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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Good morning, DeafBlind Division:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I realized I did not post this to the list when it was initially released, so I have included it below. As I have stated in previous communications, this advocacy initiative is critical, especially since the government has shut down, resulting in layoffs at the Department of Education office of Civil Rights.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Feel free to reach out with any additional questions.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Rocky Hart, President, National Federation of the Blind DeafBlind Division.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://nfb.org/programs-services/advocacy/policy-statements/letter-secretary-education-regarding-discontinuance">Letter to the Secretary of Education Regarding the Discontinuance of Funding for Blind and Deafblind Training Programs | National Federation of the Blind</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>