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3:23:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time<BR>Subj: NFB Imagineering Our Future:
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<H1 class=c7 align=center>Imagineering Our
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<P class=c9><STRONG><SPAN
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<TD align=right><STRONG><SPAN class=c8>September
30, 2009
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<H3></SPAN><SPAN class=c3><SPAN class=c16>In this
issue:</SPAN></SPAN></H3>
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<DIV class=c18><A title=#Message
href="mip://046de5a0/default.html#Message">Message
from the Executive Director</A></DIV>
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<DIV class=c18><A title=#New
href="mip://046de5a0/default.html#New"><SPAN
class=c17>What's New</SPAN></A></DIV>
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<DIV class=c18><A title=#Education
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class=c17>Education</SPAN></A></DIV>
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<DIV class=c18><A title=#Braille
href="mip://046de5a0/default.html#Braille"><SPAN
class=c17>Braille Initiative</SPAN></A></DIV>
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<DIV class=c18><A title=#StraightTalk
href="mip://046de5a0/default.html#StraightTalk"><SPAN
class=c17>Straight Talk About Vision
Loss</SPAN></A></DIV>
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<DIV class=c18><A title=#Technology
href="mip://046de5a0/default.html#Technology"><SPAN
class=c17>Technology Talk</SPAN></A></DIV>
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<DIV class=c18><A title=#Library
href="mip://046de5a0/default.html#Library"><SPAN
class=c17>From the Jacobus tenBroek
Library</SPAN></A></DIV>
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<DIV class=c18><A title=#Independence
href="mip://046de5a0/default.html#Independence"><SPAN
class=c17>Independence Market</SPAN></A></DIV>
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class=c17>Parent Outreach</SPAN></A></DIV>
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class=c17>Spotlight on the <EM>Imagination
Fund</EM></SPAN></A></DIV>
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class=c17>NFB Calendar</SPAN></A></DIV>
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name=Message></A>Message from the Executive
Director</SPAN></H2></BLOCKQUOTE></H2></SPAN>
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<P></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=c13><SPAN
class=c11><STRONG><FONT style="COLOR: #663399"
color=#663399 face=""><EM></P>
<P class=c9>How many blind people do you know? Do
you know a parent, an engineer, an artist, a
fisherman, an athlete, a great cook, a world
traveler, or a librarian who happens to be blind?
Most people do not know hundreds of blind
people. Many do not know one blind
person. The best way to know about
blindness—how it impacts your life and how it does
not—is to get to know many blind people.<BR><BR>This
is why the National Federation of the Blind
initiated <A
title=http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=kcgWQ41FzP0ei5niSWFSyA..
href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=kcgWQ41FzP0ei5niSWFSyA..">Meet
the Blind Month</A> during October of each
year. During the next month, the thousands of
members of the NFB will be engaging in public events
to provide information about the capabilities of the
blind and to shatter misconceptions. The
greatest problem facing blind people is the
misunderstanding that people have about what it is
like to be blind.<BR><BR>My wife Melissa and I are
both blind. We frequently encounter people who
have trouble imagining how we manage
our two-year-old son, Austin. Sometimes
people go as far as mentioning how nice it must be
that we have Austin to take care of us. While
on one hand our daily encounters with misconceptions
and low expectations like this one are frustrating,
it is balanced against the great satisfaction that
comes from every opportunity we get to talk to
people about the techniques we use to fulfill the
responsibilities of parenthood. We are fortunate to
know dozens of blind parents and the various
techniques they use. It is hard to imagine our
facing a situation in parenthood that one of our
blind friends who has children has not already
faced. We are truly blessed to have the family of
the National Federation of the Blind and to have met
hundreds of other blind people who help broaden our
horizons and encourage us as we reach for our
dreams.<BR><BR>Through our Jernigan Institute we are
creating greater understanding among the public and
broadening the horizons for the blind. Please
take an opportunity during Meet the Blind Month to
reach out and get to know some more blind people or
take a moment to teach your friends and neighbors
what you have learned about blindness from your
blind friends. The members of the NFB will be out in
your community so that many more people might meet
the blind.<BR><BR>Thank you for your continued
support of our efforts to change what it means to be
blind.</P>
<P
class=c9> </EM></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
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alt="Graphic: Signature of Mark Riccobono"
src="http://www.marchforindependence.org/images/content/pagebuilder/11057.jpg"
width=200><BR><STRONG>Mark A. Riccobono, Executive
Director, NFB Jernigan
Institute</STRONG></EM></SPAN><EM><STRONG>
<BR><BR><BR><BR></P></STRONG></EM></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN>
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<H3><BR><SPAN class=c19><A name=New></A>Featured NFB
News</SPAN></H3>
<P><SPAN class=c19>Meet the Blind Month, held during
October, is our nationwide campaign to increase
awareness of and support for the National Federation
of the Blind (NFB). This person-to-person awareness
campaign is designed to increase the understanding
that the NFB is the primary resource when it comes to
information about vision loss, blindness, and
rehabilitation. Visit the <A
title=http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=4C1EX15fIBF9qFMNsm5hKw..
