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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:"Times New Roman",serif'>Howdy Kevan:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Your messages are picked up by Outlook as plain text, and a person using Outlook cannot simply press Enter on the link to activate it. Also, Outlook renders the link twice: first with the text of the link and second with the text of the link bracketed by the less than and greater than signs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>All I did was to create what Outlook regards as an HTML message and to place the link in the message marked as a link, thus enabling Outlook folks to just press Enter on the link you so kindly sent to get to the blog post.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>I hope this helps to clarify stuff.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Curtis Chong<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> kevan nfbco.org <kevan@nfbco.org> <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 17, 2025 12:47 PM<br><b>To:</b> Curtis Chong <chong.curtis@gmail.com>; 'NFB of Colorado Discussion List' <colorado-talk@nfbnet.org><br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [Colorado-Talk] Inclusion, Diversity and Meritocracy, a perspective<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Hi there, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Thanks, Curtis. Are people having trouble using the link I sent? I've had folks test that link and they say it works. I don’t know why Curits shows the link twice. The email I show from his shows it once. We want to do whatever is easiest for folks to read. Thanks. Stay warm everybody. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Curtis Chong <chong.curtis@gmail.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 16, 2025 10:17 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'NFB of Colorado Discussion List' <colorado-talk@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> kevan nfbco.org <kevan@nfbco.org><br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [Colorado-Talk] Inclusion, Diversity and Meritocracy, a perspective<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Greetings:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Here is the link to the Blind Coloradan which you can activate here without copying and pasting this into your browser.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="https://theblindcoloradan.blogspot.com/">https://theblindcoloradan.blogspot.com/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Cordially,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Curtis Chong<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Colorado-Talk <<a href="mailto:colorado-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org">colorado-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> On Behalf Of kevan nfbco.org via Colorado-Talk<br>Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2025 9:38 AM<br>To: <a href="mailto:colorado-talk@nfbnet.org">colorado-talk@nfbnet.org</a><br>Cc: kevan nfbco.org <<a href="mailto:kevan@nfbco.org">kevan@nfbco.org</a>><br>Subject: [Colorado-Talk] Inclusion, Diversity and Meritocracy, a perspective<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Greetings fellow Federationests,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Blog 3 of our 2025 series of blogs has been posted. We invite you to read and comment. <a href="https://theblindcoloradan.blogspot.com/.%3chttps:/theblindcoloradan.blogspot.com/">https://theblindcoloradan.blogspot.com/.<https://theblindcoloradan.blogspot.com/</a>><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>At your service,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Kevan Worley<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>303-929-2369<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Manager Project Literacy, National Federation of the Blind of Colorado The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation's blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Colorado Center for the Blind believes when you believe in yourself and experience a thriving community of positive blind people, nothing can hold you back from pursuing your dreams.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>