{"id":1966,"date":"2013-08-01T10:46:32","date_gmt":"2013-08-01T14:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=1966"},"modified":"2013-08-01T10:46:32","modified_gmt":"2013-08-01T14:46:32","slug":"financial-independence-workshop-8113","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=1966","title":{"rendered":"Financial Independence Workshop, 8\/1\/13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><b>Financial Independence Workshop<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><b><i>(pre-registration required)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>WHERE:<\/i><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0LBPH \u2013 Library for the Blind &amp; Physically Handicapped, 415 Park Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21201<\/p>\n<p><b><i>FOR:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/i><\/b>Legally Blind Senior Citizens, Age 55 &amp; Over<\/p>\n<p><b><i>WHEN:\u00a0\u00a0 <\/i><\/b>September 11, 2013 \u2013 Wednesday<\/p>\n<p><b><i>WHEN:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/b>ARRIVAL TIME:\u00a0\u00a09:30 am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WORKSHOP:\u00a010:00 am to 2:30 pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<b>\u00a0<\/b><b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>WHAT:<\/i><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Demonstrations and Hands-on Instruction:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Scanning\u00a0\u00a0&amp; 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