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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Kevin Decker [mailto:kdecker@onlinecolleges.net] <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 11, 2015 2:52 PM<br><b>To:</b> there <webmaster@nfbnd.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Accessibility Resources and Scholarships for Visually Impaired Students<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p><span style='color:black'>Hi </span>there<span style='color:black'>,<br><br>Students with visual impairments face a unique set of challenges transitioning to college life, from accessing materials to finding a social scene. While Student Services offices can be a great help, we wanted to provide a central source of information and resources for visually impaired college students, completely free of charge. It's available here: </span><a href="http://www.onlinecolleges.net/for-students/college-accessibility-visually-impaired-students/">http://www.onlinecolleges.net/for-students/college-accessibility-visually-impaired-students/</a><br><br><em><span style='color:black'>I encourage you to review the guide and consider adding a link to your site.</span></em><br><br>Our resource addresses visually impaired students' most common concerns, including:<o:p></o:p></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>How to take advantage of school resources and legal rights as a student with a disability<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>A hand-selected list of scholarships available only to blind and visually impaired students<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Suggested assistive technologies for students with visual impairments<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p>At OnlineColleges.net, we strive to make our site accessible to all visitors by, among other best practices, creating a clear site structure and navigation, using differentiated title and text styles and sizes, and separating stylistic elements from site copy to make the site compatible with assistive technologies.<br><br><strong>Please help us reach as many students as possible by adding a link to our guide on your site. </strong><span style='color:black'>Let me know how you plan to share this resource, or if you have any questions. We welcome all feedback.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:black'>Looking forward to hearing from you,</span><br>Kevin Decker<br><strong>Director of Outreach</strong><o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="mailto:kdecker@onlinecolleges.net">kdecker@onlinecolleges.net</a><span style='color:black'> | </span><a href="http://www.onlinecolleges.net/"><span style='color:#1155CC'>OnlineColleges.net</span></a><br><span style='color:black'>202-367-9383<br>PO Box 52755<br>Houston, TX 77052</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><strong>About OnlineColleges.net: </strong><span style='color:black'>With a focus on emerging trends and developments in online education, OnlineColleges.net has been informing prospective students since 2009. OnlineColleges.net provides free student guides and college search information, along with expert advice from Melissa Venable, PhD, an experienced online instructor and thought leader.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><em>If you do not want to receive emails from us in the future, please reply to this message with "Remove" in the subject line.</em><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>