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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Good Afternoon Everyone:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I would like to share information with you regarding website accessibility. Please find an excellent article written by Christina Samuels entitled Website Accessibility: Ten Things School Districts Should Know. This can be found at: </span><a href="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2016/08/website_accessibility_ten_things_school_districts.html"><span style='color:#0563C1'>http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2016/08/website_accessibility_ten_things_school_districts.html</span></a>.<span style='color:#1F497D'> In addition, please find the attached letter from the U.S. Department of Education to McLean County in Western Kentucky. McLean County, along with several other counties in Kentucky, has been found in violation of failing to meet proper compliance regarding accessibility standards. It has been communicated that KDE, Jefferson County and KSB are among those to have received this letter. KATS has offered to assist these school districts in their quest to become compliant. Lastly, this correspondence is from Program manager, Jimmy Brown from the KATS Network...</span><span style='color:#1F497D'> All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>As a follow up to our conversation at the KATS Advisory Council meeting, I wanted to make you aware that our national technical assistance provider has produced a series of archived webinars on digital media accessibility. These webinars are available free of charge at: <a href="http://www.ataporg.org/ICTWebinars/Default">http://www.ataporg.org/ICTWebinars/Default</a>. I am also attaching a flyer for the webinar series. Please feel free to share with other interested parties. On the webinar page you will also find links to their Web Accessibility Newsletter(s).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Jimmy Brown<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Program Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>KATS Network<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>All of this information may be found on the NFB-NEWSLINE State Information Channel; they are articles 3, 4 and 5. To access via touch tone telephone: Off of the main menu, press 2 (State’s Information Channel), 4 (Kentucky information Channel), and then 18 (Kentucky Assistive Technology service Network). To access via iOS App, tap on Publications, Publication Options, Kentucky Info, Kentucky Information Channel, and Kentucky Assistive Technology Service Network. For online access, click on Web News on Demand, Information Specific to Kentucky, Kentucky Information Channel, and Kentucky Assistive Technology Service Network.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Respectfully Submitted,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Todd<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Todd E. Stephens<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>NFB NEWSLINE Kentucky State Coordinator <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>