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Hi Accessible IT Coordinators!</div>
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I am clawing my way back to work after being bedridden for over a week.</div>
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This is a last-minute notification, but we want to make sure your teams are aware of Microsoft's Ability Summit happening tomorrow and Wednesday. I think there is still time to register!</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Franklin Gothic Book", sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 32, 96);">Policy Associate – Accessible IT Coordinator</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>The power of the Web is in its universality.</i></b></span><b><i><br>
</i></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect.</i></b></span></p>
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Tim Berners-Lee, W3C Director and inventor of the World Wide Web</p>
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<div dir="ltr" id="divRplyFwdMsg"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>From:</b> Vicki Walton <vwalton@sbctc.edu><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 6, 2025 8:37 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> SBCTC All Staff <SBCTCAllStaff@sbctc.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> MS Ability Summit</span>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I just wanted to share about Microsoft’s upcoming Ability Summit, free virtual event on March 18<sup>th</sup> at 9 am.
</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="https://info.microsoft.com/index.php/email/emailWebview?email=MTU3LUdRRS0zODIAAAGZCzMZlh3xbtM4je0uxXyRoW2g4nXT0ZqwzgyuF_9r0PGl7NtkCha9wFQpWziLZj7SgKc3J8Ts_q99PkbYhHMgJRZxSwoqi9Iixo55" id="OWAfa838320-f117-b731-d36e-dc5d031c4a74" class="OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Register
here</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Witness how AI is making the world more accessible.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You all have a lovely day.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "Franklin Gothic Book", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 55, 100);"><u>vwalton@sbctc.edu</u>• office: 360-704-4343• website:
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Accessibility is a fundamental right</b></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>Accessibility is not a checkbox. Accessibility is a mindset that can lead to a very powerful sense of inclusion.</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">~ Maayan Ziv founder and CEO AccessNow</span></p>
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