href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=4C1EX15fIBF9qFMNsm5hKw..">Meet
the Blind Month</A> page for more
information. <BR></SPAN><SPAN
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<H3 class=c25><A name=Education></A><SPAN
class=c19>Education</SPAN></H3>
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<H5 class=c29>Where the Blind Work</H5>
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class=c26 title="Photo: Blind sculptor" border=1
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blind sculptor at work</SPAN> </CAPTION>
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<TD><SPAN class=c11><IMG border=0
alt="A blind sculptor at work"
src="http://www.marchforindependence.org/images/content/pagebuilder/11827.jpg"
height=125></SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Blind
people are working in a wide variety of jobs that
people mistakenly believe require sight. Blind
students are often <STRONG><FONT
style="COLOR: #330066" color=#330066
face="">“</FONT></STRONG>tracked” into certain fields,
whether they are interested in them or not. Within the
pages of <A
title=http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=uLMSfvv9SzkUMoOE9UPQ2g..
href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=uLMSfvv9SzkUMoOE9UPQ2g..">Where
the Blind Work</A>, a joint project of the
Jernigan Institute and the NFB Writers
Division, you will find written personal accounts
of the various types of employment that blind
people are engaged in, how they do it,
how they entered the field, and what positive
influences were helpful in achieving the goal of
employment. This is a great resource to assist
youth to plan for future employment and for adults
who are looking to change jobs and/or careers.
<BR><BR>We need your description to add to this
ever-growing resource of careers and how the
blind compete within them. Particularly requested are
descriptions of jobs found in the auto
industry (manufacturing positions, design, sales,
mechanic, auto body, parts, management,
etc.). <BR><BR>Please answer these questions in
your description: <BR><BR>1.
Name, Industry in which you work, Job title,
Address, Phone number, E-mail. <BR>2. Explain to
us what any worker would do on this job (specialized
blindness alternatives will appear below). <BR>3.
Tell us the cause of your blindness. Then, let us know
about the alternative methods and/or techniques you
use to perform your job. <BR>4. Let us know of
any required special training, education,
certificates, experience, etc., needed for this
job. <BR>5. Tell us about anyone or anything that
aided you to be successful. <BR><BR>When completed
please e-mail your answers to <A
title=mailto:newmanrl@cox.net
href="mailto:newmanrl@cox.net">Robert Leslie
Newman</A>, president of the NFB Writers
Division. For more information, visit the <A
title=http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=_FUWgDLnJwZLFM6VkZqLQA..
href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=_FUWgDLnJwZLFM6VkZqLQA..">Where
the Blind Work Web page</A> or that of the <A
title=http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=FlWBq4XphbcsJuonSluJTg..
href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=FlWBq4XphbcsJuonSluJTg..">Writers
Division</A>. </P>
<H5 class=c29>Braille Research Consortium</H5>
<P class=c29>Earlier this year, the NFB Jernigan
Institute formed a collaboration of people interested
in Braille research—the Braille Research Consortium
(BRC). This group began by looking at what
research we need and the data that already
exists. The BRC held its second meeting this
month at the Institute. The purpose of this meeting
was to plan for a research conference dedicated
entirely to topics related to Braille. With the
support of Dr. Kay Ferrell, National Center on Severe
and Sensory Disabilities, University of Northern
Colorado, the group was able to come together at the
Institute to plan for what will certainly be a
historic conference. The conference, entitled
<STRONG><FONT style="COLOR: #330066" color=#330066
face="">“</FONT></STRONG>Research in the
Rockies: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of
Braille Reading and Writing,” is being planned for
early June 2010 in Denver, Colorado. The purpose
of the conference will be to explore current emerging
research from a wide range of disciplines that
pertains to Braille reading and writing. Details
about the call for papers will be available later this
fall. </P>
<H5 class=c29>NFB-NEWSLINE<SUP>®</SUP>
Announcement</H5>
<P class=c29>NFB-NEWSLINE<SUP>®</SUP> has recently
added <EM>Science News</EM> magazine to its roster of
over three hundred publications.
Published since 1922, this award-winning biweekly news
magazine is written for science professionals and
others interested in science, medicine, technology,
and physics. Content provides new development
updates and discusses their scientific and real-life
applications. Articles cover the environment,
nutrition, agronomy, chemistry, research, development
policy, mathematics, computers, behavioral sciences,
astronomy, biology, materials science, biomedicine,
life sciences, physics, and technology. In
print, the magazine reaches nearly 130,000 subscribers
and more than one million readers.<BR><BR><A
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friend</SPAN></A> and spread the word about the
<A
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service</A> that lets blind subscribers access
information in newspapers and magazines at the
same time as their sighted colleagues, friends, and
family members! </P>
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<H3 class=c30><A name=Braille></A><SPAN
class=c11>Braille Initiative</SPAN></H3><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal>The <A
title=http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=G1giF30TWljVL3k3pv5_eA..
