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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Parents, Students, and Teachers:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you are aware of a blind Maryland student who has been refused human reader or verbatim reading accommodations on the PARCC assessment, please immediately contact Valerie Yingling, paralegal, at (410) 659-9314, extension 2440, or
<a href="mailto:vyingling@nfb.org">vyingling@nfb.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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To learn more about the Common Core State Standards, PARCC, Smarter Balanced, and the NFB’s efforts regarding each, see the NFB’s
<span lang="EN">Common Core State Standards</span> Testing Accessibility <a href="https://nfb.org/common-core-state-standards-testing-accessibility">
webpage</a>. Remember to complete the NFB’s Common Core assessment <a href="http://nfb.org/CommonCoreAssessmentSurvey">
online survey</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Valerie Yingling<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Paralegal<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">National Federation of the Blind <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(410) 659-9314, extension 2440 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:Vyingling@nfb.org">Vyingling@nfb.org</a>
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