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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> tech-vi@groups.io <tech-vi@groups.io> <b>On Behalf Of </b>David Goldfield<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 30, 2022 8:24 AM<br><b>To:</b> Tech-VI Announcement List <tech-vi@groups.io><br><b>Subject:</b> [tech-vi Announce List] >From The Braillists Foundation: Introducing the Tactile Times 2022 accessible online advent calendar!<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.braillists.org/uncategorised/introducing-the-tactile-times-2022-accessible-online-advent-calendar/">Original Source</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:14.75pt;margin-left:0in;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif'>Introducing the Tactile Times 2022 accessible online advent calendar!<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:20.2pt;margin-left:0in;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing: inherit;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;outline: 0px'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#333333'>The Tactile Times, the world’s first newspaper by young braillists, for young braillists is pleased to announce that its 2022 online advent calendar is now open for business! With a festive, braille-themed surprise waiting behind every door and an interactive countdown to the 25th, it’s set to be the perfect way for young braille enthusiasts all around the world to celebrate the build-up to the big day!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:20.2pt;margin-left:0in;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing: inherit;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;outline: 0px'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#333333'>If that’s not enough, following a successful pilot in 2021, the Tactile Times elves (who are all braille users and experts in assistive tech themselves) have been busy behind the scenes making sure that the calendar works with as many different kinds of devices as possible including BrailleNotes, iPads, laptops and much, much more.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing: inherit;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;outline: 0px'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#333333'>You can access the calendar using the below link: <a href="https://is.gd/JmoVz0"><span style='color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>https://is.gd/JmoVz0</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:20.2pt;margin-left:0in;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing: inherit;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;outline: 0px'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#333333'>The Tactile Times is a fun, online newspaper edited by Ellie, Lexy and Theo. United by their shared love for all things braille, it first came into being when they collectively realized that there was no newspaper that published articles about the sort of things that they were interested in as young braillists.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:20.2pt;margin-left:0in;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing: inherit;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;outline: 0px'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#333333'>Free to read online and with ambitious plans to begin hardcopy circulation in 2023, the newspaper has developed a loyal, international audience of blind children and teenagers, all bound by their appreciation of the paper’s eclectic selection of tech, jokes, sports and event listings with coverage geared towards fellow blind readers in a way that only The Tactile Times knows how.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing: inherit;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;outline: 0px'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#333333'>You can learn more about the paper and subscribe by visiting <a href="https://www.tactiletimes.org/"><span style='color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>https://www.tactiletimes.org</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=screen-reader-text><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Posted on</span></span><span class=posted-on><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><a href="https://www.braillists.org/uncategorised/introducing-the-tactile-times-2022-accessible-online-advent-calendar/">29th November 2022</a></span></span><span class=screen-reader-text><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Author</span></span><span class=author><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><a href="https://www.braillists.org/author/mhorspool/">Matthew Horspool</a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>David Goldfield,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.freedomscientific.com/Training/Certification"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=86 height=86 style='width:.8958in;height:.8958in' id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:image001.png@01D90494.BEBE6540" alt="JAWS Certified, 2022"></span></a><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://certification.nvaccess.org/">NVDA Certified Expert</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Subscribe to the Tech-VI announcement list to receive news, events and information regarding the blindness assistive technology field.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Email: <a href="mailto:tech-vi+subscribe@groups.io">tech-vi+subscribe@groups.io</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.DavidGoldfield.org">www.DavidGoldfield.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:white'>_._,_._,_<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><p class=MsoNormal>Groups.io Links:<o:p></o:p></p><p>You receive all messages sent to this group. <o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/3070" target="_blank">View/Reply Online (#3070)</a> | <a href="mailto:tech-vi@groups.io?subject=Re:%20%5Btech-vi%20Announce%20List%5D%20From%20The%20Braillists%20Foundation%3A%20Introducing%20the%20Tactile%20Times%202022%20accessible%20online%20advent%20calendar%21" target="_blank">Reply To Group</a> | <a href="mailto:david.goldfield@outlook.com?subject=Private:%20Re:%20%5Btech-vi%20Announce%20List%5D%20From%20The%20Braillists%20Foundation%3A%20Introducing%20the%20Tactile%20Times%202022%20accessible%20online%20advent%20calendar%21" target="_blank">Reply To Sender</a> | <a href="https://groups.io/mt/95357397/318502" target="_blank">Mute This Topic</a> | <a href="https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/post">New Topic</a><br><a href="https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/editsub/318502">Your Subscription</a> | <a href="mailto:tech-vi+owner@groups.io">Contact Group Owner</a> | <a href="https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/leave/11845740/318502/1820159643/xyzzy">Unsubscribe</a> [floza58@bellsouth.net]<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:white'>_._,_._,_<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>