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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Please act immediately before April 1<sup>st!</sup>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Shannon Caldwell </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:windowtext'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> NFBK@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:NFBK@yahoogroups.com] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Cathy<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, March 27, 2009 4:38
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> NFBK@yahoogroups. com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> NFBK - FW: Legislative
Alert-Immediate Action Needed to Support The Higher Education Textbook
Commission</span></font></p>
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size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Hey Guys,</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>We have something to be proud of! Let's get busy and call our
other reps and get them to sign on to Congressman Yarmuth's letter.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Cathy</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>-----Original
Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> Hartle, Jesse
[mailto:JHartle@nfb.org]<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> </span></font><font color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>Friday, March
27, 2009</span></font><font color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-family:
Tahoma;color:black'> </span></font><font color=black face=Tahoma><span
style='font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>4:24 PM</span></font><font color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-family:Tahoma;color:black'><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Legislative
Alert-Immediate Action Needed to Support The Higher Education Textbook
Commission</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font
size=3 color="#ffffcc" face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Fellow Federationists:</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font
size=2 color="#ffffcc" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font
size=3 color="#ffffcc" face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>It has come to my attention that Congressman Yarmuth of </span><st1:place u1:st="on"><st1:State u1:st="on"></font><font
size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Kentucky</span></st1:State></st1:place></font><font
size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'> has
circulated a Dear Colleague letter in support of funding the Commission that
will study ways to provide accessible textbooks to Blind students in higher
education. This Commission was created in the Reauthorization of the
Higher Education Act and passed by Congress last year. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font
size=2 color="#ffffcc" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font
size=3 color="#ffffcc" face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>It is urgent that we contact members of the House of Representatives and
ask them to sign on to Congressman Yarmuth’s Dear Colleague letter.
If funding is not provided in the Appropriations process, no work will be done
to correct the problems that Blind students face in obtaining accessible
textbooks. </span></font></p>
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size=2 color="#ffffcc" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font
size=3 color="#ffffcc" face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>We worked very hard to get the language in the Higher Education
legislation to solve this problem, and now we need to do our best to ensure
funding is provided. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font
size=2 color="#ffffcc" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font
size=3 color="#ffffcc" face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Congressman Yarmuth is holding the letter open for cosigners through Wednesday,
April 1. Currently, only 6 members of the House have signed on to the
letter and I have listed them below. </span></font></p>
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size=2 color="#ffffcc" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font
size=3 color="#ffffcc" face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>If your Representative wants to be added to this letter he or she should
contact Lillian Pace in Congressman Yarmuth’s office. You can be
connected to your Representatives office by calling the Capitol Switchboard at
(202) 225-3121. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font
size=2 color="#ffffcc" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font
size=3 color="#ffffcc" face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Please contact me with any questions. I thank all of you for your
hard work on this important issue.</span></font></p>
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size=2 color="#ffffcc" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font
size=3 color="#ffffcc" face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Sincerely,</span></font></p>
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size=2 color="#ffffcc" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'> </span></font></p>
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size=2 color="#ffffcc" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font
size=3 color="#ffffcc" face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Jesse M. Hartle</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font
size=3 color="#ffffcc" face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Government Programs Specialist</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font
size=3 color="#ffffcc" face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font
size=3 color="#ffffcc" face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>(410) 659-9314, extension 2233</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font
size=3 color="#ffffcc" face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>E-mail: </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:
Arial'><a href="mailto:jhartle@nfb.org"><font size=3><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>jhartle@nfb.org</span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font
size=2 color="#ffffcc" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font
size=2 color="#ffffcc" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><u><font
size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Cosigners of Dear Colleague Letter</span></font></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font
size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Congressman Yarmuth</span></font></p>
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size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Congressman McDermott </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font
size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Congressman Conyers </span></font></p>
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size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Congressman Hinojosa </span></font></p>
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size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Congressman Bobby Scott </span></font></p>
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size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Congressman Petri </span></font></p>
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size=2 color="#ffffcc" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
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