<html><head></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Hello everyone</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I hope you're all doing well.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">The NFB legal program is assembling plaintiffs for a potential lawsuit regarding the inaccessibility of the CT Department of Social Services to blind clients. This inaccessibility relates to its Web site, lack of alternative formats for the blind and lack of provision of reasonable accommodations.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">If you face accessibility barriers with the department, please e-mail me your e-mail address at:</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">spiderweb1@sbcglobal.net</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Also, please indicate you give me permission to pass your information on to the legal program.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">The CT department of Social Services is violating the ADA and has done so for over ten years. This agency needs a big push from the outside, which is why this legal process is underway.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Thank you!</div></div></body></html>