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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Friends:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Your help is needed this Friday as we meet with a senior staff member from Congressman Andy Harris’s office regarding HR 3505, our Technology, Education and Accessibility in College and Higher Education (TEACH) Act. This bill, as you may know, would require the Department of Education to issue standards regarding the accessibility of technology used by colleges and universities while making it illegal for a college to purchase technology which does not meet these accessibility guidelines. Getting this bill passed, therefore, is of vital importance to blind college students and to those who will go to college in the future. Congressman Harris has a reputation as a champion of quality education; however, he has not yet cosponsored this bill. We need all supporters of equal education for blind students, blind and sighted alike, to attend this meeting and show Congressman Harris that his constituents want him to sign onto the TEACH Act.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The meeting will take place on Friday morning, July 18<sup>th</sup> at 10:30 AM. Since this staff member has agreed to meet us on sight at a location of our choosing, the meeting will be held at Bare Wood House in Finksburg, MD. The address of the store is: 2445 Baltimore Blvd Finksburg, MD 21048. It is imperative that Congressman Harris’s constituents attend, as he will be much more likely to listen to our comments if they are given by those who can vote for him. Congressman Harris represents Maryland’s first Congressional district, which serves parts of Carroll, Baltimore, Hartford and Cecil counties on the Western Shore along with much of the Eastern Shore. If you are unsure if you are in this district, please see this link for a list of municipalities covered in District 1: <a href="http://harris.house.gov/municipalities">http://harris.house.gov/municipalities</a>. I hope to see a strong showing of our members and friends at this meeting. This is an important bill and we need Congressman Harris’s support. Please feel free to pass this email along to anyone who may be interested in supporting us at this meeting. I look forward to seeing many of you on Friday.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Chris Nusbaum<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>