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Thanks Mike for sending this to the Des Moines chapter!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Scott Van Gorp, President<br>National Federation of the Blind of Iowa<br>Phone: 515-720-5282<br></span><a href="mailto:svangorp@nfbi.org">Email</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.nfbi.org/"><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Website</span></i></a><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <br></span></i><a href="https://www.facebook.com/National-Federation-Of-the-Blind-Of-Iowa-372681823082570/posts"><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Facebook</span></i></a><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <br></span></i><a href="https://twitter.com/nfb_iowa"><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Twitter</span></i></a><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <br>Live the life you want.<br></span></i><br>The National Federation of the Blind of Iowa 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></div><p class=MsoNormal><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> DSM-Iowa <dsm-iowa-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mike Harvey via DSM-Iowa<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 6, 2020 7:45 PM<br><b>To:</b> Des Moines Chapter List <dsm-iowa@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Mike Harvey <mike.harvey149@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [DSM-Iowa] Fwd: [NCUEB] Survey: Flattening the Inaccessibility Curve<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Good evening federation family, please take the time to complete the survey discussed below in this email. Also, I know that there are still some members that are not receiving emails from this list, so feel free to share it as far as wide as you would like with other blind people. Thank you.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>Begin forwarded message:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b>From:</b> Edward Bell <<a href="mailto:ebell@pdrib.com">ebell@pdrib.com</a>><br><b>Date:</b> April 6, 2020 at 3:50:33 PM CDT<br><b>To:</b> NOMC Mailing list <<a href="mailto:nomc@lists.nbpcb.org">nomc@lists.nbpcb.org</a>>, <a href="mailto:ncueb@lists.nbpcb.org">ncueb@lists.nbpcb.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[NCUEB] Survey: Flattening the Inaccessibility Curve</b><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hello, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The major organizations across the country who work with blind and visually impaired adults are collaborating on a survey of the needs, concerns, and access to information for individuals who are blind. Please take this survey if you fit this criteria. Please share with your students, consumers, or family members who fit this criteria. This information will be used to help improve access to information and direct policy decisions.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Participate in a study investigating experiences of adults who are blind or have low vision during the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey covers areas of healthcare; transportation; employment; education; social experiences; access to meals, food, and supplies; and voting. Thank you for helping flatten the inaccessibility curve. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Take the Survey here:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://flatteninaccessibility.com/">https://flatteninaccessibility.com/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Edward C. Bell, Ph.D., CRC, NOMC, Director, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Louisiana Tech University<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>600 Mayfield Ave / 210 Woodard Hall<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>PO Box 3158<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ruston LA 71272<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Office: 318.257.4554 Fax: 318.257.2259 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:ebell@latech.edu">ebell@latech.edu</a> <a href="http://www.pdrib.com">www.pdrib.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><div style='border-top:dotted windowtext 3.0pt;border-left:none;border-bottom:dotted windowtext 3.0pt;border-right:none;padding:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal>*************<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>"I am somehow less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops."<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-- Stephen Jay Gould<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>NCUEB-nbpcb.org mailing list<br><a href="mailto:NCUEB-nbpcb.org@lists.nbpcb.org">NCUEB-nbpcb.org@lists.nbpcb.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.nbpcb.org/listinfo.cgi/ncueb-nbpcb.org">http://lists.nbpcb.org/listinfo.cgi/ncueb-nbpcb.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></body></html>