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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang="EN-US" link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Thank you Kevan.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Just to clarify, Aira is free to everyone using a mobile phone. You do not have to be n Aira subscriber to use it in state buildings, state campuses and web sites.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Once you are either in the geofenced outside area which is near the State Capital or indoors of the state Capital, you can go to the Aira app and under “ Apply a free access offer”, the State Capital will pop up.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Choose that for the free access.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Please let me know if you have additional questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Love this day-<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black">Theresa Montano<br>Senior Solutions Architect of Accessibility PMP/CSM<br>Technology Accessibility Program</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#073763"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f">
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