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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=Default>For those sighted DSPS professionals who want to learn to read braille, I will be offering the three-day training for sighted learners (aka, Braille Boot Camp) at the National Braille Association spring conference, April 16-18, in Austin, Texas. Please see the information below for details and how to register. All the other presentations of Braille Boot Camp this school year will be in California, so this is a great opportunity for those of you in the Midwest area.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default>Please feel free to distribute this information widely. Thank you.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default>Gaeir<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Default>***<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt'>National Braille Association Spring 2015 Professional Development Conference</span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Celebrating 70 Years of Service! </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Thursday, April 16, 2015 - Saturday, April 18, 2015 </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.5pt'>Calling all Transcribers, TVIs, Paraprofessionals, and Professionals in Blindness field, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.5pt'>I would like to extend an invitation to the National Braille Association Spring 2015 Professional Development Conference and the kick-off event of our 70</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>th </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt'>anniversary year. From April 16</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>th </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt'>to April 18</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>th</span><span style='font-size:11.5pt'>, we will convene in the “friendly city” of Austin, Texas. Referred to as the city of slogans, Austin is most known for being the “live music capital of the world.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.5pt'>We are pleased to announce that we will be offering the three-day intensive training on the Unified English Braille (UEB) code that was so well received at our Fall 2014 conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This training, referred to as “UEBe Ready”, is a must-attend workshop for any transcriber or teacher who needs to be prepared to transcribe using UEB. This workshop is limited to the first 200 people who register, so make sure to sign up as soon as possible. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.5pt'>Additionally, we will be offering a three-day “Braille Boot Camp, “ a two-day training on CorelDRAW, and our standard three days of half-day workshops. Some workshops are limited in the number of participants, so don’t delay in registering. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt'>Our host is the Double Tree Austin. The room rate is $149.00 per night for single or double occupancy. Reservations must be made on or before March 29, 2015 to receive the conference rate. Early-bird Registration is $175.00 through February 28, 2015. There will be <b>NO On-site registration </b>at this conference. To register, and for additional information, visit our website: <span style='color:blue'>www.nationalbraille.org</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich<br>High Tech Center Training Unit of the<br>California Community Colleges<br>De Anza College, Cupertino, CA<br><a href="http://www.htctu.net/"><span style='color:blue'>www.htctu.net</span></a> <br>408-996-6047</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>