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</span></span><![endif]>National Braille Association 2016<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="Heading" align="center" style="text-align:center">Professional Development Conference<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="Heading" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://www.nationalbraille.org/" title="National Braille Association"><span style="font-size:22.5pt;font-family:"Roboto Condensed","serif";color:black;display:none;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.4pt;background:#FDF9F5;text-decoration:none">NATIONAL
BRAILLE ASSOCIATION</span></a><span style="font-size:20.5pt;font-family:"Merriweather","serif";color:black"><br>
</span><em><span style="font-family:"Merriweather","serif";color:black;background:#FDF9F5;font-weight:normal">70 years of providing continuing education to those who prepare braille and braille materials to persons who are visually impaired</span></em><span style="font-family:"Merriweather","serif";color:black;background:#FDF9F5;font-weight:normal">.</span><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Meet Me in St. Louis …<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Gateway to the West<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">October 27, 28, and 29, 2016<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Registration is now open!<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The National Braille Association is pleased to announce that we will be heading to St. Louis, Missouri for our 2016 professional development conference. Known as the
<i>Gateway to the West</i>, the Gateway Arch greets visitors to this cultural and historic city! St. Louis boasts of historic and cultural attractions, many of which are free. Get a glimpse of where Lewis and Clark set out on their historic expedition by visiting
the Lewis & Clark Boat House and Nature Center, or the Lewis & Clark monument on the Missouri River. Interact with butterflies at the Sophia M Sachs Butterfly House. Roam the Missouri Botanical Garden, a National Historic Landmark with 79 acres of scenic
landscaping and elegant structures. Journey to the top of the Gateway Arch, our nation’s tallest man-made monument at 630 feet. Relax on a Riverboat cruise; or immerse yourself in a little arts and culture. If you are feeling adventuresome, there is a wealth
of attractions to see and experience. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Our host hotel is the St. Louis Union Station, once the largest and busiest passenger rail terminal in the world. Today, this 120 year old National Historic Landmark of unmatched beauty and
elegance is home to the St. Louis Union Station Hotel – a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel.
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<p class="Paragraph">Once again, we are looking forward to 30 exciting workshops. With the Unified English Braille Code as our focus, there is a lot to learn! Topics will include but are not limited to UEB, textbook and Nemeth format, music, computer-assisted
transcription and tactile graphics. Just to pique your interest here are a few of the sessions being developed just for you:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Mathematics: <i>Nemeth in UEB</i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Tactile Graphics: <i>Tactile Graphics for Young Readers</i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Music Braille: <i><span style="color:black">Music Theory Textbooks in UEB</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Formats: <i>Formats and UEB</i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Computer Assisted: <i>Workshops available for Braille 2000 and Duxbury</i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="Paragraph"><b>This is the ONLY NBA conference this year! Don’t miss out!<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Register now at</span>: <a href="http://www.nationalbraille.org">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">www.nationalbraille.org</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Paragraph">We look forward to seeing you there!!!<o:p></o:p></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">UEB 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">National Braille Association - Vice President<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">National Braille Association - Public Relations & Marketing<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">National Braille Association - Educator Services Committee<o:p></o:p></p>
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