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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><br><b>Subject:</b> Applications for the APH Monarch RISE program are now live <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold"">Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold"">Please help us in sharing the exciting news.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold";letter-spacing:.1pt">In September 2024 APH launched the Monarch, a multi-line braille and graphics tablet, initiating a long-sought revolution in electronic braille technology. Over five years, APH will assess the impact of this innovative braille/graphics technology in significantly enhancing access to achieving and maintaining competitive integrated employment for individuals who are blind, low vision or deafblind. Through Monarch RISE: Resources for Inclusion, Skills, and Employment 250 Monarchs will be distributed to employment and educational professionals and individuals seeking competitive integrated </span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.1pt">employment across the United States. </span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold"">Applications for Monarch RISE are now live! This application is open to professionals supporting competitive integrated employment (CIE) seekers, individuals seeking CIE, and professionals who are blind in the United States. Apply today: <a href="https://bit.ly/3Q5PMO0?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0n_WINGGaQdaycjwd9Bsi8nDTcB2Q93Abbx3QMqRBiMdHRVS7p1n7bxlM_aem_iEcpkID1M-jJolgP4yIzOA" target="_blank" title="https://bit.ly/3q5pmo0?fbclid=iwzxh0bgnhzw0cmtaaar0n_winggaqdaycjwd9bsi8ndtcb2q93abbx3qmqrbimdhrvs7p1n7bxlm_aem_iecpkid1m-jjolgp4yizoa"><span style="color:windowtext">https://bit.ly/3Q5PMO0</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold"">The Monarch RISE application will remain open continuously through 2026; however, selection for Monarch RISE will occur in phases to accommodate cohorts with varying needs, goals, and interests. Learn more: <a href="https://bit.ly/4a4PS1s" target="_blank" title="https://bit.ly/4a4ps1s"><span style="color:windowtext">https://bit.ly/4a4PS1s</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold"">LinkedIn Post: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/american-printing-house-for-the-blind_applications-for-monarch-rise-are-now-live-activity-7293286584710246400-fvRo?utm_source=social_share_send&utm_medium=member_desktop_web"><span style="color:windowtext">https://www.linkedin.com/posts/american-printing-house-for-the-blind_applications-for-monarch-rise-are-now-live-activity-7293286584710246400-fvRo?utm_source=social_share_send&utm_medium=member_desktop_web</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold"">Facebook Post: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15yagtbzLH/"><span style="color:windowtext">https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15yagtbzLH/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold""><br>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold"">Leanne Grillot, Richard Rueda, Erin Sigmund, and Greg Stilson<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold"">The contents of this email and advertised virtual information session were developed under a grant number H21F240052 from the Department of Education. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. §§ 1221e-3 and 3474) 100% of the total costs of APH’s DIF-F project will be financed by the $10 million grant. 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