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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi all, I thought this would be a wonderful event to attend. STEM accessibility is one of the leading barriers to full societal participation by folks with disabilities!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Ron Stewart<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Julie Noblitt [mailto:julien@benetech.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 14, 2013 12:23 PM<br><b>To:</b> DIAGRAM Content Working Group; DIAGRAM Outreach Working Group; DIAGRAM Standards Working Group; diagram advisors; Diagram Team; Diagram Math; DIAGRAM Tools Working Group; Diagram Content Model; Diagram Tactile Graphics<br><b>Subject:</b> STEM Career Showcase for Students with Disabilities<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>From our friends at SAS, a great event happening this Wednesday, October 16.<sup> </sup>Please share with anyone you think might be interested.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>What:</span></b><span style='color:black'> STEM Career Showcase for Students with Disabilities <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>Who:</span></b><span style='color:black'> Students with disabilities of all ages<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>Why:</span></b><span style='color:black'> Meet role models that are successful professionals with disabilities that are working in STEM fields<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>When:</span></b><span style='color:black'> October 16, 10:00-11:00 a.m. Eastern<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>Where:</span></b><span style='color:black'> On the web at <a href="http://naturalsciences.org/programs-events/events/stem-career-showcase">http://naturalsciences.org/programs-events/events/stem-career-showcase</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Are you looking for an authentic experience that could change the trajectory of a student’s life? Would you like for students in your class to learn from remarkably successful individuals who have overcome similar challenges? Do you believe in the power of sharing personal stories and developing mentoring relationships? Are you interested in engaging your students with individuals who are expanding the scope of knowledge in creative ways through science, technology, engineering, and math? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>If so, then join us for live webcast of the STEM Career Showcase for Students with Disabilities. This event will be held at the beautiful North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh, North Carolina. More than 200 students will attend the event in person at the museum and the event will also be broadcast live on the web.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Note that registration is NOT required for the live webcast.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Find more information including biographies of all the speakers here:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><a href="http://naturalsciences.org/programs-events/events/stem-career-showcase">http://naturalsciences.org/programs-events/events/stem-career-showcase</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>*********<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Julie Noblitt<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Community Manager, DIAGRAM Center<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>M & W 8:30-4:30 and Th 9:00-1:00 Pacific time<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Tel: 650-352-1092<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/DIAGRAMC">https://twitter.com/DIAGRAMC</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Blog: <a href="http://blog.diagramcenter.org/">http://blog.diagramcenter.org/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>