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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>This is from Jill Lewis, chair of the Montgomery
County Library Accessibility Advisory Committee. Thanks to everyone who
helped make our event a success.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I would be happy to have any ideas about announcing
the availability of braille books to parents and teachers. We want to make
sure these collections get used.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Debbie</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=jill.lewis1@verizon.net href="mailto:jill.lewis1@verizon.net">Jill
Lewis</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=afier@mhamc.org href="mailto:afier@mhamc.org">Amy
Fier</A> ; <A title=bdthompson01@yahoo.com
href="mailto:bdthompson01@yahoo.com">Betty </A>; <A title=bobbybobo@verizon.net
href="mailto:bobbybobo@verizon.net">Bobby Bobo</A> ; <A
title=christopher.moy@montgomerycollege.edu
href="mailto:christopher.moy@montgomerycollege.edu">Christopher</A> ; <A
title=deborahb14@verizon.net href="mailto:deborahb14@verizon.net">Debbie</A> ;
<A title=ekschall@aol.com href="mailto:ekschall@aol.com">Ellen Schall</A> ; <A
title=franciegilman@gmail.com href="mailto:franciegilman@gmail.com">Francie
Gilman</A> ; <A title=jcsheehan1@verizon.net
href="mailto:jcsheehan1@verizon.net">Jane Sheehan</A> ; <A
title=jill.lewis1@verizon.net href="mailto:jill.lewis1@verizon.net">Jill
Lewis</A> ; <A title=mpovitsky@towson.edu
href="mailto:mpovitsky@towson.edu">Marcie</A> ; <A title=mdubnick@dubnicci.org
href="mailto:mdubnick@dubnicci.org">Mark Dubnick</A> ; <A
title=MelikaA@arcmontmd.org href="mailto:MelikaA@arcmontmd.org">Melika</A> ; <A
title=monica.martinez@montgomerycountymd.gov
href="mailto:monica.martinez@montgomerycountymd.gov">Monica</A> ; <A
title=mmartinez@xminds.org href="mailto:mmartinez@xminds.org">Monica2</A> ; <A
title=richard@bell-irving.com href="mailto:richard@bell-irving.com">Richard</A>
; <A title=rita.gale@montgomerycountymd.gov
href="mailto:rita.gale@montgomerycountymd.gov">Rita</A> ; <A
title=stevenafrank@comcast.net href="mailto:stevenafrank@comcast.net">Steven</A>
</DIV>
<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=robynwattshca@aol.com
href="mailto:robynwattshca@aol.com">Robyn Watts</A> ; <A
title=Parker.Hamilton@montgomerycountymd.gov
href="mailto:Parker.Hamilton@montgomerycountymd.gov">'Hamilton, Parker'</A> ; <A
title=icescience@yahoo.com href="mailto:icescience@yahoo.com">Kathleen Reedy</A>
; <A title=Nancy.Greene@montgomerycountymd.gov
href="mailto:Nancy.Greene@montgomerycountymd.gov">'Greene, Nancy (DGS)'</A> ; <A
title=Betsy.Luecking@montgomerycountymd.gov
href="mailto:Betsy.Luecking@montgomerycountymd.gov">'Luecking, Betsy'</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 22, 2016 3:55 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> update</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 106%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman',serif; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Dear
AAC Members,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 106%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman',serif; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Congratulations
to Debbie Brown on a very successful Louis Braille birthday celebration. The
event was well attended, and several state and local dignitaries addressed the
crowd.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 106%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman',serif; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">At
the celebration Director Parker Hamilton recognized AAC members and announced
two important pieces of information. The first is that 91 Braille titles have
been ordered for the library system with 12 copies per title to be distributed
to 6 branches. The breakdown of titles is 48 picture books, 24 children's
nonfiction and 19 children's fiction titles. Items will be cataloged and
distributed as soon as they are received. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="BACKGROUND: white"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">The following
branches will receive 2 copies of each title: Bethesda, Gaithersburg,
Germantown, Rockville, and Silver Spring. The following branches will
receive 1 copy of each title: Marilyn Praisner, and Olney.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman',serif; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Parker’s second
announcement is that she received authorization to create a new position,
Program Manager II, to assist with capital projects and services for individuals
with disabilities. Responsibilities, in part, include monitoring, coordinating,
and evaluating new and existing accessible services with emphasis on assistive
technologies, Accessibility Center services, programming and outreach to
relevant communities.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="LINE-HEIGHT: 106%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman',serif; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 106%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman',serif; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Parker
let me know that her request for the position came in part from the need to
address the many excellent ideas generated by our committee. She will attend our
March 2 meeting and will be glad to answer questions about the position and the
Braille collections. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 106%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman',serif; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Thank
you AAC members. We are helping to create a more accessible library system.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 106%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman',serif; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Best,
Jill <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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