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<p class="MsoNormal">Starting today, there’s a free online accessibility conference,
<a href="https://afuturedate.herokuapp.com/">A Future Date</a>. No registration needed. All sessions will be on their YouTube channel. The program will begin on April 21st through 23rd at:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l10 level1 lfo11">11am-5pm Eastern time<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l10 level1 lfo11">8am-2pm Pacific time<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l10 level1 lfo11">6pm-midnight GMT<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#515151">“Did you miss CSUN ATC, SXSW, or another a11y & inclusive design conference this year because of covid? A Future Date
is a volunteer-led virtual event with 3 days of curated sessions that were canceled at major accessibility conferences. Our goal is to continue to build up the a11y community and provide learning opportunities that were missed due to covid-19. Sessions will
be captioned.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:15.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#515151">Make sure to <a href="https://twitter.com/afuturedateconf"><span style="color:black">follow us on Twitter</span></a> for updates, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/AFutureDate"><span style="color:black">subscribe
to the YouTube channel</span></a> for a reminder when the conference is about to start. We also have <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JohMc53AcZs"><span style="color:black">a welcome video</span></a> with more information.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">sb<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#43956F">Sarah E. Bourne<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:115%;color:#535353">Director of IT Accessibility<br>
Executive Office of Technology Services and Security (EOTSS)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:115%;color:#535353">1 Ashburton Place, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02108<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:115%;color:#535353">Office: (617) 626-4502<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:115%;color:#535353">sarah.bourne@mass.gov</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:115%;color:#535353">
</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:115%;color:gainsboro"> | </span>
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.mass.gov/anf/research-and-tech/oversight-agencies/itd/"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#535353;text-decoration:none">www.mass.gov/eotss</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:115%;color:#535353"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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