href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=G1giF30TWljVL3k3pv5_eA..">Louis
Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar</A> is a
symbol of hope for the future. The National Federation
of the Blind will use the proceeds
from sales of these limited-edition coins to
advance <A
title=http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=EuOlOD9FzO77WO2PKT3TlA..
href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=EuOlOD9FzO77WO2PKT3TlA..">Braille
literacy</A> in the United States. Every coin
sold reminds us that through our efforts another life
will be changed, another Braille book will be made
available, another teacher will receive quality
Braille instruction. Plus, the U.S. Mint
has announced that a Braille Education Set with
the Louis Braille Silver Dollar will be available on
October 8. <BR><BR>Buying a coin is an easy way
to <STRONG><FONT style="COLOR: #330066" color=#330066
face="">“</FONT></STRONG>make change with a dollar”
and finally put an end to the Braille literacy
crisis. The coin is available from the <A
title=http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=aPediOG7jUImM644BzUS4w..
href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=aPediOG7jUImM644BzUS4w..">U.S.
Mint</A> only through December
11. <BR><BR>Please <A
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href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=jvd3j-Z_il-YrBTaWNEJkQ.."><SPAN
class=c52>share this newsletter</SPAN></A> with
people you think would be interested in coin
collecting, literacy, and blindness, before it's too
late! <BR><BR></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
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class=c28><SPAN class=c28><SPAN class=c11>For more
information about Braille, the 2009 Louis Braille
Bicentennial Silver Dollar, and the NFB's other
Braille literacy efforts, please visit <A
title=http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=8SYjNc--jHpX0EwRFJ9xpQ..
href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=8SYjNc--jHpX0EwRFJ9xpQ..">Braille.org</A>,
join the <A
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campaign mailing list</A>, and follow Braille
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href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=jGsZjGTrFT5BGXxDeiRP7A..">Twitter</A>.
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<H3 class=c25><SPAN class=c36><A
name=StraightTalk></A><SPAN class=c11>Straight Talk
About Vision Loss</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=c11>
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<P dir=ltr class=c24></P><FONT
style="FONT-FAMILY: SimBraille" size=5
face=SimBraille><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: SimBraille"
size=5 face=SimBraille></FONT></FONT>
<P class=c9>The NFB Jernigan Institute invites our <A
title=http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=jubji4nxso8GpfYc3x1DJg..
href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=jubji4nxso8GpfYc3x1DJg..">Straight
Talk About Vision Loss</A> fans to review the
new <A
title=http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=aOrnJZg5HIfS-bGVnJXfMA..
href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=aOrnJZg5HIfS-bGVnJXfMA..">Episode
27</A>: Mary Jo Hartle, the NFB Jernigan
Institute's Director of Education, and Natalie
Shaheen, Education Program Specialist, talk to Mark
Riccobono about the Institute's Braille initiatives,
including the Braille Enrichment through Literacy and
Learning (BELL) program. The BELL program, held
in the summer of 2009, was a two-week program that
exposed low vision children ages 4-12 to
Braille.<BR><BR><BR><BR></P>
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width=450></P><SPAN class=c16><BR></SPAN>
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<H3 class=c30><A name=Technology></A><SPAN
class=c11>Product and Access Technology
Talk</SPAN></H3><SPAN class=c27><SPAN class=c22><SPAN
class=c11>
<P class=c9>
<TABLE
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summary="Photo: Gov. Martin O'Malley speaks to conference"
cellPadding=4 align=left cellSpacing: 4
caption-side="bottom">
<CAPTION align=bottom><SPAN class=photocaption>Video
message from Gov. Martin O'Malley projected to
conference</SPAN></CAPTION>
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alt="Gov. O'Malley video message to conference"
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<P class=c30>The National Federation of the Blind and
the Maryland Technology Assistance Program, with
sponsorship from the Maryland Department of
Information Technology, hosted the first <A
title=http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=ENwaFy7h7MDzihPAYdzo9Q..
href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=ENwaFy7h7MDzihPAYdzo9Q..">Web
Accessibility Training Day</A> on September 22, 2009,
at the NFB Jernigan Institute. The sessions
highlighted strategies for achieving Web accessibility
in a government or nonprofit setting and focused
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=c27><SPAN
class=c22><SPAN class=c11>on all aspects of Web
accessibility and compliance with Maryland laws and
regulations. <BR><BR>During the
event luncheon, the NFB honored Apple and GE for
their outstanding leadership in accessibility for the
blind. </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=c27><SPAN class=c22><SPAN
class=c11>Apple was recognized for making its
popular iPhone accessible to blind users,
and GE was recognized for its continued
commitment to ensure equal access to their Web sites
for blind consumers. GE and Newegg.com were recently
awarded with the NFB’s Gold Level <A
title=http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=sz2tjZgXdcF4fF-HpPNKDQ..
