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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Minnesota Legislative Coordinating Commission (LCC), on behalf of the Minnesota Legislature’s legislative employee working group on the legislature's accessibility measures, is requesting proposals for
consulting services to assist in determining the current state of accessibility of legislative information technology and fulfilling the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 3.199, which requires the legislature to comply with the state’s accessibility
standards by October 1, 2024.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The RFP notice was posted today in the State Register and on the LCC website. If any of you have prospective consultants that you believe would be a good fit, can you please direct them to the RFP? Here is
the link to share: <a href="https://www.lcc.mn.gov/RFPs.html">https://www.lcc.mn.gov/RFPs.html</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Natasha Jerde
<i>|</i> Director<br>
</span></b><i><span style="font-size:7.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">State Services for the Blind</span></i><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><i><span style="font-size:7.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Department of Employment and Economic Development
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</span></b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">2200 University Avenue West, Suite #240, St. Paul MN 55114</span><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><br>
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</span></b><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://mn.gov/deed" target="_blank" title="Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development website, mn.gov/deed"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:blue">Web</span></a></span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
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