opportunities (some may provide gift cards) to provide feedback to other organizations, please complete the Personal Profile in the attachment and email it to me. Feel free to share this information with others in the VI/Blind community. Thank you!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>"Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and their Education team have recently implemented a new braille initiative in their Rain Forest building. They are hoping to gather members of the VI/Blind community to give them their feedback and help their team further develop new methods of inclusivity that enhance their education interpretation for future zoo projects."</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>In-person onsite focus group meetings:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><b><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Feb 28, 2024</span></b><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'> - Any age 20+, specifically <b>Braille readers</b> of the VI/Blind community, 10-15 participants</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><b><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>March 27, 2024</span></b><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'> - Any age 20+, any member of the VI/Blind community, 10-15 participants </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>These events will be occurring at approximately <b>11:00am-1:30pm.</b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><b><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>For all focus groups:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>-We do encourage that participants utilize the same technology they would if they were to visit the zoo on any other given day, so be prepared and welcome to utilize any text-to-voice apps if needed. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>-Focus group sessions will be conducted in-person, indoors, and will be a voice-recorded question/answer session to retain anonymity of participants. Names will not be recorded. Some open ended and some direct individual questions will be asked. Subsequently, it will be important for the participants to be able to verbally participate. However, if someone needs an interpreter, has a personal aide/guide to assist them and speak on their behalf, or would like to write down their responses, that is also fine. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>-This is an unpaid program, but guests will be supplemented for their time with free refreshments and all-day admission to the zoo. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>-This focus group will include a guided tour that is the majority of the experience. Guests would be recommended to have mobility to maneuver small spaces/crowds. Wheelchairs are accessible in the Rain Forest. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>-Participants should be prepared to provide their own method of transportation. There is a para-transit stop that drops off at the Rain Forest. Handicap parking is also near the Rain Forest and Guest Resource Center.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>-Service animals are permitted in all areas of the Rain Forest, but not everywhere inside the park. Service animal specific maps will be provided regarding some places they cannot go to within the park after their tour and focus group sessions have finished. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>*********** CLEVELAND SIGHT CENTER CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE ***********<br>This email may contain confidential and privileged material for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). Any review, use, distribution or disclosure by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient (or authorized to receive for the recipient), please contact the sender by reply email and delete all copies of this message.</span><span lang=EN> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><Personal Profile form for clients interested in self advocacy initiatives.docx><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></blockquote></div><p><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>*********** CLEVELAND SIGHT CENTER CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE ***********<br>This email may contain confidential and privileged material for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). Any review, use, distribution or disclosure by others is strictly prohibited. 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