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<DIV>Congratulations queen.</DIV>
<DIV>Terry Powers ( Board Member ) and</DIV>
<DIV>Henry Osborne Jr.</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=md-sligo@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:md-sligo@nfbnet.org">Reyazuddin, Yasmin via MD-Sligo</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, October 15, 2018 10:10 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=md-sligo@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:md-sligo@nfbnet.org">Sligo Creek Chapter list, NFB of Maryland</A>
</DIV>
<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=Yasmin.Reyazuddin@montgomerycountymd.gov
href="mailto:Yasmin.Reyazuddin@montgomerycountymd.gov">Reyazuddin, Yasmin</A>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Md-sligo] Accessibility Update
10/12/18</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Queen, <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Congradulations,
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">I know you are good. This is
wonderful. We know that we can trust you to speak on our side. Keep up the good
work. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Yasmin Reyazuddin, Customer
Service Representative II<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">MC311 Customer Service
Center<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Office of Public Information
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">1401 Rockville Pike., Suite
#300<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Rockville, MD
20852<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">phone:
240-777-0311<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">email: yasmin.reyazuddin<A
href="mailto:your%20name@montgomerycountymd.gov"><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: none; COLOR: #1f497d">@montgomerycountymd.gov</SPAN></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B>From:</B> MD-Sligo [mailto:md-sligo-bounces@nfbnet.org]
<B>On Behalf Of </B>Brown, Debbie via MD-Sligo<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, October
15, 2018 8:54 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Sligo Creek Chapter list, NFB of Maryland
<md-sligo@nfbnet.org><BR><B>Cc:</B> Brown, Debbie
<dabro@loc.gov><BR><B>Subject:</B> [Md-sligo] FW: Accessibility Update
10/12/18<o:p></o:p></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">An award is being given to
someone we know.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Debbie<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B>From:</B> access <<A
href="mailto:access@wmata.com">access@wmata.com</A>> <BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday,
October 12, 2018 10:50 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Blake, Christiaan P. <<A
href="mailto:cblake@wmata.com">cblake@wmata.com</A>><BR><B>Subject:</B>
Accessibility Update 10/12/18<o:p></o:p></P></DIV></DIV>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 48pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif'>Accessibility
Update</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></TD></TR>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif'>The Best
Ride in the Nation</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></TD>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif'>October 12,
2018</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></TD></TR>
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the Date Reminder</SPAN></B></SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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align=center><B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 26pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif'>Accessibility
Excellence Awards</SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: white; LINE-HEIGHT: 145%'>Metro’s
Department of Access Services and the Accessibility Advisory Committee
will host the Seventh Annual Accessibility Excellence Awards program on
Thursday, <B>October 25, 2018</B> <B>from</B> <B>6:00 pm to 8:00 pm</B>,
and you<B> </B>are invited to attend. The event will be held at Metro’s
headquarters, the Jackson Graham Building, 600 Fifth Street, NW,
Washington DC.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: white; LINE-HEIGHT: 145%'>This
annual event recognizes individuals, stakeholders, industry professionals,
and organizations that have contributed to our region’s disability
community and to the accessibility of Metro. Special presentations will
include the Richard W. Heddinger Award and the Dr. Rosalyn Simon Award.
