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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Calibri Light"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Each year the ELC Accessibility workgroup holds a summer accessibility retreat (a spin-off from Shoreline’s FLC retreat).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Calibri Light"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">I'm scrambling to pull together this year’s retreat and check a couple of other action items on my to-do list (train the trainer and
STEAM training), so I'm lumping it all together into one week of workshops at the lovely
<a href="https://www.dumasbaycentre.com/">Dumas Bay Retreat Center</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Calibri Light"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">The only block of 4 weekdays with ample rooms (with half-baths) available is
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">July 16 - 19</span></b>, so I'm aiming for that week.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Calibri Light"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">I have
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a rough agenda</a> and was wondering if any of you (or anyone else you know) may be interested in helping to facilitate? It's ok if you can only help with one or two days -- I don't expect anyone to be willing to hang out the full four days. :) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Calibri Light"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">This is not a paid gig, but your lodging and food is all covered. And, for those completing the Train the Trainer section, there may
be paid opportunities on the horizon.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Calibri Light"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">You can edit the document, so feel free to leave comments there as well. Once I know who can/wants to be involved then I'll try and
pull a meeting together. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Calibri Light"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Jess<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><font size="1" color="#404040" face="Century Gothic"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#404040">Program Administrator, Accessible Technology Initiatives</span></font><font size="3" color="#212121" face="Segoe UI"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><font size="1" color="#404040" face="Century Gothic"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#404040">1300 Quince St SE | PO Box 42495 | Olympia, WA 98504</span></font><font size="3" color="#212121" face="Segoe UI"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Century Gothic"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Keep in the accessibility loop by joining the
<a href="https://goo.gl/forms/CP1GHPl6Pe1ipD6q1"><font color="blue"><span style="color:blue">CTC Accessibility listserv</span></font></a>!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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