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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Dear Solo and all PDF DPOs,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>I would like to personally thank you for this set of resources. It is good see consistency of messages between our countries, and especially good to see the clear information for people with disabilities and our children and the support workers on which we rely.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>I wish you all the very best in slowing the spread of the virus in all our countries to the greatest degree possible so that our health services are not overwhelmed and hope that all members and families keep safe from infection, and good health across our communities.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Best wishes from<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Sue<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><img width=173 height=80 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D5FD4D.F8E78810"></span><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Rights & Inclusion Australia Network</span></i></b><i><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>ACN 149 775 100<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>contact RI Australia for Word Doc. versions of attachments if required</span></b><b><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Sue Salthouse<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Director, RI Australia<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Ph: +61 2 6156 8401<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Mobile: 0411 157 164<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Skype: sudata-1<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></a></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Pdf-members [mailto:pdf-members-bounces@lists.pacificdisability.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Soloveni Vitoso<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 18, 2020 5:01 PM<br><b>To:</b> dpo-officemanagers@lists.pacificdisability.org<br><b>Cc:</b> pdf-fullmembers@lists.pacificdisability.org; pdf-members@lists.pacificdisability.org; Laisa Vereti<br><b>Subject:</b> [PDF-members] COVID -19 DPO Fact Slides<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div id=divtagdefaultwrapper><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Bula From the PDF Secretariat,<br style='text-decoration:solid rgb(0, 0, 0)'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>With Covid-19 making headlines globally, we as persons with disalities or as DPOs in the Pacific need to take active measures to counter the entry and spread of Covid-19 coronavirus within our communities, amid the global pandemic. </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:9.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:9.0pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing: inherit'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Attached for your information are awareness slides on the Covid-19 that we have put together. Please do not hesitate to use them to rise awareness among your DPO members. <br style='text-decoration:solid rgb(0, 0, 0)'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:9.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:9.0pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing: inherit'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Please if you have any feedback/ updates on the Covid-19 within your DPOs, do not hesitate to contact me directly. </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:9.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:9.0pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing: inherit'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Stay safe!</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:9.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:9.0pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing: inherit'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Solo</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#404441'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div id=Signature><div id=divtagdefaultwrapper><div><div><div><div><div><div id=Item.MessagePartBody><div id=Item.MessageUniqueBody><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Soloveni Vitoso</span></b><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Public Relations & Communications Officer</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Pacific Disability Forum</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Ground Floor, Kadavu House, Victoria Parade | GPO Box 18458 | Suva, Fiji</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Phone: (+679) 3312008 | (+679) 3307530</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Mobile: (+679) 891 2656 (Vodafone) | (+679) 844 6016 (Innk)</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Fax: (+679) 3310469</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Skype: soloveni.vitoso</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Email:</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#006FC9'> <u>infor</u></span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="mailto:ceo@pacificdisability.org" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#006FC9'>@pacificdisability.org</span></a></span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe 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