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<DIV>Greetings to all!</DIV>
<DIV>Please read and share with others the pasted and attached
material urgent, important notice from Veronica Gaspa, President, New Jersey
Association of Blind Students, NJABS.</DIV>
<DIV>Don’t hesitate!</DIV>
<DIV>Each letter will make a difference!</DIV>
<DIV>For additional information and to forward your letters, please send to
</DIV>
<DIV><A
href="mailto:veronica.gaspa@student.shu.edu">veronica.gaspa@student.shu.edu</A></DIV>
<DIV>Phone number: 434 989 1868</DIV>
<DIV>Please forward all letters no later than Sunday, January 21 by 11:00
pm</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>We care. We share. We grow. We make a difference<BR>Joe Ruffalo,
President
<BR>National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey <BR>973 743
0075<BR>nfbnj1@verizon.net<BR><A
href="http://www.nfbnj.org">www.nfbnj.org</A></DIV>
<DIV>Your old car keys can be keys to literacy for the blind.<BR>Donate your
unwanted vehicle to us by clicking <BR>www.carshelpingtheblind.org <BR>or
call
855 659 9314<BR></DIV>
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style='FONT-SIZE: small; TEXT-DECORATION: none; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri";
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inline'>Hello
Joe,<o:p></o:p></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>I have pasted and attached the template for writing a
testimony for the Accessible Instructional Materials in Higher Education
Act. If
you could please forward to the member ship I would greatly appreciate
it!<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Best,<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Vee Gaspa<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p><FONT size=3></FONT></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Personal Testimony<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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14pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>State:<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Institution:<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Name:<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p><FONT size=3></FONT></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Dear (state) Congressional Delegation:<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p><FONT size=3></FONT></o:p> </P>
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(Introduce yourself, include what degree or major you are pursuing [1
sentence])<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>(Here, insert a brief overview of an anecdote you
experienced
in higher education. [5-7 sentences])<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>(Outline the importance of having these
materials/technologies/software [2 sentences])<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p><FONT size=3></FONT></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in">(Describe, in detail, the
outcome
of not having said course material, in order to personalize your experience
and
emphasize the need. [5-7 sentennces])<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p><FONT size=3></FONT></o:p> </P>
<P
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(Assert the importance of equal access to education [2
sentences])<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>I urge Congress to support legislation involving equal
access
to education. Voluntary guidelines will benefit both administrators,
faculty,
and students of higher education. By creating these guidelines, colleges and
universities will then have direction in providing sufficient and equivalent
course material to print-disabled students.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>(Thank your Congressmen for their consideration [1-2
sentences]) <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p><FONT size=3></FONT></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>(First and last name)<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Address<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Phone Number<o:p></o:p></P>
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