href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=sz2tjZgXdcF4fF-HpPNKDQ..">NFB-NVA
Web certification</A>. The certification ensures
that Internet sites or applications are fully
accessible to and usable by blind people employing
screen access software.<BR><BR>It's easy to keep
current with Jernigan Institute accessibility
issues through the NFB's <A
title=http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=TCvRRe9uvSHPaKGIrrSrRQ..
href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=TCvRRe9uvSHPaKGIrrSrRQ..">Access
Technology Tips</A> and <SPAN class=c27><SPAN
class=c22><SPAN class=c11><FONT style="COLOR: #0000ff"
color=#0000ff face=""><A
title=http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=WQGs7c8tnlWiTrokC-HBLQ..
href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=WQGs7c8tnlWiTrokC-HBLQ..">Access
Technology
blog</A></FONT>.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P><SPAN
class=c27><SPAN class=c22><SPAN class=c11>
<P class=c30
align=center><BR> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><IMG
border=0 alt=""
src="http://www.marchforindependence.org/images/content/pagebuilder/11499.gif"
width=450></P><SPAN class=c11><BR></SPAN>
<H3 class=c30><A name=Library></A><SPAN class=c11>From
the tenBroek Library</SPAN></H3>
<P dir=ltr class=c24></P>
<P dir=ltr class=c24></P><SPAN class=c22><SPAN
class=c11>
<P dir=ltr class=c40>
<TABLE
style="WIDTH: 10px; CAPTION-SIDE: bottom; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10px; HEIGHT: 10px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 15px"
class=c26
title="Photo: Hammond Typewriter from JtB Library museum "
border=1 cellSpacing=0
summary="Photo: Hammond Typewriter from JtB Library museum "
cellPadding=4 align=left cellSpacing: 4
caption-side="bottom">
<CAPTION align=bottom><SPAN class=photocaption>A
Hammond Typewriter, of the type used as a writing
aid for the blind 125 years ago</SPAN> </CAPTION>
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD><SPAN class=c11><IMG border=0
alt="Hammond Tyepwriter"
src="http://www.marchforindependence.org/images/content/pagebuilder/11819.jpg"
width=125></SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></P>
<P dir=ltr class=c40 align=left>Excitement about the
Louis Braille Bicentennial has spread from the
National Center to all corners of Baltimore, where
other organizations have joined with the NFB in
commemorating this great man’s birth. Museum
studies students at the Johns Hopkins University have
produced a fine exhibit on Louis Braille and his code,
using objects borrowed from the museum collection of
the tenBroek library. The Baltimore Museum of
Industry has mounted the fully accessible <A
title=http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=XFaVx0HtacgJPcoklAqzwQ..
href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=XFaVx0HtacgJPcoklAqzwQ..">exhibit</A>
and will keep it open through next April. Anyone
who has the opportunity to visit Baltimore in the next
few months should not miss this wonderful
exhibit.<BR><BR>Remember, we still have copies of the
CD version of Braille’s 1829 first published
explanation of his alphabet of raised dots. Get
yours before the supply runs out. For your free
copy, send us an e-mail at <A
title=mailto:jtblibrary@nfb.org
href="mailto:jtblibrary@nfb.org">jtblibrary@nfb.org</A>.<BR><BR>Speaking
of historical documents, we’re pleased to announce
that Anna Kresmer has joined us as project
archivist. Anna will be working with Lou Ann
Blake and other library staff on getting the tenBroek
papers and the NFB archives in shape for historians
and anyone interested in the founder of the Federation
and the history of the organized blind
movement. The archives project is funded by
a grant from the National Historic Publications and
Records Commission, a division of the U.S. National
Archives.<BR><BR>Finally, we’re still fine tuning the
online public access catalog of the tenBroek
Library. Watch the NFB Web site for word of when
we unveil it. Meanwhile, use your imagination
and <A
title=http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=VeqmYVYNjaaG6GWy10qgfw..
href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=VeqmYVYNjaaG6GWy10qgfw..">enter
the contest</A> to pick a name for the
catalog. </P>
<P dir=ltr class=c40
align=center><BR><BR></SPAN></SPAN><IMG border=0
alt=""
src="http://www.marchforindependence.org/images/content/pagebuilder/11499.gif"
width=450></P><SPAN class=c28><SPAN class=c11>
<DIV dir=ltr class=c40
align=left><BR></DIV></SPAN></SPAN>
<H3 class=c30><A name=Independence></A><SPAN
class=c11>Independence Market</SPAN></H3>
<P dir=ltr class=c24></P><SPAN class=c28><SPAN
class=c22>
<P dir=ltr class=c24></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>
<TABLE
style="WIDTH: 10px; CAPTION-SIDE: bottom; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10px; HEIGHT: 10px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 15px"
class=c26
title="Photo: Braille Is Beautiful curriculum"
border=1 cellSpacing=0
summary="Photo: Braille Is Beautiful curriculum"
cellPadding=4 align=left cellSpacing: 4
caption-side="bottom">
<CAPTION align=bottom><SPAN
class=photocaption>Braille Is
Beautiful</SPAN></CAPTION>
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD><SPAN class=c11><IMG border=0
alt="Braille Is Beautiful full curriculum kit"
src="http://www.marchforindependence.org/images/content/pagebuilder/11825.bmp"
height=125></SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></P>
<H5 class=MsoNormal>Promoting Braille Literacy During
Meet the Blind Month and Beyond</H5>
<P class=MsoNormal>Many chapters of the National
Federation of the Blind are engaged in activities
during the month of October to alert the public to the
critical need for Braille literacy for blind children
and adults. The ability to read and write Braille is
one of the key skills that enables a blind person
to function independently and competently at home, at
school, and on the job. We need all our friends to
help us advocate for more Braille literacy
programs. You can use our <A
title=http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=AR9K-ikmgVHYO_nfnrICnA..
