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<DIV>Dear MN Federationists,</DIV>
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<DIV>Please call your representative in Congress and ask him or her to sign on
to Congressman Yarmuth's Dear Colleague letter supporting funding for the
hommission to improve access to textbooks in higher education. The details
from Jesse Hartle are below, and the letter is only open until April 1. <SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000>If your
Representative wants to be added to this letter he or she should contact Lillian
Pace in Congressman Yarmuth’s office.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV>This is something that the NFB worked hard on, and we want to see that it
gets the funding to move forward.</DIV>
<DIV>Thank you.</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000>Fellow
Federationists:<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000>It has come to my
attention that Congressman Yarmuth of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">Kentucky</st1:State></st1:place> has circulated a Dear Colleague
letter in support of funding the Commission that will study ways to provide
accessible textbooks to Blind students in higher education.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This Commission was created in the
Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act and passed by Congress last
year.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000>It is urgent that we
contact members of the House of Representatives and ask them to sign on to
Congressman Yarmuth’s Dear Colleague letter.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If funding is not provided in the
Appropriations process, no work will be done to correct the problems that Blind
students face in obtaining accessible textbooks.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT color=#000000
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000>We worked very hard
to get the language in the Higher Education legislation to solve this problem,
and now we need to do our best to ensure funding is provided.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000>Congressman Yarmuth
is holding the letter open for cosigners through Wednesday, April 1.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Currently, only 6 members of the House
have signed on to the letter and I have listed them below.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT color=#000000
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000>If your
Representative wants to be added to this letter he or she should contact Lillian
Pace in Congressman Yarmuth’s office.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>You can be connected to your Representatives office by calling the
Capitol Switchboard at (202) 225-3121.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT color=#000000
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000>Please contact me
with any questions.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I thank all of
you for your hard work on this important
issue.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT color=#000000
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3><FONT
color=#000000>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT color=#000000
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT color=#000000
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000>Jesse M.
Hartle<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000>Government Programs
Specialist<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000>NATIONAL FEDERATION
OF THE BLIND<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000>(410) 659-9314,
extension 2233<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=3>E-mail:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT><A
href="mailto:jhartle@nfb.org"><FONT
size=3>jhartle@nfb.org</FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT color=#000000
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT color=#000000
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000>Cosigners of Dear
Colleague Letter<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000>Congressman
Yarmuth<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000>Congressman
McDermott <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000>Congressman Conyers
<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000>Congressman Hinojosa
<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000>Congressman Bobby
Scott <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000>Congressman
Petri<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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