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MS Learn Online
Since its first broadcast in 1999, MS Learn Online, the National MS Society's online education program, has been a successful way to learn about multiple sclerosis from the convenience of home. You may view these pre-recorded webcasts to learn more about MS. Go online and connect to nationalmssociety.org/MSLearnOnline to participate in current sessions or to review past sessions. Limited broadcasts are available in Spanish.

My MS, My Way -- Tech Connect Series
Experts Ellen Kampel and John M. Williams provide a new installment of their monthly technology column posted at mymsmyway.com. Ellen Kampel is the public affairs manager for the Accessibility Business Unit at Microsoft. John Williams has been writing about disability issues since 1978 and coined the phrase "Assistive Technology."

MSWorld® -- the official chat room and message board site for the National MS Society
MSWorld®, Inc. provides a global virtual community of support to people living with multiple sclerosis. The site’s sole mission is to create a safe, informative, useful and fun place for people to meet, share ideas and gain useful resources to help manage and cope.

A well-trained staff of volunteers moderates live chats, message boards and other resources to provide a safe and useful online community. msworld.com

Real Talk. Real Answers.
Living with MS in Your 20s and 30s isn’t a support group — it’s a new and unique online program that provides young adults with MS an opportunity for candid, real, frank discussion and an opportunity to get answers to the questions that you have about living with MS.

Café con Leche
The National MS Society continues these monthlyCafe Con Leche Logo telephone group discussions offered completely in Spanish. Call 1.800.344.4867 to find out when the next set of sessions will be offered and for more program information.

National MS Society Información en Español
Please explore our national site for in-depth connections to information and programming available through the Society in Spanish.  nationalmssociety.org/informacion-en-espanol

Radio Program:  Mommies with MS
Join Tahirah Falah in a candid presentation of how moms approach their daily life as a parent and a person with MS. Hear directly from mothers across the United States in an interview format with opportunities for callers to participate interactively with the invited mother. The program is broadcast online every Sunday at 11 a.m. (CST) on blogtalkradio.com/msmommies. The dial-in number for submitting questions is 1.646.652.2864. (Note that this is not a toll-free number.)