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d Vision Services</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Maryland State Department of Education<br>Division of Rehabilitation Services <br>2301 Argonne Drive</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Baltimore, MD 21218</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue'><a href="mailto:susan.schaffer@maryland.gov" target="_blank">susan.schaffer@maryland.gov</a></span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>410.554.9277 Office </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>866.615.4780 Toll Free<br>410.554.9197 F</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Connect with </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Maryland-DORS/387396751357091"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Maryland DORS</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> on Facebook and </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><a href="https://twitter.com/MdPublicSchools"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>@MdPublicSchools</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> on Twitter</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403152'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=234 valign=top style='width:175.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403152'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Sharon Maneki, </b>President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>National Federation of the Blind of Maryland<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>410-715-9596<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>