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RELEASE</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
</span></i></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 30, 2014</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">More information: Christopher Clemens<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">NBA Operations Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="mailto:cclemens@nationalbraille.org">cclemens@nationalbraille.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">585-427-8260<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !mso]><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width="100%"><tr><td><![endif]><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#244061'>NATIONAL</span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt'><span style='color:#244061'>Rochester, New York<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:#244061'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><![if !mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]></v:textbox>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#244061">NATIONAL</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">
<span style="color:#632423">BRAILLE</span> <span style="color:#244061">ASSOCIATION</span></span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="color:#244061">Rochester, New York<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:SimBraille;color:#244061">,,NBA<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#244061">FOUNDED IN 1945</span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#244061"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:26.0pt">NBA ANNOUNCES <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Fall Professional Development Conference</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">October 23-25, 2014<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Intercontinental Milwaukee<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Milwaukee, Wisconsin<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The National Braille Association (NBA) invites you to join us for this fall's Professional Development Conference. From October 23rd through the 25th, we will be gathering in the historic city of Milwaukee for
a three-day intensive training on the Unified English Braille (UEB) code. You'll leave our conference with a better understanding of the changes UEB will bring as well as feeling more confident about your ability to work with the new code.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Don’t miss the pre-conference tour of historic Milwaukee!</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:24.0pt;color:red">REGISTER TODAY</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"> by going to
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:blue"><a href="http://www.nationalbraille.org">www.nationalbraille.org</a></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>The National Braille Association is a sponsor of the Braille Authority of North America.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>-END-<o:p></o:p></b></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">CTEBVI Literary Specialist<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">National Braille Association - Vice President<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">National Braille Association Skills Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p>
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