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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello all, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My name is Shirley Liu, acting CEO of Deaf Australia. I am passing the message from Jen Blyth who is currently on leave at the moment.
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<p class="MsoNormal">--<o:p></o:p></p>
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I am emailing you to let you know that I am speaking at the Global Health Security conference in Sydney in June, as the CEO of Australia's OPD for Deaf people (Deaf Australia), but also need to include information about OPDs' responses to COVID-19 throughout
the Pacific. <br>
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Would you be able to share any key information I should include that includes both the challenges and enablers, and recommendations for key takeaways for attendees?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanking you very much, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jen<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">--<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I will forward your responses to Jen directly. <br>
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Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Shirley<o:p></o:p></p>
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style="vertical-align:top;color:#005297;font-family:Calibri,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;">Shirley Liu<span style="font-family:remialcxesans;font-size:1px;color:#FFFFFF;line-height:1px;"><span style="font-family:'template-_sHJdJ9hEeyiKigYeBKikw';"></span><span style="font-family:'zone-1';"></span><span style="font-family:'zones-AQ';"></span></span></td><td align="left" style="vertical-align:top;font-size:14.67px;font-family:Calibri,Arial,sans-serif;"> | </td><td align="left" style="vertical-align:top;font-family:Calibri,Arial,sans-serif;">Acting CEO</td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr style="font-size:0;"><td align="left" style="vertical-align:top;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:0;color:#FF0000;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;white-space:nowrap;"><tr style="font-size:14.67px;"><td align="left" style="padding:10px 0 20px;vertical-align:top;font-family:Calibri,Arial,sans-serif;">(Please note that Jen Blyth is on extended leave until June, during which time Shirley Liu is serving as the acting CEO.)<br /></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr style="font-size:0;"><td align="left" style="vertical-align:top;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:0;"><tr style="font-size:0;"><td align="left" style="vertical-align:top;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:0;"><tr style="font-size:0;"><td align="left" style="vertical-align:middle;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:0;color:#005297;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:normal;white-space:nowrap;"><tr style="font-size:14.67px;"><td align="left" style="vertical-align:middle;font-size:0;"><img src="cid:image610268.png@DD96BE8B.BFA20914" width="25" height="25" border="0" alt="" style="width:25px;min-width:25px;max-width:25px;height:25px;min-height:25px;max-height:25px;font-size:0;" 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