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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> Blind-Gov <blind-gov-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>graham via Blind-Gov<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 9, 2026 3:30 PM<br><b>To:</b> blind-gov@nfbnet.org<br><b>Cc:</b> blind@trailstone.com<br><b>Subject:</b> [Blind-Gov] Much of the government's technology isn't accessible, internal report finds<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In case you did not see this news article…<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:11.25pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><p style='margin:0in;mso-line-height-alt:12.6pt'><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:undefined;color:#0093D4'><a href="https://link.nextgov.com/click/44580216.87369/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmV4dGdvdi5jb20vZGlnaXRhbC1nb3Zlcm5tZW50LzIwMjYvMDMvbXVjaC1nb3Zlcm5tZW50cy10ZWNobm9sb2d5LWlzbnQtYWNjZXNzaWJsZS1pbnRlcm5hbC1yZXBvcnQtZmluZHMvNDExOTgwP29yZWY9bmdmY3dfYWxlcnRfbmw/688190879fe36f6acc04e472C838212da" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0A6D8A'>Much of the government’s technology isn’t accessible, internal report finds</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:undefined;color:#0093D4'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt'><p style='margin:0in;line-height:15.75pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:#555555'>Just over a third of the government’s most-viewed websites met legal requirements that they be accessible for people with disabilities. </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:#A3A3A3'>// By Natalie Alms</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>--<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graham Mehl<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:blind@trailstone.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>blind@trailstone.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Treasurer, Central Maryland chapter, NFB of Maryland <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>NFB of Maryland Website and Technology Committee, co-chair<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>NFB of Maryland Resolutions Committee, Member<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>LCB graduate, 2016<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>
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