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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi Justin , just to give new members some backroundf. NfB passed the pedestrian safety act , in 1908…. I was with Melley when our ct. members and others from other states passed it in Washington. I and Gary and Rob also attended Boston college , testing sounds and eliminating false sounds for the NFB. Much time has passed and it is time to enforce and get quiet cars off the road. Beth <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><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>From:</b> Justin Salisbury [mailto:PRESIDENT@alumni.ecu.edu] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 24, 2019 4:00 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFB of Connecticut Mailing List <ct-nfb@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> crival@comcast.net; Elizabeth Rival <erival@comcast.net><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [CT-NFB] FW: Let's establish safe sounds for quiet cars<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Just to be clear, this is an initiative being promoted by Kim Charlson, and the NFB has yet to make an official statement. <span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>I serve on the NFB committee on automobile and pedestrian safety, and we are talking about it within the committee now.<o:p></o:p></p><div id=AppleMailSignature><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from my iPhone <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Justin Mark Hideaki Salisbury<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Mobile: 808.797.8606<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Email: <a href="mailto:808salisbury@gmail.com">808salisbury@gmail.com</a> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>ResearchGate: <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Justin_Salisbury">https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Justin_Salisbury</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-salisbury"><span lang=EN>https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-salisbury</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On Oct 24, 2019, at 8:07 AM, Elizabeth Rival via CT-NFB <<a href="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org">ct-nfb@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Cornelius, Matt [<a href="mailto:Matt.Cornelius@ct.gov">mailto:Matt.Cornelius@ct.gov</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 24, 2019 12:28 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:amb.burke@gmail.com">amb.burke@gmail.com</a>; 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<a href="mailto:r.a.raymond@worldnet.att.net">r.a.raymond@worldnet.att.net</a>; <a href="mailto:robin.woodbury@gmail.com">robin.woodbury@gmail.com</a>; <a href="mailto:rodneyrivers@att.net">rodneyrivers@att.net</a>; rongwei tan (<a href="mailto:rongweitan95@gmail.com">rongweitan95@gmail.com</a>) <<a href="mailto:rongweitan95@gmail.com">rongweitan95@gmail.com</a>>; <a href="mailto:sphrobson@gmail.com">sphrobson@gmail.com</a>; <a href="mailto:shonda.r.rosetta@gmail.com">shonda.r.rosetta@gmail.com</a>; <a href="mailto:s.marino2@snet.net">s.marino2@snet.net</a>; <a href="mailto:phanieakosah@yahoo.com">phanieakosah@yahoo.com</a>; Stephanie Malave (<a href="mailto:stephthebest1225@icloud.com">stephthebest1225@icloud.com</a>) <<a href="mailto:stephthebest1225@icloud.com">stephthebest1225@icloud.com</a>>; Potz, Stephen E PW <<a href="mailto:stephen.potz@pw.utc.com">stephen.potz@pw.utc.com</a>>; Sunshine Lawson <<a href="mailto:alwaysladysunshine@hotmail.com">alwaysladysunshine@hotmail.com</a>>; <a href="mailto:Suzanne.palacios@uconn.edu">Suzanne.palacios@uconn.edu</a>; <a href="mailto:sylviabenoit@yahoo.com">sylviabenoit@yahoo.com</a>; <a href="mailto:honorata_szymczyk@yahoo.com">honorata_szymczyk@yahoo.com</a>; Tammy Paradis <<a href="mailto:lollipopkid2@aol.com">lollipopkid2@aol.com</a>>; <a href="mailto:thomask21@gmail.com">thomask21@gmail.com</a>; '<a href="mailto:tinac52@cox.net">tinac52@cox.net</a>' <<a href="mailto:tinac52@cox.net">tinac52@cox.net</a>>; <a href="mailto:toml614@hotmail.com">toml614@hotmail.com</a>; '<a href="mailto:cookety@gmail.com">cookety@gmail.com</a>' <<a href="mailto:cookety@gmail.com">cookety@gmail.com</a>>; <a href="mailto:VISHAL14@SNET.NET">VISHAL14@SNET.NET</a><br><b>Subject:</b> FW: Let's establish safe sounds for quiet cars<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Ferland, David <<a href="mailto:David.Ferland@ct.gov">David.Ferland@ct.gov</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 24, 2019 9:42 AM<br><b>To:</b> Cornelius, Matt <<a href="mailto:Matt.Cornelius@ct.gov">Matt.Cornelius@ct.gov</a>>; Ross, Heidi <<a href="mailto:Heidi.Ross@ct.gov">Heidi.Ross@ct.gov</a>>; Jenness, Kendra K <<a href="mailto:Kendra.Jenness@ct.gov">Kendra.Jenness@ct.gov</a>>; Cho, Jianna <<a href="mailto:Jianna.Cho@ct.gov">Jianna.Cho@ct.gov</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> FW: Let's establish safe sounds for quiet cars<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>FYI- please see below. Comment period ends 11/1.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Dave</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> David Ferland <<a href="mailto:daveferly@gmail.com">daveferly@gmail.com</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 23, 2019 6:19 AM<br><b>To:</b> Ferland, David <<a href="mailto:David.Ferland@ct.gov">David.Ferland@ct.gov</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Fwd: Let's establish safe sounds for quiet cars<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>Begin forwarded message:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>From: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Amy Pybus <<a href="mailto:amy.pybus@perkins.org">amy.pybus@perkins.org</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Subject: Fwd: Let's establish safe sounds for quiet cars</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Date: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>October 22, 2019 at 3:41:49 PM EDT</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>To: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>David Ferland <<a href="mailto:dave.ferly@gmail.com">dave.ferly@gmail.com</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Amy Pybus, M. Ed., TVI<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Perkins School for the Blind<br>175 North Beacon Street<br>Watertown MA 02472<br>P: 413-320-3112<br><a href="http://Perkins.org">Perkins.