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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Did it!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></a></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> NationalHarbor [mailto:nationalharbor-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>nfbmd via NationalHarbor<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 25, 2017 5:36 PM<br><b>To:</b> nfbmd@nfbnet.org; 'Greater Baltimore' <greater-baltimore@nfbnet.org>; 'Sligo Creek Chapter list, NFB of Maryland' <md-sligo@nfbnet.org>; nationalharbor@nfbnet.org; 'Central Maryland Chapter List' <central-md-chapter@nfbnet.org>; 'NFB of Maryland At Large Chapter List' <md-atlarge@nfbnet.org>; 'Towson/Lutherville/Cockysville Maryland Chapter List' <nfbmdtlc-chapter@nfbnet.org>; 'Maryland Association of Blind Students Mailing List' <mdabs@nfbnet.org>; 'Maryland Parents of Blind Children List' <mdpobc@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> nfbmd <nfbmd@earthlink.net><br><b>Subject:</b> [Nationalharbor] Sign petition and help blind college students<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>Hello all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>Please read President Riccobono’s message below and sign the petition today. Spread the word to your friends and relatives. This is the year for enactment of the AIMHE. Thank you.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>Please Sign the Petition:<br>Jamie Principato, who <a href="https://www.nfb.org/national-convention-highlights">spoke</a> at our national convention last summer about her experience with inaccessible technology, has launched a <a href="https://www.change.org/p/united-states-congress-remove-barriers-to-classroom-equality-ensure-accessibility-of-instructional-materials?recruiter=75359047&utm_source=share_for_starters&utm_medium=copyLink">petition</a> calling on congressional leaders to move swiftly to pass our Accessible Instructional Materials in Higher Education Act. The <a href="https://www.change.org/p/united-states-congress-remove-barriers-to-classroom-equality-ensure-accessibility-of-instructional-materials?recruiter=75359047&utm_source=share_for_starters&utm_medium=copyLink">petition</a> further calls upon President Trump to unequivocally commit to supporting this legislation by urging its passage.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Sharon Maneki, </b>President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>National Federation of the Blind of Maryland<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>410-715-9596<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>