<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><title>Effective Communication for Inmates in DOJ Settlement Agreement</title><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
p.msonormal0, li.msonormal0, div.msonormal0
{mso-style-name:msonormal;
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
span.EmailStyle19
{mso-style-type:personal;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
span.EmailStyle20
{mso-style-type:personal;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle23
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Chapter-presidents <chapter-presidents-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Michelle Clark via Chapter-presidents<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 04, 2018 7:04 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'NFB Chapter Presidents discussion list' <chapter-presidents@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Michelle Clark <mcikeyc@aol.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [Chapter-presidents] FW: Effective Communication for Inmates in DOJ Settlement Agreement<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I find the email below interesting. Does anyone know what is being done for persons who happen to be blind if they end up in jail?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Michelle<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><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>From:</b> Clark, Michelle - NRCS, Washington, DC [<a href="mailto:Michelle.Clark@wdc.usda.gov">mailto:Michelle.Clark@wdc.usda.gov</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 4, 2018 10:13 AM<br><b>To:</b> Michelle Clark <<a href="mailto:mcikeyc@aol.com">mcikeyc@aol.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> FW: Effective Communication for Inmates in DOJ Settlement Agreement<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> U.S. Department of Justice [<a href="mailto:usdoj@public.govdelivery.com">mailto:usdoj@public.govdelivery.com</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 30, 2018 10:17 AM<br><b>To:</b> Clark, Michelle - NRCS, Washington, DC <<a href="mailto:Michelle.Clark@wdc.usda.gov">Michelle.Clark@wdc.usda.gov</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Effective Communication for Inmates in DOJ Settlement Agreement<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Today the Justice Department reached a <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTgwMzMwLjg3NzM4MTcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE4MDMzMC44NzczODE3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE4Mjc1ODIzJmVtYWlsaWQ9bWljaGVsbGUuY2xhcmtAd2RjLnVzZGEuZ292JnVzZXJpZD1taWNoZWxsZS5jbGFya0B3ZGMudXNkYS5nb3YmdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&100&&&https://www.ada.gov/south_carolina_doc_sa.html" target="_blank" title="Link to Settlement Agreement">settlement agreement </a>with the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC), under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Under the agreement, SCDC will ensure that inmates with hearing disabilities are provided effective communication and the opportunity to participate equally in SCDC’s services, programs, and activities.</span><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The Department's investigation found that SCDC failed to provide sign language interpreters and other auxiliary aids and services to inmates with hearing disabilities and excluded their participation in vocational and religious programs because they are deaf.</span><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The agreement requires SCDC to provide services equal to those provided to inmates who are not deaf including auxiliary aides and services and qualified interpreters, in a timely manner, to ensure effective communication with the SCDC inmates with hearing disabilities. The agreement ensures that inmates with hearing disabilities will not be excluded from participating in SCDC’s programs including vocational and religious services. SCDC will also provide telecommunication services so that inmates with hearing disabilities may communicate with their families and attorneys the same as other inmates.