href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=AR9K-ikmgVHYO_nfnrICnA.."><EM>Braille
Is Beautiful</EM> Curriculum</A> to teach sighted
children about the value of Braille.
<BR><BR>This innovative diversity awareness program
uses the beauty of Braille to build a bridge of
understanding between sighted and blind
children. It teaches sighted students how to
read and write the Braille alphabet code. As
they discover how much fun it is to read and write
Braille <STRONG><FONT style="COLOR: #330066"
color=#330066 face="">“</FONT></STRONG>bumps," they
come to respect and appreciate the way blind children
learn, and ultimately accept them as friends and
equals in the classroom. The program targets sighted
children in grades four through six, but it can be
adapted for younger or older youth. It can be used in
the classroom or with individual students, youth
clubs, or service organizations. No previous
experience with Braille or blindness is required to
successfully teach the material. The program
comes in various kits to fit different budgets and
instructional needs. The kits can be ordered from the
<A
title=http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=sPUmd9cd8AtXkwoGa_7W8A..
href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=sPUmd9cd8AtXkwoGa_7W8A..">NFB
Independence Market</A>.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal
align=center><BR><BR></SPAN></SPAN><IMG border=0
alt=""
src="http://www.marchforindependence.org/images/content/pagebuilder/11499.gif"
width=450></P><SPAN class=c28><SPAN
class=c11><BR></SPAN></SPAN>
<H3 class=c30><A name=Parents></A><SPAN
class=c11>Parent Outreach</SPAN></H3>
<P class=MsoNormal>The National Federation of the
Blind Jernigan Institute, the National Association to
Promote the Use of Braille, and the National
Organization of Parents of Blind Children are pleased
to announce the 27th annual Braille Readers Are
Leaders contest. This contest encourages children
around the country to be proud of their ability to
read Braille and continually work to improve their
skills. Children in grades K-12 can win T-shirts,
cash prizes, and even an all-expenses-paid trip to the
2010 NFB National Convention! All for reading as
many pages of Braille as possible over a two-month
period!<BR><BR>We know that the majority of gainfully
employed blind adults use Braille daily, demonstrating
that Braille readers are leaders! To promote the use
of Braille in recreational reading among blind adults
as a means to maintain and improve their skills, we
have added the Braille Readers Are Leaders contest for
adults. Braille-reading individuals 18 years of age or
older who are no longer enrolled in compulsory
educational programming in the USA and Canada are
eligible to compete in the contest. Adults with
various levels of experience reading Braille are
welcome to join in the fun. Contestants will
compete for cash prizes, national recognition, and
bragging rights. <BR><BR>To add to the
fun, participants of all ages will have the
opportunity to form teams and compete for a special
award. Gather your friends, show your team
spirit, and read, read, read! For detailed
information please visit <A
title=http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=s0iKQRm0MXR48SuxlcL-0Q..
href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=s0iKQRm0MXR48SuxlcL-0Q..">www.nfb.org/bral</A>.</P>
<H5 class=MsoNormal>Braille Readers Are Leaders
Contest Facts</H5>
<UL>
<LI>
<DIV class=MsoNormal>This year we are asking that
all contestants register online at <A
title=http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=QcgEgU6w2TwC3kCB6A7zSw..
