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--></style></head><body bgcolor="white" lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Hi Janice,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Even if the deaf-blind pilot project doesn’t pass this year, we have begun the education process, both for legislators and the deaf community. We will keep working on it. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">-----------------------------------------------------------------------</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tr><td width="102" valign="top" style="width:76.5pt;border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><br> <img width="89" height="96" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D3B5F0.CC87D9B0" alt="cid:ii_14e8cd7de7082e4b"></span></p></td><td width="409" valign="top" style="width:306.9pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Judy Rasmussen</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Rehabilitation Counselor</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Maryland State Department of Education</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Division of Rehabilitation Services<br>Office of Blindness and Vision Services<br>11002 Veirs Mill Rd., Suite 605<br>Wheaton, MD 20902<br><a href="mailto:judy.rasmussen@maryland.gov"><span style="color:blue">judy.rasmussen@maryland.gov</span></a><br>301-949-3750 (office)<br><a href="http://www.dors.maryland.gov/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155cc">www.dors.maryland.gov</span></a><br>"Changing Maryland for the Better"</span></p></td></tr></table><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Connect with <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Maryland-DORS/387396751357091" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155cc">Maryland DORS</span></a> on Facebook and <a href="https://twitter.com/MdPublicSchools" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155cc">@MdPublicSchools</span></a> on Twitter</span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext"> MD-Sligo [mailto:<a href="mailto:md-sligo-bounces@nfbnet.org">md-sligo-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Janice Toothman via MD-Sligo<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 06, 2018 6:42 PM<br><b>To:</b> Sligo Creek Chapter list, NFB of Maryland; <a href="mailto:nfbmd@nfbnet.org">nfbmd@nfbnet.org</a>; <a href="mailto:nationalharbor@nfbnet.org">nationalharbor@nfbnet.org</a>; 'Towson/Lutherville/Cockysville Maryland Chapter List'; 'NFB of Maryland At Large Chapter List'; 'Maryland Parents of Blind Children List'; <a href="mailto:mabm@nfbnet.org">mabm@nfbnet.org</a>; 'Central Maryland Chapter List'; 'Greater Baltimore'; 'Maryland Association of Blind Students Mailing List'<br><b>Cc:</b> Janice Toothman<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Md-sligo] Help Needed and an Announcement</span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><br>Sharon,<br><br>I am not a geek. Can someone tell me where I can find the setting on my JAWS or PC. I am sure there are probably others that are clueless and my not do this because they can't immediately find the information. So instructions would be helpful.<br><br>Thanks in Advance,<br>Lets get our bills passed!<br>Janice Toothman</p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On 3/6/2018 5:45 PM, nfbmd via MD-Sligo wrote:</p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal">Hello all,</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Jonathan Lazar needs some information for an article that he is writing. Jonathan goes out of his way to help us whenever he can. For instance, he drove from Philadelphia to testify on our procurement bill. Please help him by sending an email to <a href="mailto:jlazar@towson.edu">jlazar@towson.edu</a>. Tell Jonathan what screen reader you use, and what speed you set it on to listen to your information. Please do it ASAP, but before Monday, March 12. </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">If you are sitting on the fence deciding whether to come to basket bingo, jump off and come! We have a few tickets left. If you want a ticket call 410-715-9596 quickly. </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">New information s coming out about the Maryland ABLE program all the time. To keep up with the latest news, such as tax deductions and other incentives, go to <a href="https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MD529/bulletins/1d7073f">https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MD529/bulletins/1d7073f</a>. </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Sharon Maneki, </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">President</span></p><p class="MsoNormal">National Federation of the Blind of Maryland</p><p class="MsoNormal">410-715-9596</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman ,serif"">The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back</span>.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br><br><br></span></p><pre>_______________________________________________</pre><pre>MD-Sligo mailing list</pre><pre><a href="mailto:MD-Sligo@nfbnet.org">MD-Sligo@nfbnet.org</a></pre><pre><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/md-sligo_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/md-sligo_nfbnet.org</a></pre><pre>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for MD-Sligo:</pre><pre><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/md-sligo_nfbnet.org/janice.toothman%40verizon.net">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/md-sligo_nfbnet.org/janice.toothman%40verizon.net</a></pre></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></p><div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></p><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="1" cellpadding="0" style="border:none;border-top:solid #d3d4de 1.0pt"><tr><td width="55" style="width:41.25pt;border:none;padding:9.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="46" height="29" id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://ipmcdn.avast.com/images/icons/icon-envelope-tick-green-avg-v1.png"></span></a></span></p></td><td width="470" style="width:352.5pt;border:none;padding:9.0pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#41424e">Virus-free. <a href="http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank"><span style="color:#4453ea">www.avg.com</span></a> </span></p></td></tr></table><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext"> </span></p></div></div></body></html>