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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><span style='mso-ignore:vglayout;position:relative;z-index:251659264'><span style='left:0px;position:absolute;left:120px;top:-29px;width:14px;height:5px'><img width=14 height=5 style='width:.1458in;height:.052in' src="cid:image002.png@01D1F395.FA3159F0" v:shapes="_x0000_s1026"></span></span><![endif]>National Braille Association 2016<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Heading align=center style='text-align:center'>Professional Development Conference<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Heading align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://www.nationalbraille.org/" title="National Braille Association"><span style='font-size:22.5pt;font-family:"Roboto Condensed";color:black;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.4pt;background:#FDF9F5;text-decoration:none'>NATIONAL BRAILLE ASSOCIATION</span></a><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><i><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:black;font-weight:normal'>Meet Me in St. Louis …<o:p></o:p></span></i></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:black;font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Registration is still available!<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The National Braille Association is heading to St. Louis, Missouri for our 2016 professional development conference, and we hope you are too!. Known as the <i>Gateway to the West</i>, the Gateway Arch greets visitors to this cultural and historic city! St. Louis boasts of historic and cultural attractions, many of which are free. Get a glimpse of where Lewis and Clark set out on their historic expedition by visiting the Lewis & Clark Boat House and Nature Center, or the Lewis & Clark monument on the Missouri River. Interact with butterflies at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House. Roam the Missouri Botanical Garden, a National Historic Landmark with 79 acres of scenic landscaping and elegant structures. Journey to the top of the Gateway Arch, our nation’s tallest man-made monument at 630 feet. Relax on a Riverboat cruise; or immerse yourself in a little arts and culture. If you are feeling adventuresome, there is a wealth of attractions to see and experience.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Our host hotel is the St. Louis Union Station, once the largest and busiest passenger rail terminal in the world. Today, this 120-year-old National Historic Landmark of unmatched beauty and elegance is home to the St. Louis Union Station Hotel – a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Paragraph><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Paragraph>Once again, we are looking forward to 30 exciting workshops. With the Unified English Braille Code as our focus, there is a lot to learn! Topics will include but are not limited to UEB, textbook and Nemeth format, music, computer-assisted transcription and tactile graphics. Just to pique your interest here are a few of the sessions being developed just for you:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Paragraph style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Mathematics: <i>Nemeth in UEB</i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Paragraph style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Tactile Graphics: <i>Tactile Graphics for Young Readers</i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Paragraph style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Music Braille: <i><span style='color:black'>Music Theory Textbooks in UEB</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Paragraph style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Formats: <i>Formats and UEB</i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Paragraph style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Computer Assisted: <i>Workshops available for Braille 2000 and Duxbury</i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Paragraph><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=Paragraph align=center style='text-align:center'><b>This is the ONLY NBA conference this year! Don’t miss out!<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=Paragraph align=center style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Register now at</span>: <a href="http://www.nationalbraille.org"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>www.nationalbraille.org</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Paragraph align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Paragraph align=center style='text-align:center'>We look forward to seeing you there!!!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Jana Hertz<br>Library of Congress Certified Transcriber<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>English Literary Braille </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Unified English Braille </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>National Braille Association<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>NBA Vice President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>NBA Educator Services<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>NBA Public Relations/Marketing<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#008040'><br></span><span style='font-family:Wingdings;color:#008040'>Ø</span><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:purple'>©</span><span style='font-family:Wingdings;color:#008040'>×</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:purple'>§</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:green'>´~`·.,¸¸,.·´~`</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:purple'>§</span><span style='font-family:Wingdings;color:#008040'>Ø</span><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:purple'>©</span><span style='font-family:Wingdings;color:#008040'>×</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:purple'>§</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:green'>´~`·.,¸¸,.·´~`</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:purple'>§</span><span style='font-family:Wingdings;color:#008040'>Ø</span><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:purple'>©</span><span style='font-family:Wingdings;color:#008040'>×</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue'><br>A friend is someone who knows <br>the song in your heart <br>and can sing it back to you <br>when you have forgotten <br>the words.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>