href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=QcgEgU6w2TwC3kCB6A7zSw..">www.nfb.org/bral</A></DIV>
<LI>
<DIV class=MsoNormal>Registration begins October 1,
2009</DIV>
<LI>
<DIV class=MsoNormal>All who register by December 1
get a T-shirt</DIV>
<LI>
<DIV class=MsoNormal>Braille pages must be read
between November 1, 2009, and January 4, 2010. All
contest materials must be received no later than
Friday, January 22, 2010</DIV>
<LI>
<DIV class=MsoNormal>To request a paper registration
form please contact us at (410) 659-9314, extension
2510 (K-12 contest) or 2312 (adult contest), or <A
title=mailto:BrailleReadersAreLeaders@nfb.org
href="mailto:BrailleReadersAreLeaders@nfb.org">BrailleReadersAreLeaders@nfb.org</A><BR><BR><BR></DIV></LI></UL>
<P class=MsoNormal align=center><IMG border=0 alt=""
src="http://www.marchforindependence.org/images/content/pagebuilder/11499.gif"
width=450></P><SPAN class=c11><BR></SPAN>
<H3 class=c30><A name=Spotlight></A>Spotlight on the
<EM>Imagination Fund<SPAN
class=c11></SPAN></EM></H3><SPAN class=c28><SPAN
class=c27><SPAN class=c11>
<P class=c29>
<TABLE
style="WIDTH: 10px; CAPTION-SIDE: bottom; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10px; HEIGHT: 10px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 15px"
class=c26
title="Photo: Children at March for Independence"
border=1 cellSpacing=0
summary="Photo: Children at March for Independence"
cellPadding=4 align=left cellSpacing: 4
caption-side="bottom">
<CAPTION align=bottom><SPAN
class=photocaption>Little marchers show their spirit
</SPAN></CAPTION>
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD><SPAN class=c11><IMG border=0
alt="Little independence marchers"
src="http://www.marchforindependence.org/images/content/pagebuilder/11823.jpg"
height=125></SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Federationists
have always been good at imagining and creating a
brighter future for the blind. Over the past
year we proved our talent, creativity, and commitment
to our work once again with another successful
campaign, raising almost $400,000 for the
<EM>Imagination Fund</EM>! This is a remarkable
achievement, particularly given the difficult economic
times we face. We are looking forward to another
successful year, full of excitement and
challenge. <BR><BR>Half of the funds raised
during the 2008-2009 campaign will soon go directly to
affiliates, supporting local and state outreach
efforts to benefit the blind throughout the
country. Over the past few weeks we’ve
received dozens of excellent grant proposals for the
coming year. Many of these programs will be
brought to fruition by 2008-2009 <EM>Imagination
Fund</EM> proceeds. It is thrilling to see what
we have accomplished, as well as what lies
ahead.<BR><BR>All of us on the <EM>Imagination
Fund</EM> Steering Committee, like most Federationists
across the country, are also spending time this fall
educating the public about the literacy crisis among
the blind. We are all finding imaginative ways
to sell the Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar,
to call attention to the crisis and fund revolutionary
programs to meet the challenge. We recognize the
importance of this effort because we know the power of
Braille literacy—it offers a future full of
opportunity for the blind.<BR><BR>The <A
title=http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=4dVHUCKn39Kmc9U_0THpLw..
href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=4dVHUCKn39Kmc9U_0THpLw.."><EM>Imagination
Fund</EM></A> provides support for the outreach
efforts of local Federation chapters and affiliates
throughout the United States as well as the research,
technology, and education programs and initiatives of
the NFB Jernigan Institute. The <EM>Imagination
Fund</EM> was established January 2004 with the Grand
Opening of our NFB research and training
institute. <BR><BR></P>
<P class=c29
align=center><BR></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><IMG border=0
alt=""
src="http://www.marchforindependence.org/images/content/pagebuilder/11499.gif"
width=450></P><BR>
<H3 class=c42><A name=Events></A><SPAN class=c11>NFB
Calendar<BR></SPAN></H3><SPAN class=c11>
<P class=c9>
<P class=c9>
<TABLE
style="WIDTH: 10px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10px; HEIGHT: 10px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 15px"
class=c26
title="Photo: Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar"
border=1 cellSpacing=4
summary="Photo: Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar"
cellPadding=4 align=right>
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD><SPAN class=c11><IMG border=0
alt="Photo: Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar"
src="http://www.marchforindependence.org/images/content/pagebuilder/11645.jpg"
height=125></SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></P><BR></SPAN><SPAN
class=c28><STRONG>2009</STRONG> Year of Louis
Braille's Bicentennial, launch of the first
United States coin containing readable
Braille, and kickoff of the <A
title=http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=IXMc8HyWBuORGkVyhA7-Cg..
href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=IXMc8HyWBuORGkVyhA7-Cg..">NFB
Braille Literacy Campaign</A>. Contact
the </SPAN><SPAN class=c28><SPAN class=c28><A
title=http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=GbNyd7tEC0synROkX5nczg..
href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=GbNyd7tEC0synROkX5nczg..">U.S.
Mint</A> to purchase your own <A
title=http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=0MbJVL-mFVmg_bqn8ENvAw..
href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=0MbJVL-mFVmg_bqn8ENvAw..">Louis
Braille Bicentennial Silver
Dollar</A>. <BR><BR></SPAN></SPAN><BR><STRONG>October
2009 </STRONG> <A
title=http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=kh__h0fr8wt_46bK9sFKig..
href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=kh__h0fr8wt_46bK9sFKig..">Meet
the Blind Month</A>. <BR><BR><BR>
<P align=left><STRONG>October 2009 </STRONG>
Presentation of <A
title=http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=LYyvH148UHSufj5-g38G2A..
href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=LYyvH148UHSufj5-g38G2A..">Braille
letters to President
Obama</A>.<BR><BR><BR><STRONG>October 1, 2009
</STRONG><A
title=http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=l5gEFGlFNJdshhxpXPgPaQ..
href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=l5gEFGlFNJdshhxpXPgPaQ..">Braille
Readers Are Leaders Contest</A> registration
begins.<BR><BR><BR><STRONG>October 1-November 30,
2009</STRONG> <A
title=http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=6gYf26BKIVZMltXXKG1gWg..
href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=6gYf26BKIVZMltXXKG1gWg..">Braille
Reading Pals</A> Early Literacy Fall program
dates.<BR><BR><BR><STRONG>October 8, 2009
</STRONG>Education Set including the Louis
Braille Silver Dollar available from the <A
title=http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=JbaOJ5mMa2z-bIinCGufZg..
href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=JbaOJ5mMa2z-bIinCGufZg..">U.S.
