<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Good Morning Folks,</div><div>Read the press release below. This is what we are all about!</div><div>Cathy<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> "Freeh, Jessica" <<a href="mailto:JFreeh@nfb.org">JFreeh@nfb.org</a>><br><b>Date:</b> November 15, 2013, 1:58:56 PM EST<br><b>To:</b> "State President, Puerto Rico" <<a href="mailto:arguza@attglobal.net">arguza@attglobal.net</a>>, "State President, Nebraska" <<a href="mailto:amy.buresh74@gmail.com">amy.buresh74@gmail.com</a>>, "State President, Connecticut" <<a href="mailto:erival@comcast.net">erival@comcast.net</a>>, "State President, Arizona" <<a href="mailto:krezguy@cox.net">krezguy@cox.net</a>>, "State President, New York" <<a href="mailto:office@nfbny.org">office@nfbny.org</a>>, "State President, Oregon" <<a href="mailto:president@nfb-oregon.org">president@nfb-oregon.org</a>>, "State President, Kentucky" <<a href="mailto:cathyj1949@gmail.com">cathyj1949@gmail.com</a>>, Charlene Smyth <<a 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President, Alabama" <<a href="mailto:joy.harris@dwx.com">joy.harris@dwx.com</a>>, "State President, Arkansas" <<a href="mailto:tosheeler@cox.net">tosheeler@cox.net</a>>, "State President, District of Columbia" <<a href="mailto:callaway.shawn@gmail.com">callaway.shawn@gmail.com</a>>, "State President, Florida" <<a href="mailto:danjhicks@yahoo.com">danjhicks@yahoo.com</a>>, "State President, Georgia" <<a href="mailto:gscott@nfbga.org">gscott@nfbga.org</a>>, "State President, Michigan" <<a href="mailto:president.nfb.mi@gmail.com">president.nfb.mi@gmail.com</a>>, "State President, Nevada" <<a href="mailto:realhappygirl1@gmail.com">realhappygirl1@gmail.com</a>>, "State President, New Hampshire" <<a href="mailto:cemcnabb21@yahoo.com">cemcnabb21@yahoo.com</a>>, "State President, New Mexico" <<a href="mailto:avigil74@gmail.com">avigil74@gmail.com</a>>, "State President, Oklahoma" <<a href="mailto:jmassay1@cox.net">jmassay1@cox.net</a>>, "State President, Rhode Island" <<a href="mailto:silvara@cox.net">silvara@cox.net</a>>, "State President, Utah" <<a href="mailto:baconev@yahoo.com">baconev@yahoo.com</a>>, "State President, Kansas" <<a href="mailto:topage@swbell.net">topage@swbell.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND AND THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PUBLISHERS APPLAUD INTRODUCTION OF “TEACH ACT”</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">CONTACT:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Chris Danielsen</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Director of Public Relations</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">National Federation of the Blind</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">(410) 659-9314, extension 2330</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">(410) 262-1281 (Cell)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:cdanielsen@nfb.org"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">cdanielsen@nfb.org</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Andi Sporkin </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Vice President, Communications
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Association of American Publishers</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">(202) 220-4552 </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="mailto:asporkin@publishers.org">asporkin@publishers.org</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND AND THE ASSOCIATION</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">OF AMERICAN PUBLISHERS APPLAUD INTRODUCTION OF “TEACH ACT”</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Rep. Tom Petri Introduces “Technology, Education and Accessibility</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, DC (November 15, 2013):</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
</span><a href="http://www.nfb.org"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The National Federation of the Blind</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> (NFB), the oldest and largest nationwide organization
of blind Americans, and the </span><a href="http://publishers.org"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Association of American Publishers (AAP)</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">, the leading
trade association of the US publishing industry, applaud Congressman Tom Petri (R-WI) for introducing today the Technology, Education and Accessibility in College and Higher Education Act (H.R. 3505). The TEACH Act, which is the result of collaboration between
the NFB and the AAP, and has been endorsed by ten other organizations of and for people with disabilities, will create accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies used by institutions of higher education.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The TEACH Act will provide guidelines for manufacturers of educational technology and clarity for institutions of higher education to ensure that materials are usable by all
students.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“Educational technology creates unlimited opportunities for innovative methods of learning, but these new and innovative tools can also pose a challenge for accessibility,”
said Rep. Petri. “The TEACH Act will ensure that students with disabilities have equal access to a high-quality education in today’s 21st century classroom. I’m proud to be sponsoring this important legislation and encourage my colleagues on both sides of
the aisle to join me in this effort.”</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.nfb.org/marc-maurer-bio"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Dr. Marc Maurer</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">, President of
</span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/NationalFederationoftheBlind"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">NFB</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">, said: “Every day, blind college students
face devastating setbacks to their education because of inaccessible technology. The use of e-readers, Web content, mobile applications, and learning management systems by educators is more prevalent than ever, and disabled students are being needlessly left
behind. No student can be expected to succeed in college if he or she is denied access to critical course material. Schools and manufacturers must embrace readily available accessibility solutions so that all students can benefit from educational technology,
and the guidelines established by the TEACH Act will make it clear how manufacturers and institutions of higher education can best serve disabled students. We thank AAP for the many months of hard work they have dedicated to this joint effort. These guidelines
are long overdue, and we applaud Congressman Petri for introducing this critical bill.”
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Noted Tom Allen, President and CEO,
</span><a href="http://publishers.org"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">AAP</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">, “The TEACH Act supports a core mission of the Association of American Publishers:
to ensure that all students have equal access to high-quality digital educational content and technologies. As higher education publishers’ innovations keep improving how students learn and as institutions seek to serve their diverse student communities,
the TEACH Act will provide the clarifying guidelines and incentives to foster greater commercial availability of accessible educational content, platforms and delivery systems. We are proud to have collaborated with Congressman Petri’s office and the NFB
to put forward this legislation which will help make state-of-the-art learning materials accessible to all students pursuing higher education.”</span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">About the National Federation of the Blind</span></b></p>
<p class="s4" style="margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span class="bumpedfont15"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) is the oldest, largest, and most influential nationwide membership organization of blind
people in the United States. Founded in 1940, the NFB advocates for the civil rights and equality of blind Americans, and develops innovative education, technology, and training programs to provide the blind and those who are losing vision with the tools
they need to become independent and successful. </span></span></p>
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<p class="s4"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">About the Association of American Publishers:</span></b></p>
<p class="s4" style="margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The 300 members of AAP are building the future of publishing. AAP represents America’s premier creators of high-quality entertainment, education, scientific
and professional published content. We dedicate the creative, intellectual, financial and technological investments to bring great ideas to life and deliver content to the world’s diverse audiences in all the ways they seek it.
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