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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Welcome Reception will held at 6:00 p.m., and the program will begin
promptly at 6:35 p.m. Light hors d’oeuvres and soft drinks will be served
during the reception. We hope to see you there! Please RSVP to <A
href="mailto:access@wmata.com"><SPAN
style="COLOR: white">access@wmata.com</SPAN></A> by October 22,
2018.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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962-<SPAN style="LETTER-SPACING: -1.25pt">1</SPAN><SPAN
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style='FONT-SIZE: 36pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif'>Denise Rush
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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align=center><SPAN lang=EN
style='FONT-SIZE: 22pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif'>2018
Heddinger Award Winner</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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align=center><SPAN lang=EN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif'>.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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lang=EN style='FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif'>The
Accessibility Advisory Committee (AAC) is pleased to announce that the
winner of the 2018 Richard W. Heddinger Accessible Transportation Award is
AAC member Denise Rush. </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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lang=EN
style='FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif'> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.45pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif'>Ms. Rush has
served on the Accessibility Advisory Committee (AAC) for the past 11
years, including the past three as Vice-Chair. Throughout her tenure, she
has demonstrated a quiet but determined resolve to identify access
barriers, and the fortitude required to ensure the identified issues are
fixed. While particularly focused on MetroAccess, for which she has helped
facilitate vehicle upgrades, service quality, and overall safety
improvements, Ms. Rush has also become well versed in the accessibility
issues of the region’s fixed route services, and her advocacy on behalf of
customers using mobility devices and those with visual disabilities has
led to many improvements.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.45pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif'>In her
balanced way of showing appreciation for the hard work and quality service
provided WMATA staff and contractors, Ms. Rush has created the “Rush
Award” in which, on a monthly basis, she highlights the service of an
WMATA or WMATA affiliated individual who has demonstrated the highest
standards of serving customers with disabilities. </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.45pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif'> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.45pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif'>In addition
to her work with the AAC, Ms. Rush is also the Vice President of a local
chapter of the National Federation of the Blind (NFB). For her exemplary
work in making transportation accessible, and her tremendous generosity,
Denise Rush is being recognized as the 2018 Richard W. Heddinger award
winner. </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></TD></TR>
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align=center><B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 22pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: white'>Marsha
K. Mazz</SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P>
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align=center><B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: white'>2018
Dr. Rosalyn Simon Award Winner</SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: white'> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif'>
<SPAN style="COLOR: white">Marsha Mazz, recently retired Director of
Technical and Information Services for the United States Access Board, is
being recognized for her prominent role in developing the current ADA
Standards and improving access to public transportation for people with
disabilities.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.45pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal
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style='FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: white'>Ms.
Mazz is highly regarded for her technical knowledge, and proved to be an
always reliable source of knowledge and clarification for Metro’s Office
of ADA Policy and Planning. An example of her work is the role she had in
proposing a new standard for the slope of bus ramps. In developing that
new standard she coordinated with Metro staff to look at a proposed ramp
system by one of the vendors, where the ramp had a shallow slope, but
proved to be too long. If that ramp were to be used, bus landing pad
dimensions would have required significant modification. Instead, this
coordination, and her thoughtful approach to regulations, led to an
improvement for the riding public, while being feasible for the transit
properties. </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: white'> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.45pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: white'>Ms.
Mazz also educated thousands of professionals and thus has opened doors
for millions of people with disabilities, especially with regards to the
many standards that affect accessibility in transportation vehicles as
well as transportation facilities. Ms. Mazz was a Chair of the AAC prior
to her appointment to the Access Board.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif'> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.45pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><SPAN
class=A7><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: white'>The
Dr. Rosalyn Simon Award is presented in honor of the renowned Americans
with Disabilities Act expert for whom Metro’s Transit Accessibility Center
is dedicated. Dr. Simon was a recognized leader, educator, and advocate
for the disability community.</SPAN></SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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align=center><SPAN class=MsoHyperlink><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> </SPAN></SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></TD></TR>
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align=center><SPAN class=MsoHyperlink><B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; FONT-VARIANT: small-caps; COLOR: white'>Upcoming
Accessibility Advisory Committee Meetings</SPAN></B></SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=Body
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style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: white'> </SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=Body
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.45pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: white'>Accessibility
Advisory Committee - MetroAccess Subcommittee
Meeting</SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=Body
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.45pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: white'>October
15, 2018; 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.</SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=Body
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.45pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: white'> </SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=Body
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.45pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: white'>Accessibility
Advisory Committee – Full Committee Meeting</SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=Body
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style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: white'>November
5, 2018; 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.</SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=Body
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.45pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: white'> </SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=Body
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.45pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: white'>Accessibility
Advisory Committee – Bus & Rail Subcommittee
Meeting</SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=Body
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.45pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: white'>November
12, 2018; 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.</SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=Body
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style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: white'> </SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: white'>All
meetings will be held at Metro’s Headquarters
Building</SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: white'>600
Fifth Street, NW</SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: white'>Washington
DC 20001</SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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