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<div>Stephanie Barrera Valdes</div>
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<div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Janelle Commins <jcommins@thehennegroup.com><br>
<b>Date:</b> October 3, 2022 at 9:35:40 PM EDT<br>
<b>To:</b> Stephanie P Valdes <Stephanie.Valdes001@umb.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> <b>New focus group and interviews with parents</b><br>
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<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">National Organization of Parents of Blind Children</span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">We would appreciate if you could forward this letter to your members. </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The
CDC and RTI International are interested in speaking with parents of children living with a disability. The purpose is to receive your input on materials about COVID-19 that meet your child’s needs.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
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<span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Anyone interested may follow the link below to fill out a questionnaire. We will
use this information to determine who is eligible to participate in one of our different studies. </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> All information is confidential.
</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">90-minute virtual Focus group in English with parents who have a child with an intellectual or developmental disability. Compensation $100
electronic gift card. The session will be held on 10/5.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">45-minute virtual interviews in English with parents who have a child with visual, hearing or mobility-related disability. Compensation
is a $75 electronic gift card. Starting in October</span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">To help us see if you qualify, please fill out a short questionnaire at</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">: </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.covid19educationalmaterials.thehennegroup.com%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cstephanie.valdes001%40umb.edu%7C72f1fe22356a4c5447c008daa5a8bc32%7Cb97188711ee94425953c1ace1373eb38%7C0%7C1%7C638004441392962205%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=PJ5AvRY79qwiImDxDtRahEyYFIAM587hlnip4zOGJbg%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="http://www.covid19educationalmaterials.thehennegroup.com/" shash="uAOVNrPuBtMFJxb0Fd87nVgXq+TInkfn+ckBcXCzLGCExX/AE5O9RTB6aI1XPDmb8ngb6RCnvpXmKXCycjCJ5xD18HnfZwZ2ar+gOjtQ4mhDwGbV6DLiTyTUqW/tKyxlPjcThr5d97OMHyKi4L9IpJhVLFeyPpJQDoQ9WEzUEDU=" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1;text-decoration:none">http://www.COVID19educationalmaterials.thehennegroup.com</span></span></a></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Thank you for your support!</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Janelle Commins MSPH (she/her)</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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