[NFB_of_Georgia] Fwd: [State-Affiliate-Leadership-List] TIME-SENSITIVE ACTION NEEDED: Appeal Your OCR Complaint Dismissal Before April 4, 2020

[Dorothy Griffin]

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Subject: [State-Affiliate-Leadership-List] TIME-SENSITIVE ACTION NEEDED:
Appeal Your OCR Complaint Dismissal Before April 4, 2020
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TIME-SENSITIVE ACTION NEEDED: Appeal Your OCR Complaint Dismissal Before
April 4, 2020

Per the NFB’s settlement agreement with the US Department of Education
Office for Civil Rights, individuals whose OCR complaints were dismissed
for insufficient evidence between March 5, 2018, and November 19, 2018, may
appeal the dismissal but have only until *April 4, 2020*, to do so.

An appeal can be filed electronically, by mail, or by fax. You must either
submit a completed online appeal form or mail a written statement of no
more than ten pages (double spaced, if typed): if submitted by mail, send
to the Office for Civil Rights, US Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue SW, Washington, D.C. 20202
<https://www.google.com/maps/search/400+Maryland+Avenue+SW,+Washington,+D.C.+20202?entry=gmail&source=g>;
if submitted via e-mail, send to OCR at ed.gov; if submitted via fax, send to
202-453-6012. The filing date of an appeal is the date the appeal is
postmarked, submitted electronically, or submitted via fax.

In the appeal, you must explain why you believe the factual information was
incomplete or incorrect, the legal analysis was incorrect or the
appropriate legal standard was not applied, and how correction of any
error(s) would change the outcome of the case; failure to do so may result
in dismissal of the appeal.

For more information about the NFB’s settlement agreement with the US
Department of Education Office for Civil Rights
<https://www.nfb.org/sites/www.nfb.org/files/files-pdf/countersigned-settlement-agreement-ace-for-website.pdf>
or
your right to appeal an OCR complaint dismissal, contact Valerie Yingling,
legal program coordinator, at vyingling at nfb.org or 410-659-9314, extension
2440.

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*About the National Federation of the Blind*
The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), headquartered in Baltimore, is
the oldest and largest nationwide organization of blind Americans. Founded
in 1940, the NFB consists of affiliates, chapters, and divisions in the
fifty states, Washington DC, and Puerto Rico. The NFB defends the rights of
blind people of all ages, and provides information and support to families
with blind children, older Americans who are losing vision, and more. We
believe in the hopes and dreams of blind people and work together to
transform them into reality. Learn more about our many programs and
initiatives at nfb.org <https://www.nfb.org/>.

*CONTACT*

Chris Danielsen

Director of Public Relations

National Federation of the Blind

410-659-9314, extension 2330

410-262-1281 (cell)

cdanielsen at nfb.org



This notice is also available at:
https://www.nfb.org/about-us/press-room/time-sensitive-action-needed-appeal-your-ocr-complaint-dismissal-april-4-2020



Christopher S. Danielsen, J.D.

Director of Public Relations

200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
<https://www.google.com/maps/search/200+East+Wells+Street,+Baltimore,+MD+21230?entry=gmail&source=g>

(410) 659-9314, Ext. 2330 | cdanielsen at nfb.org

Twitter: @rlawyer



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