<div dir="ltr">Hi all,<div><br></div><div>Please spread this to teachers of the visually impaired, orientation and mobility specialists, students and parents interested in summer job readiness/transition programs in California.</div><div><br></div><div><p class="gmail-m843748960039145157gmail-m5448305373830002687msobodytext2" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">Blindness & Low Vision Transition
Services Information meeting</span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-m843748960039145157gmail-m5448305373830002687msobodytext2" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">What’s Next for You?</span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-m843748960039145157gmail-m5448305373830002687msobodytext2" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">P</span></b><i><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">lease join us to learn more
about services and support available to you as you transition from high school
to college, work and INDEPENDENCE!</span></i><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif"></span></b></p>
<h1 align="center" style="text-align:center;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:24pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">Hosted by</span></i><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif"></span></h1>
<p class="gmail-m843748960039145157gmail-m5448305373830002687msobodytext3" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">Blindness
Agencies, Vendors and Rehabilitation organizations serving California</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">What: Informational
Teleconference</span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">When: Thursday, February 13,
2020</span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">Time: 3:30 PM to
4:30 PM</span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">Join the Department of Rehabilitation’s Blind Services and community organizations
on Thursday afternoon, February 13 from 3:30 to 4:30 for a one-hour
teleconference to learn about how to get involved with DOR services, how DOR
works and the process to apply. Additionally, there will be a variety of
agency staff from throughout California who work with blind and low vision
youth and young adults on the call identifying available resources such as
summer work experiences, career awareness opportunities, independent living
skills courses and much more.</span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">This one-hour call is specifically geared toward blind and low vision
high school and college age students, family members, teachers and advocates.</span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">To Participate:</span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">Join
Zoom Meeting</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://wayfinderfamily.zoom.us/j/835110202" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">https://wayfinderfamily.zoom.us/j/835110202</span></a><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">One
tap mobile</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">929.436.2866,835110202#</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">For
additional information, please email Richard Rueda at </span><a href="mailto:rrueda@societyfortheblind.org" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">rrueda@societyfortheblind.org</span></a><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif"> or Cathleen
Coombs at </span><a href="mailto:ccoombss@dor.ca.gov" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">ccoombss@dor.ca.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif"> </span></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="SignatureSanitizer__MailAutoSig"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Amy
Jine<span></span></span></b></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Transition Program Specialist<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">101 N. Bascom Avenue<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">San Jose, CA 95128</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">O: (650) 858-0202 Ext 183<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">M: (415) 886-7049 (preferred)<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:ajine@vistacenter.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,99,193)">ajine@vistacenter.org</span></a><u><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span></span></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.vistacenter.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,99,193)">Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired</span></a><span></span></p>
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