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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><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><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. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Paragraph><o:p> </o:p></p><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><p class=Paragraph style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![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><p class=Paragraph style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![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><p class=Paragraph style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![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><p class=Paragraph style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![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><p class=Paragraph style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![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><p class=Paragraph><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=Paragraph><b>This is the ONLY NBA conference this year! Don’t miss out!<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=Paragraph style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><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><p class=Paragraph><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Paragraph>We look forward to seeing you there!!!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Jana Hertz<br>Library of Congress Certified Transcriber<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>English Literary Braille </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Unified English Braille </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>National Braille Association<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>NBA Vice President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>NBA Educator Services<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>NBA Public Relations/Marketing<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#008040'><br></span><span style='font-family:Wingdings;color:#008040'>Ø</span><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:purple'>©</span><span style='font-family:Wingdings;color:#008040'>×</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:purple'>§</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:green'>´~`·.,¸¸,.·´~`</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:purple'>§</span><span style='font-family:Wingdings;color:#008040'>Ø</span><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:purple'>©</span><span style='font-family:Wingdings;color:#008040'>×</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:purple'>§</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:green'>´~`·.,¸¸,.·´~`</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:purple'>§</span><span style='font-family:Wingdings;color:#008040'>Ø</span><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:purple'>©</span><span style='font-family:Wingdings;color:#008040'>×</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue'><br>A friend is someone who knows <br>the song in your heart <br>and can sing it back to you <br>when you have forgotten <br>the words.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>