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    <title>Autism Valued Inc upcoming events</title>
    <link>https://www.aspergersvic.org.au/partners-group</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:37:52 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Partners Group: April - Online Meeting (9 Apr 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;img src="https://aspergersvic.org.au/resources/Partners%20group%20header%20image%20-%20Peacock%20Trace%20with%20words%2003.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="520" height="169"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 36px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#662D91" face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;Partners Gr&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;oup: April&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(102, 45, 145); font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;- Online Meeting&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#662D91"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#662D91" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About our Partners Group&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Join our Partners Peer Support&amp;nbsp;Group to meet other adults who are in a relationship with someone who has Aspergers, is autistic, or has a similar neurodivergent profile. Sharing experiences within the safe environment of our peer support meetings can be a lifeline, and sharing with people who have similar lived experience is validating and often educational. Your partner may be self-diagnosed or have a formal diagnosis, and you may share a household or live separately. We are an inclusive group and welcome partners of all genders and relationship types.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;This session is&lt;/span&gt; facilitated by our &lt;a href="mailto:partners@autismvalued.org.au" target="_blank"&gt;Partners Group Leaders&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font color="#000000" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;All AV volunteer group leaders share the lived experience of their group participants and welcome new attendees.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#662D91"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cost:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;$5&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;for AV members,&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;$10&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;for non-members.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Registration is &lt;strong&gt;FREE&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;for holders of a&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://aspergersvic.org.au/sys/website/?pageId=18158"&gt;&lt;font&gt;+Groups Membership&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;and for&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font&gt;first-time attendees.&lt;/font&gt; &lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC"&gt;How to access a free first-time attendee ticket for regular peer support groups.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://aspergersvic.org.au/page-18158"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Become an AV member today&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;to access discounted tickets for groups and events, members-only programs and interest groups, and to support the wonderful work our volunteers and staff team do for our community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;If cost is a barrier, please&lt;/font&gt; &lt;a href="https://aspergersvic.org.au/Sys/PublicProfile/SendEmail/42020285"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC"&gt;contact our AV admin team&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&amp;nbsp;or fill out our &lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfTFovbWRMcRqu8wc2cOO08DRp1_DjwXUENGu_OBe0VTpMZrw/viewform" target="_blank"&gt;Hardship Fund&lt;/a&gt; application form.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#662D91" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Anyone wishing to attend an AV activity must register before attending.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;For online events, you will need to register to receive the Zoom meeting link.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Unregistered attendees may incur an admin fee of up to $10.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#662D91" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Community Guides (step by step information to support our community)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RV6uZuIMIo93OVv1ZVLLkz2pnK30WoWDxQq2X5USXBw/edit#"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC" face="Helvetica"&gt;How to register for, cancel or view registration details of an AV activity&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AbM3wVCxR517blD-4DsD0xIeKzhGfbfkpI0hs8Ck-vE/edit#heading=h.7riu72352iau" style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC"&gt;How to make a payment for an AV activity registration&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;(includes details for PayPal, credit card, and bank transfer options)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/12LQFha42-t9SJNH-UTLWWwFLPDJ_eEsWk3hX3MeQ9dE/edit#heading=h.7riu72352iau" style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC"&gt;How to access an AV Zoom Activity&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;(includes tips on Zoom etiquette)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;a href="https://aspergersvic.org.au/resources/Documents/Zoom_Intro%20Aspergers%20Victoria.pdf" style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC"&gt;AV Zoom Guide&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;(includes details of in-Zoom features)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;a href="https://aspergersvic.org.au/Peer_Support_Groups_FAQs/" style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Peer Support Groups - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;(includes answers to the most common questions about AV peer support groups).&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#662D91" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For assistance or more information&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"&gt;Call&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"&gt;0480 385 710&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"&gt;or&lt;/font&gt; &lt;a href="https://aspergersvic.org.au/Sys/PublicProfile/SendEmail/42020285" style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;email our AV admin team&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;The AV phone is switched on from 9am to 5pm, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Please note that our email inbox is not monitored outside business hours.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://aspergersvic.org.au/Privacy-Policy"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;AV Privacy Policy&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Partners Group: June - Online Meeting (4 Jun 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#662D91"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://aspergersvic.org.au/resources/Pictures/Partners%20Image.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="255" height="170"&gt;&lt;img src="https://aspergersvic.org.au/resources/Pictures/Zoom%20Meeting.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="252" height="170"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#662D91"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Lato, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#662D91" face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#662D91"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Lato, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#662D91" face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;Partners Gr&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;oup: June&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;- Online Meeting&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#662D91"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#662D91" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About our Partners Group&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Join our Partners Peer Support&amp;nbsp;Group to meet other adults who are in a relationship with someone who is Autistic or has a similar Neurodivergent profile. Sharing experiences within the safe environment of our peer support meetings can be a lifeline, and sharing with people who have similar lived experience is validating and often educational. Your partner may be self-diagnosed or have a formal diagnosis, and you may share a household or live separately. We are an inclusive group and welcome partners of all genders and relationship types.