<div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Allen, Krystle</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:Krystle.Allen@dhs.nj.gov">Krystle.Allen@dhs.nj.gov</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 3:16 PM<br>Subject: Accessible Covid at home testing kit for the blind details included please share<br>To: Allen, Krystle <<a href="mailto:Krystle.Allen@dhs.nj.gov">Krystle.Allen@dhs.nj.gov</a>><br></div><br><br>
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<span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;color:black">Testing is a critical part of the fight against COVID-19, but some people who are blind or have low vision face barriers using many of the COVID-19 tests on the market. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;color:black"></span></p>
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On June 23, 2022, the Biden-Harris Administration launched a new initiative to expand the availability of testing options that are more accessible for people who are blind or have low vision. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;color:black">Order <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Fspecial.usps.com*2Ftestkits*2Faccessible&data=05*7C01*7CChristine.Phillips*40acl.hhs.gov*7C311106afaea54de8088f08da5453fdf3*7Cd58addea50534a808499ba4d944910df*7C0*7C0*7C637915016959796723*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000*7C*7C*7C&sdata=NF7ERR1JVc0v*2BcFpxrNJryIHLX8DSv9hjj0nvCDxhEQ*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJQ!!J30X0ZrnC1oQtbA!Nf0u8REzaAuNEkIXzmDa6FBQj58yJqGd8OXkpQeU0VwNfDWr6DU0GwciSf2KLViMm3Wx_mCkf9Bgg89hq3QvV_xDnolfEf_VRg$" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px;color:rgb(10,80,144)">online </span></a>or
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px">Each order now includes 12 rapid-antigen tests that are more accessible for people who are blind or have low vision. These will ship in six separate packages, each with two tests. Each package will have
a separate tracking number. </span></li><li style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;line-height:17.65pt;background:white;box-sizing:border-box">
<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px">Orders will ship free, while supplies last. </span></li><li style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;line-height:17.65pt;background:white;box-sizing:border-box">
<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px">Note: If you placed an order before July 7 and received only two tests, you may place another order now to receive 12 additional tests. (Your name and shipping information are not retained after your
order is filled, so there is no way to automatically ship additional tests.)</span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;color:black">For more information: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://acl.gov/covid19/tests-people-who-are-blind-or-have-low-vision__;!!J30X0ZrnC1oQtbA!Nf0u8REzaAuNEkIXzmDa6FBQj58yJqGd8OXkpQeU0VwNfDWr6DU0GwciSf2KLViMm3Wx_mCkf9Bgg89hq3QvV_xDnokWACkh7Q$" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin:0px" target="_blank">https://acl.gov/covid19/tests-people-who-are-blind-or-have-low-vision</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;margin:0px;color:rgb(102,102,102)">Testing is a critical part of the fight against COVID-19, but some people who are blind or have low vision face barriers using many of the COVID-19 tests on
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