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President's Letter, February 2024
I am excited to report that our first in-person conference in several years will be held on Friday, April 26, 2024 at the Tampa Lighthouse. The registration button on the website will be active very soon and it is easy to register on-line. As we are limited in space, please register as soon as possible.
The line-up of presenters for the conference includes Chip Mize discussing charts and graphs; Shawn Griner talking about various kinds of lists; Leanne Grillot on how to take notes and other skills students need; and last but not least a workshop on K-3 worksheets by a local TVI and Transcriber.
As you may know, hotels in the Tampa area can be pretty expensive so we have located a reasonably priced hotel. The Ramada Westshore Airport South is not too far from the conference location.
Lunch will be provided for attendees. The registration fee is $35 for members and $40 for non-members per person. Workshops begin at 9:45 a.m. and end at 4:00 p.m.
I am looking forward to seeing everyone and having braille talk in my ears all day. What could be better.
Lynnette
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Website update!
Before retiring from the Board, Susie Coleman was our newsletter editor for over 35 years. She dedicated many, many hours to producing our quarterly newsletters- a monumental task. Replacing her seems like an impossible task, one that we have not had success in accomplishing.
With the revision of the website, we are trying a new approach to providing information for our members. Skills articles, annual conference information, membership and donation forms, as well as scholarship details and forms will now be available on our website. Members will receive periodic emails to announce that there is new info on the website. The Communications committee looks forward to your feedback about both our new website and the changes in how we provide the newsletter.