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Perkins School for the Blind</span></strong> <<a href="mailto:SupportPerkins@perkins.org">SupportPerkins@perkins.org</a>><br>Date: Tue, Oct 22, 2019 at 3:01 PM<br>Subject: Let's establish safe sounds for quiet cars<br>To: Amy Pybus <<a href="mailto:amy.pybus@perkins.org">amy.pybus@perkins.org</a>><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=0 style='width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 15.0pt 0in 15.0pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'>Will you take 2 minutes today to help make the world a safer place for people who are blind and visually impaired?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=0 style='width:6.25in;background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='background:#E4E4E4;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width=0 style='width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="https://perkins.cmail20.com/t/d-l-xtijjhd-ykdrjyyhdt-j/" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=600 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://i9.cmail20.com/ti/d/EB/1D5/D65/035949/images_undesigned/logo_image.png" alt="Perkins School for the Blind logo"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=0 style='width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='background:white;padding:11.25pt 22.5pt 7.5pt 22.5pt'></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <o:p></o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='background:white;padding:7.5pt 22.5pt 7.5pt 22.5pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444'>Dear Amy,</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:16.5pt;margin:0px!important;padding:0px!important'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444'>Will you <a href="https://perkins.cmail20.com/t/d-l-xtijjhd-ykdrjyyhdt-t/" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#1F4F91'>take 2 minutes today</span></b></a> to help make the world a safer place for people who are blind and visually impaired?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:16.5pt;margin:0px!important;padding:0px!important'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:16.5pt'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444'>Help us advocate to establish a consistent, recognizable sound for hybrid and electric cars.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:16.5pt;margin:0px!important;padding:0px!important'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444'>Quiet, green cars are here to stay but they do pose one danger: silence. For anyone who can't see a car coming, they can be deadly. Sounds emitted by hybrid and electric vehicles should be clear, consistent and immediately recognizable.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:16.5pt;margin:0px!important;padding:0px!important'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444'>Car makers are lobbying for a new rule allowing people to choose a custom sound for their silent vehicles. And while this is a creative idea, it will be inconsistent and confusing -- and therefore dangerous.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:16.5pt;margin:0px!important;padding:0px!important'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444'><a href="https://perkins.cmail20.com/t/d-l-xtijjhd-ykdrjyyhdt-i/" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#1F4F91'>Add your voice to Perkins' comment submission</span></b></a>. We will use your comments to tell the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that we want a consistent, clear and recognizable sound for silent cars now -- <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>the public comment period closes on November 1.</span></strong></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <o:p></o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='background:white;padding:5.25pt 22.5pt 5.25pt 22.5pt;text-decoration:none!important'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;text-decoration:none!important'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='background:#E0004D;border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:41.25pt'><td style='border:solid white 1.0pt;padding:0in 15.0pt 0in 15.0pt;height:41.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:24.75pt'><b><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:white;text-transform:uppercase'><a href="https://perkins.cmail20.com/t/d-l-xtijjhd-ykdrjyyhdt-d/" target="_blank"><span style='color:white'>Let's make green cars safer</span></a> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <o:p></o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='background:white;padding:7.5pt 22.5pt 7.5pt 22.5pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444'>On behalf of everyone at Perkins, thank you for joining us in making the world an accessible and safe place for everyone.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:16.5pt;margin:0px!important;padding:0px!important'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444'>Sincerely,</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <o:p></o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" 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height=32 id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://i2.cmail20.com/ei/d/06/A19/D81/csimport/KimSignature2015.133056.jpg" alt="Kim Charlson Signature"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444'>Kim Charlson</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444'>Executive Director, Perkins Library</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444'>Immediate Past President, American Council of the Blind</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <o:p></o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 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