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;This session is&lt;/span&gt; facilitated by our &lt;a href="mailto:partners@autismvalued.org.au" target="_blank"&gt;Partners Group Leaders&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font color="#000000" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;All AV volunteer group leaders share the lived experience of their group participants and welcome new attendees.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#662D91"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cost:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;$5&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;for AV members,&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;$10&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;for non-members.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Registration is &lt;strong&gt;FREE&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;for holders of a&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://aspergersvic.org.au/sys/website/?pageId=18158"&gt;&lt;font&gt;+Groups Membership&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;and for&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font&gt;first-time attendees.&lt;/font&gt; &lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC"&gt;How to access a free first-time attendee ticket for regular peer support groups.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://aspergersvic.org.au/page-18158"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Become an AV member today&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;to access discounted tickets for groups and events, members-only programs and interest groups, and to support the wonderful work our volunteers and staff team do for our community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;If cost is a barrier, please&lt;/font&gt; &lt;a href="https://aspergersvic.org.au/Sys/PublicProfile/SendEmail/42020285"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC"&gt;contact our AV admin team&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&amp;nbsp;or fill out our &lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfTFovbWRMcRqu8wc2cOO08DRp1_DjwXUENGu_OBe0VTpMZrw/viewform" target="_blank"&gt;Hardship Fund&lt;/a&gt; application form.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#662D91" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Anyone wishing to attend an AV activity must register before attending.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;For online events, you will need to register to receive the Zoom meeting link.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Unregistered attendees may incur an admin fee of up to $10.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#662D91" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Community Guides (step by step information to support our community)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RV6uZuIMIo93OVv1ZVLLkz2pnK30WoWDxQq2X5USXBw/edit#"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC" face="Helvetica"&gt;How to register for, cancel or view registration details of an AV activity&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AbM3wVCxR517blD-4DsD0xIeKzhGfbfkpI0hs8Ck-vE/edit#heading=h.7riu72352iau" style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC"&gt;How to make a payment for an AV activity registration&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;(includes details for PayPal, credit card, and bank transfer options)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/12LQFha42-t9SJNH-UTLWWwFLPDJ_eEsWk3hX3MeQ9dE/edit#heading=h.7riu72352iau" style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC"&gt;How to access an AV Zoom Activity&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;(includes tips on Zoom etiquette)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;a href="https://aspergersvic.org.au/resources/Documents/Zoom_Intro%20Aspergers%20Victoria.pdf" style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC"&gt;AV Zoom Guide&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;(includes details of in-Zoom features)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"&gt;Call&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"&gt;0480 385 710&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"&gt;or&lt;/font&gt; &lt;a href="https://aspergersvic.org.au/Sys/PublicProfile/SendEmail/42020285" style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;email our AV admin team&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;The AV phone is switched on from 9am to 5pm, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Please note that our email inbox is not monitored outside business hours.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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      <link>https://aspergersvic.org.au/event-6616496</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Partners Group: August - Online Meeting (6 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#662D91"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://aspergersvic.org.au/resources/Pictures/Partners%20Image.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="255" height="170"&gt;&lt;img src="https://aspergersvic.org.au/resources/Pictures/Zoom%20Meeting.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="252" height="170"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#662D91"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Lato, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#662D91" face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#662D91"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Lato, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#662D91" face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;Partners Gr&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;oup: August&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;- Online Meeting&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#662D91"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#662D91" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About our Partners Group&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Join our Partners Peer Support&amp;nbsp;Group to meet other adults who are in a relationship with someone who is Autistic or has a similar Neurodivergent profile. Sharing experiences within the safe environment of our peer support meetings can be a lifeline, and sharing with people who have similar lived experience is validating and often educational. Your partner may be self-diagnosed or have a formal diagnosis, and you may share a household or live separately. We are an inclusive group and welcome partners of all genders and relationship types.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;This session is&lt;/span&gt; facilitated by our &lt;a href="mailto:partners@autismvalued.org.au" target="_blank"&gt;Partners Group Leaders&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font color="#000000" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;All AV volunteer group leaders share the lived experience of their group participants and welcome new attendees.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#662D91"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cost:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;$5&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;for AV members,&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;$10&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;for non-members.