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<div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Doug Powell <doug.powell.oldjock@gmail.com><br>
<b>Date:</b> April 10, 2021 at 3:13:53 PM PDT<br>
<b>To:</b> ACB-Conversation@acblists.org, aavl-l@acblists.org, jsthom--- via leadership <leadership@acblists.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Sandra Spalletta <sandra.spalletta@bwra.com>, Annette Carter <annette.carter@pacbell.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> <b>[ACB-Conversation] AAVL Area Agencies on Aging Project Reminder</b><br>
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<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">Reminder of the AAVL AAA Project Introduction and Training. Don’t miss this exciting advocacy opportunity to help low vision/blind seniors tomorrow (Sunday) 7:30pm ET, 4:30pm PT,
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<div class=""><span style="background-color: white;" class="">Read the text below for a refresher on what has been sent previously, and some links to helpful documents on the AAVL website.</span></div>
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<div class=""><span style="background-color: white;" class="">Doug Powell, Policy Chair</span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">Hello AAVL Members, ACB Members, and Friends,</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">The Alliance on Aging and Vision Loss (AAVL), a special interest affiliate of the American Council of the Blind (ACB) is developing a project to learn more about the Area Agencies
on Aging (AAAs) — how they are the same, and how they are different across the country. Since very few of us know what AAAs are and what they do, it is quite possible that many, if not most, AAA’s know very little about… us, and therefore, seniors who are
blind or have low vision are not benefitting from the services and programs AAAs administer or fund.</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">As well as finding out more information about what AAAs do, other goals we have in mind are:</div>
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<li style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Symbol;" class=""></span>Create more awareness of the specific needs of seniors who are blind or have low vision,</li><li style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Symbol;" class=""></span>Create more outreach and communication between AAAs and seniors with vision loss,</li><li style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Symbol;" class=""></span>Create or adjust AAA programs and services to ensure inclusion of seniors with vision
loss,</li><li style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Symbol;" class=""></span>Lessen institutionalization of low vision/blind seniors</li><li style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Symbol;" class=""></span>Give blind/low vision seniors more opportunity to influence AAA service provision</li><li style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Symbol;" class=""></span>Give people like you around the country the opportunity to advocate for the vision loss
community</li><li style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Symbol;" class=""></span>And maybe even have some new folks join AAVL/ACB.</li></ul>
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<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">How You Can Help</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">We have a questionnaire we hope you will fill out with a AAA Director or knowledgeable staffer, and return the information to us. Then, we hope you will stay in touch with the AAA
to help them implement programs and services equitably to the blindness community, and maintain the new relationship . We also hope you will become a liaison between the AAA and the blind/low vision seniors in your communities. You don’t have to do all this
alone! The more people you can involve, the better.</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">We’ll Be There With You</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">If there’s one thing the last year has taught us, it is that we can stay in communication — one way or another! Plans for followup information sharing is not finalized yet, but we
anticipate periodic get togethers so we can learn from you, and we can all learn from one another. This means sharing AAA services, but it may also mean advocacy training, and other benefits .</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">Next Steps</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">Please come to the Community Event we are having on April 11 at 7:30pm Eastern Time. We will be giving a more detailed look at how this will work, and a little training to help you
feel more comfortable meeting with the AAA Director.??????</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">You may also wish to download and look at the Participation and Instruction Sheet you can find at
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to look at the AAA Information sheet which explains a little about what the AAAs are and what they do in a very general way
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https://www.aavl-blind-seniors.org/aavl-how-AAAs-help-you#main-content</a>. Then, once you have sent in your contact information showing your intention to participate, we will send you the Sample Letter you can personalize before sending it on to the AAA Executive
Director in your area, and the questionnaire you will be completing with him/her.</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">Thank you for your interest and efforts on behalf of seniors who are or will be low vision/blind across the country. We look forward to seeing you on April 11.</div>
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