Mint</A>.<BR><BR><BR><STRONG>November 1,
2009-January 4, 2010</STRONG> <A
title=http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=rDzKNk1OePumx34w8uVTQg..
href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=rDzKNk1OePumx34w8uVTQg..">Braille
Readers Are Leaders Contest</A> time
period.<BR><BR><BR><STRONG>November 15,
2009</STRONG> Deadline to <A
title=http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=IHgIuBzR-bAcAo_gOBK0tQ..
href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=IHgIuBzR-bAcAo_gOBK0tQ..">enter
contest</A> to name NFB Jacobus tenBroek Library's
online public access catalog.
<BR><BR><BR><STRONG>December 1, 2009-January 8,
2010</STRONG> <A
title=http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=f76mK-TMDs12Q8qNxk7YwA..
href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=f76mK-TMDs12Q8qNxk7YwA..">Braille
Reading Pals</A> prize entry forms
accepted.<BR><BR><BR><STRONG>April 15-16,
2010</STRONG> Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law
Symposium, National Federation of the Blind Jernigan
Institute. See information about <A
title=http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=h4LAMIwNHyNoQAhty2pFAQ..
href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=h4LAMIwNHyNoQAhty2pFAQ..">past
symposia</A>.<BR><BR><BR><STRONG>July 28-August 1 and
August 4-8, 2010</STRONG> 2010 NFB
Junior Science Academy. Read a <A
title=http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=Baz6seCZadulzjIj7AyJLg..
href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=Baz6seCZadulzjIj7AyJLg..">report
on the 2008 NFB Junior Science Academy</A>.
<BR><BR></P>
<P align=center><BR><IMG border=0 alt=""
src="http://www.marchforindependence.org/images/content/pagebuilder/11499.gif"
width=450></P>
<UL></UL><SPAN class=c28><SPAN
class=c11><BR></SPAN></SPAN>
<H3 class=c47><SPAN class=c36><A name=Quote></A><SPAN
class=c11>Citation</SPAN></SPAN></H3>
<BLOCKQUOTE>
<P class=c29><SPAN class=c28><SPAN class=c27><SPAN
class=c49><SPAN class=c11><FONT
style="COLOR: #663399" color=#663399
face=""><EM><STRONG></STRONG></EM></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P class=c29><SPAN class=c28><SPAN class=c27><SPAN
class=c49><SPAN class=c11><FONT
style="COLOR: #663399; FONT-SIZE: 120%" color=#663399
size=3 face=""><EM><STRONG>On March 26, 2009, the
National Federation of the Blind conducted an event at
our headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland, to announce
the release of the Louis Braille Commemorative Silver
Dollar, the first coin issued by the United States
with full-sized, readable
Braille. <BR></STRONG></EM></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=c28><SPAN class=c27><SPAN class=c49><SPAN
class=c11><FONT
style="COLOR: #663399; FONT-SIZE: 120%" color=#663399
size=3 face=""><EM><BR><STRONG>Among the many
dignitaries present for the Louis Braille coin launch
was Brandon Pickrel, a seven-year-old totally blind
student. He read a statement in Braille about his hope
for the future. Some of the words in this statement
were pretty big for a seven-year-old, but he got
through it without great trouble. He loves Braille. He
has been learning it on paper but also by the
experience of a Braille display on a notetaker at
school. When his friends learned that Brandon would
not be able to take the notetaker home with him for
the summer, they found a way to give him one. Brandon
was so excited about receiving it that he had trouble
sleeping. He didn’t want to go to bed. He wanted to
read using his new notetaker.<BR><BR>Brandon does not
know about the culture of blindness; he knows about
the excitement of reading and the thrill of learning.
He does not think of himself as a blind person who is
incidentally a child growing up in the United States.
Instead, he thinks of himself as a kid who looks
forward to the excitement of life in the way that all
kids do. He will learn about the complexity of
intellectual debate and social structure as he grows.
