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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:48.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT","serif"">National Braille Association
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Spring Professional Development Conference is almost here!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext">WASHINGTON DC April 18-20, 2013
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Don’t miss the opportunity to learn from some of the nation’s leading experts in the field of braille transcription and production. With 24 intense workshops over the course
of 3 days, the invaluable resources and helpful handouts will be crucial information for transcribers, teachers and students alike.
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext">ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF BRAILLE TRANSCRIBERS AND TEACHERS OF THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext">•
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Braille Formats 2011
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext">• Tactile Graphics
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext">• Literary Braille
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext">• Math and Science
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext">• Foreign Language
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext">• Music
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext">• UEB Overview
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Hilton Washington DC/ North
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext">620 Perry Parkway
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Gaithersburg, MD 20877
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext">ONLINE REGISTRATION IS STILL OPEN!
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Cost $225
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Optional Meal Package $1</span><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:windowtext">50
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Limited space available. For more information email Dave Shaffer at dshaffer@nationalbraille.org
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Visit us at www.nationalbraille.org
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext">See you there!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas">Jana Hertz<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas">Certified Braille Transcriber/Alternate Media Specialist
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas">Program for Visually Impaired Students
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas">George White Elementary School P-5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas">25422 Chapparosa Park Drive<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas">Laguna Niguel, CA 92677<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas">(949) 489-7484<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas">Fax (949) 249-6781<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">[if mail is returned undeliverable, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">please resend to <a href="mailto:JanaBrailles@aol.com">JanaBrailles@aol.com</a>]<o:p></o:p></p>
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