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Registration is &lt;strong&gt;FREE&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;for holders of a&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://aspergersvic.org.au/sys/website/?pageId=18158"&gt;&lt;font&gt;+Groups Membership&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;and for&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font&gt;first-time attendees.&lt;/font&gt; &lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC"&gt;How to access a free first-time attendee ticket for regular peer support groups.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://aspergersvic.org.au/page-18158"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Become an AV member today&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;to access discounted tickets for groups and events, members-only programs and interest groups, and to support the wonderful work our volunteers and staff team do for our community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;If cost is a barrier, please&lt;/font&gt; &lt;a href="https://aspergersvic.org.au/Sys/PublicProfile/SendEmail/42020285"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC"&gt;contact our AV admin team&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&amp;nbsp;or fill out our &lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfTFovbWRMcRqu8wc2cOO08DRp1_DjwXUENGu_OBe0VTpMZrw/viewform" target="_blank"&gt;Hardship Fund&lt;/a&gt; application form.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#662D91" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Anyone wishing to attend an AV activity must register before attending.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#662D91" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Community Guides (step by step information to support our community)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RV6uZuIMIo93OVv1ZVLLkz2pnK30WoWDxQq2X5USXBw/edit#"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC" face="Helvetica"&gt;How to register for, cancel or view registration details of an AV activity&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AbM3wVCxR517blD-4DsD0xIeKzhGfbfkpI0hs8Ck-vE/edit#heading=h.7riu72352iau" style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC"&gt;How to make a payment for an AV activity registration&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;(includes details for PayPal, credit card, and bank transfer options)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/12LQFha42-t9SJNH-UTLWWwFLPDJ_eEsWk3hX3MeQ9dE/edit#heading=h.7riu72352iau" style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC"&gt;How to access an AV Zoom Activity&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;(includes tips on Zoom etiquette)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;a href="https://aspergersvic.org.au/resources/Documents/Zoom_Intro%20Aspergers%20Victoria.pdf" style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC"&gt;AV Zoom Guide&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;(includes details of in-Zoom features)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;a href="https://aspergersvic.org.au/Peer_Support_Groups_FAQs/" style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Peer Support Groups - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;(includes answers to the most common questions about AV peer support groups).&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;The AV phone is switched on from 9am to 5pm, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

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      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Partners Group: October - Online Meeting (1 Oct 2026)</title>
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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#662D91"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Lato, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#662D91" face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;Partners Gr&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;oup: October&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;- Online Meeting&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#662D91" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About our Partners Group&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Join our Partners Peer Support&amp;nbsp;Group to meet other adults who are in a relationship with someone who is Autistic or has a similar Neurodivergent profile. Sharing experiences within the safe environment of our peer support meetings can be a lifeline, and sharing with people who have similar lived experience is validating and often educational. Your partner may be self-diagnosed or have a formal diagnosis, and you may share a household or live separately. We are an inclusive group and welcome partners of all genders and relationship types.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;This session is&lt;/span&gt; facilitated by our &lt;a href="mailto:partners@autismvalued.org.au" target="_blank"&gt;Partners Group Leaders&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font color="#000000" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;All AV volunteer group leaders share the lived experience of their group participants and welcome new attendees.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#662D91"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cost:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;$5&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;for AV members,&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;$10&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;for non-members.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Registration is &lt;strong&gt;FREE&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;for holders of a&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://aspergersvic.org.au/sys/website/?pageId=18158"&gt;&lt;font&gt;+Groups Membership&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;and for&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font&gt;first-time attendees.&lt;/font&gt; &lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC"&gt;How to access a free first-time attendee ticket for regular peer support groups.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://aspergersvic.org.au/page-18158"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Become an AV member today&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;to access discounted tickets for groups and events, members-only programs and interest groups, and to support the wonderful work our volunteers and staff team do for our community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;For online events, you will need to register to receive the Zoom meeting link.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#662D91" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Community Guides (step by step information to support our community)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RV6uZuIMIo93OVv1ZVLLkz2pnK30WoWDxQq2X5USXBw/edit#"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC" face="Helvetica"&gt;How to register for, cancel or view registration details of an AV activity&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AbM3wVCxR517blD-4DsD0xIeKzhGfbfkpI0hs8Ck-vE/edit#heading=h.7riu72352iau" style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC"&gt;How to make a payment for an AV activity registration&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;(includes details for PayPal, credit card, and bank transfer options)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/12LQFha42-t9SJNH-UTLWWwFLPDJ_eEsWk3hX3MeQ9dE/edit#heading=h.7riu72352iau" style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC"&gt;How to access an AV Zoom Activity&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;(includes tips on Zoom etiquette)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;a href="https://aspergersvic.org.au/resources/Documents/Zoom_Intro%20Aspergers%20Victoria.pdf" style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC"&gt;AV Zoom Guide&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;(includes details of in-Zoom features)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;The AV phone is switched on from 9am to 5pm, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

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