For now let us help him
read.</STRONG></EM></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=c29><STRONG><SPAN class=c28><SPAN
class=c27><SPAN class=c49><SPAN class=c11><FONT
style="COLOR: #663399; FONT-SIZE: 120%" color=#663399
size=3
face=""><EM> </EM></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=c49><SPAN class=c28><SPAN class=c28><SPAN
class=c11><SPAN class=c28><SPAN class=c27><SPAN
class=c49><SPAN class=c11><FONT
style="COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 100%" color=#000000
size=2 face="">—Dr. Marc Maurer, <FONT
style="COLOR: #330066" color=#330066
face=""><STRONG><FONT style="COLOR: #330066"
color=#330066 face="">“</FONT></STRONG></FONT><EM><A
title=http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=LmMaiSgZ16r9K4_DwEMdyg..
href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=LmMaiSgZ16r9K4_DwEMdyg..">The
Value of Decision</A>,” </EM><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 100%" size=2 face="">an address
delivered at the banquet of the NFB annual
convention, July
2009</FONT></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P class=c29><STRONG><SPAN class=c49><SPAN
class=c28><SPAN class=c28><SPAN class=c11><SPAN
class=c28><SPAN class=c27><SPAN class=c49><SPAN
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class=c11> <BR><BR></SPAN></EM><SPAN class=c27><SPAN
class=c11>Thank you for reading the NFB Jernigan
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style="FONT-SIZE: 120%" size=3 face="">Support the
Jernigan Institute through the </FONT><A
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class=c3><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 120%" size=3
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<H4 align=center><BR><BR><BR><SPAN
class=c11><BR><BR><BR><SPAN class=c3>Interesting
links:</SPAN></SPAN> </H4>
<P class=c6 align=center><A
title=http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=n8bQS1KuzFmnrJfSWo7evw..
href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=n8bQS1KuzFmnrJfSWo7evw.."><SPAN
class=c17>Archive of Straight Talk about Vision Loss
videos</SPAN></A><BR><BR></P>
<P class=c6 align=center><A
title=http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=2xBh4PR8VilJvUMg1osU2g..
href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=2xBh4PR8VilJvUMg1osU2g.."><SPAN
class=c17>National Center for Blind Youth in
Science</SPAN></A><BR><BR></P>
<P class=c6 align=center><A
title=http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=rXGs35mXGz_7yhAujb_NBA..
href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=rXGs35mXGz_7yhAujb_NBA.."><SPAN
class=c17>Access Technology Tips</SPAN></A></P><SPAN
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<TABLE style="WIDTH: 10%" class=c62
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alt="Photo: Youth practicing martial art"
src="http://www.marchforindependence.org/images/content/pagebuilder/11435.gif"
width=100></SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR><BR><SPAN
class=c11><BR><BR><BR></SPAN></H4>
<H4 class=c63 align=center>Blogs:</H4>
<P class=c6 align=center><A
title=http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=9_VlM_DTwlS2wKCb9_iN9g..
href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=9_VlM_DTwlS2wKCb9_iN9g.."><SPAN
class=c17>Access Technology</SPAN></A><BR><BR></P>
<P class=c6 align=center><A
title=http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=UyiW6bUXcr8xUtq2_uPaJg..
href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=UyiW6bUXcr8xUtq2_uPaJg.."><SPAN
class=c17>Voice of the Nation's
Blind</SPAN></A></P><SPAN class=c11>
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align=center><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR></H4></SPAN>
<P class=c6></P>
<TABLE title="Photo: Senior couple" border=1
cellSpacing=2 summary="Photo: Senior couple"
cellPadding=2 align=center>
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<TD width=10><SPAN class=c11><IMG border=0
alt="Photo: Senior couple"
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<H4 class=c51 align=center><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><SPAN
class=c3>Publication archives: </SPAN></H4>
<P class=c6 align=center><SPAN class=c17><EM><A
title=http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=eIZH-oDTTk5V5x8ktouR9Q..
href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=eIZH-oDTTk5V5x8ktouR9Q..">Voice
of the Diabetic</A></EM></SPAN><BR><BR></P>
<P class=c6 align=center><A
title=http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=H5IDtZzXQlu06jOHM2pPOw..
href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=H5IDtZzXQlu06jOHM2pPOw.."><SPAN
class=c65><SPAN class=c11><EM>Future
Reflections</EM></SPAN></SPAN></A><BR><BR></P>
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title=http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=IeG_aNvx6XYDNLlX_Kxscg..
href="http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=IeG_aNvx6XYDNLlX_Kxscg.."><SPAN
class=c17><EM>Braille Monitor</EM></SPAN></A><BR></P>
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alt="Graphic Logo: National Federation of the Blind"
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align=center><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR></SPAN><SPAN
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class=c68>nfb.org</SPAN></A></SPAN></P>
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cellPadding=2 align=center>
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alt="Blind Teens Carry the 2007 Youth March for Independence Banner"
src="http://www.marchforindependence.org/images/content/pagebuilder/11187.jpg"
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width=620 height=4><SPAN class=c11><BR></SPAN><SPAN
class=c52><BR>Jernigan Institute, National Federation
of the Blind, 1800 Johnson Street, Baltimore, MD
21230<BR>(410) 659-9314 Fax
(410) 659-5129
E-mail</SPAN> <A
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