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Join Inclusive Arts Vermont and the ABLE Library for a free remote tour highlighting works from MASKED, a visual arts exhibition featuring 22 artists with disabilities.

Each piece in MASKED offers the artist's creative expression of the title - which arose in the early moments of the global pandemic. The work included is as complex and layered as the meaning of the word "masked" itself. The artists explore protection, disguise, veiling, all that is enshrouded, and what lies beneath.

Join us for the ABLE Library book club! Our next meeting is on Wednesday, May 17, from 3:30 to 4:30 pm. We will be talking about Bewilderment by Richard Powers (Sound recording book number: DB105190; Large print book number: LP105190). We meet online and by phone. Please call or email us to find out how to get a copy of the book and sign up.

The National Library Service Patron Engagement Section hosts the "Many Faces of BARD" online event on the second Thursday of every month, at 7:00 p.m. eastern time. Each monthly event covers one aspect of BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download service). The program is open to all.

The topic for the May 11, 2023, Many Faces of BARD program will be BARD: Fire Tablets Do Work. The program will begin at 7:00 pm. eastern time and last for one hour. This program will be recorded.

The National Library Service Patron Engagement Section hosts the "Many Faces of BARD" online event on the second Thursday of every month, at 7:00 p.m. eastern time. Each monthly event covers one aspect of BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download service). The program is open to all.

The topic for the April 13, 2023, "Many Faces of BARD" program will be BARD: Open Access. The program will begin at 7:00 p.m. The event will last for one hour. It will be recorded.

Reconnecting to the World of Work and Each Other

Hosts: Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired and Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired

When: Friday, April 14, 2023, 9am - 2:30pm

Where: Capitol Plaza, 100 State Street, Montpelier

Keynote Speaker: Kyle Robidoux. Kyle is a motivational speaker with a focus on goal setting and pushing through. Kyle is an ultra-runner who helped create and launch United in Stride. Kyle is legally blind.

The Vermont Department of Taxes is working to reach Vermonters whose earnings don't require them to file income tax returns, but who may benefit from these Vermont tax credits: Vermont's new Child Tax Credit, the expanded EITC, and the Child & Dependent Care Credit. Visit their website for more information.

The Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired plans to host two online workshops. We will talk about Assistive Technology and Finance Management. People who are blind or visually impaired are welcome to join.

Details:

• Where: Zoom (we will email links prior to each meeting)

• When: January 20 and February 3, 2023, from 6 to 7pm

• Deadline to sign up: January 16, 2023

Join us for the ABLE Library book club! Our next meeting is on Wednesday, January 18, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm. We will be talking about The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman (Sound recording book number: DB100981). We meet online and by phone. Please call or email us to find out how to get a copy of the book and sign up.