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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I’ve been asked to pass along the following.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hello,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am reaching out to each of you to remind you that this academic year is our last to have guaranteed funding from the Rehabilitation Services Administration for those wishing to earn either a Master’s degree or certificate in rehabilitation teaching through Louisiana Tech University. Classes start September 7 but there is still time to apply. We have several options of graduate degrees, certificates, or we can help with information regarding apprenticeships for those who may only have a high school diploma or equivalent. I would urge you to talk to each of your staff members and both former and current students to encourage them to take advantage of this opportunity for professional development. As you know, there is still a tremendous need for well-trained individuals in the field of rehabilitation of the blind and we must look to our Structured Discovery centers to help find and train highly-qualified professionals. I would be happy to answer any questions that you, your staff, or your students may have regarding any of our programs but please act quickly if financial support is a must to participate in our programs<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Edward C. Bell, Ph.D., CRC, NOMC, Director, <span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>College of Education and Human Sciences<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Louisiana Tech University<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>600 Mayfield Ave / 210 Woodard Hall<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>PO Box 3158<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ruston LA 71272<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Office: 318.257.4554 Fax: 318.257.2259 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:ebell@latech.edu">ebell@latech.edu</a> <a href="http://www.pdrib.com/"><span style='color:blue'>www.pdrib.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>*************<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>"I am somehow less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops."<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>-- Stephen Jay Gould<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>