</span><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>People interested in finding out more about the ADA or this agreement may call the toll-free <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTgwMzMwLjg3NzM4MTcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE4MDMzMC44NzczODE3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE4Mjc1ODIzJmVtYWlsaWQ9bWljaGVsbGUuY2xhcmtAd2RjLnVzZGEuZ292JnVzZXJpZD1taWNoZWxsZS5jbGFya0B3ZGMudXNkYS5nb3YmdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&101&&&https://www.ada.gov/infoline.htm" target="_blank" title="Link to Information Line part of ADA.gov">ADA Information Line</a> at 1-800-514-0301 or 1-800-514-0383 (TDD), or access the ADA website at <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTgwMzMwLjg3NzM4MTcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE4MDMzMC44NzczODE3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE4Mjc1ODIzJmVtYWlsaWQ9bWljaGVsbGUuY2xhcmtAd2RjLnVzZGEuZ292JnVzZXJpZD1taWNoZWxsZS5jbGFya0B3ZGMudXNkYS5nb3YmdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&102&&&https://www.ada.gov/" target="_blank" title="Link to ADA.gov">https://www.ada.gov</a>. </span><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></p><div id="mail_footer"><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN style='font-size:8.5pt'><hr size=1 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTgwMzMwLjg3NzM4MTcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE4MDMzMC44NzczODE3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE4Mjc1ODIzJmVtYWlsaWQ9bWljaGVsbGUuY2xhcmtAd2RjLnVzZGEuZ292JnVzZXJpZD1taWNoZWxsZS5jbGFya0B3ZGMudXNkYS5nb3YmdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&103&&&https://instagram.com/thejusticedept"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=15 height=15 style='width:.1562in;height:.1562in' id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/USDOJ/2015/09/603070/instagram-icon-15p_original.png" alt="Instagram icon"></span></a> | <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTgwMzMwLjg3NzM4MTcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE4MDMzMC44NzczODE3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE4Mjc1ODIzJmVtYWlsaWQ9bWljaGVsbGUuY2xhcmtAd2RjLnVzZGEuZ292JnVzZXJpZD1taWNoZWxsZS5jbGFya0B3ZGMudXNkYS5nb3YmdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&104&&&http://facebook.com/DOJ"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=15 height=15 style='width:.1562in;height:.1562in' id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/USDOJ/2012/05/88254/facebook-15p_original.jpg" alt="FaceBook icon"></span></a> | <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTgwMzMwLjg3NzM4MTcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE4MDMzMC44NzczODE3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE4Mjc1ODIzJmVtYWlsaWQ9bWljaGVsbGUuY2xhcmtAd2RjLnVzZGEuZ292JnVzZXJpZD1taWNoZWxsZS5jbGFya0B3ZGMudXNkYS5nb3YmdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&105&&&https://www.youtube.com/user/TheJusticeDepartment"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=15 height=15 style='width:.1562in;height:.1562in' id="_x0000_i1028" src="http://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/USDOJ/2015/04/491605/youtube-social-square-red-15px_original.png" alt="YouTube icon"></span></a> | <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTgwMzMwLjg3NzM4MTcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE4MDMzMC44NzczODE3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE4Mjc1ODIzJmVtYWlsaWQ9bWljaGVsbGUuY2xhcmtAd2RjLnVzZGEuZ292JnVzZXJpZD1taWNoZWxsZS5jbGFya0B3ZGMudXNkYS5nb3YmdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&106&&&https://twitter.com/TheJusticeDept"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=15 height=15 style='width:.1562in;height:.1562in' id="_x0000_i1029" src="http://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/USDOJ/2012/05/88258/twitter-15-white_original.jpg" alt="Twitter icon"></span></a> </span></strong> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN style='font-size:8.5pt'><hr size=1 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:gray'>You have received this e-mail because you have asked to be notified of changes to the <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTgwMzMwLjg3NzM4MTcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE4MDMzMC44NzczODE3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE4Mjc1ODIzJmVtYWlsaWQ9bWljaGVsbGUuY2xhcmtAd2RjLnVzZGEuZ292JnVzZXJpZD1taWNoZWxsZS5jbGFya0B3ZGMudXNkYS5nb3YmdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&107&&&http://justice.gov"><span style='color:gray'>U.S. Department of Justice</span></a> website. GovDelivery is providing this service on behalf of the Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW · Washington, DC 20530 · 202-514-2000 and may not use your subscription information for any other purposes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN style='font-size:8.5pt;color:gray'><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTgwMzMwLjg3NzM4MTcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE4MDMzMC44NzczODE3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE4Mjc1ODIzJmVtYWlsaWQ9bWljaGVsbGUuY2xhcmtAd2RjLnVzZGEuZ292JnVzZXJpZD1taWNoZWxsZS5jbGFya0B3ZGMudXNkYS5nb3YmdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&108&&&https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOJ/subscriber/new?preferences=true"><span style='color:gray'>Manage your Subscriptions</span></a> | <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTgwMzMwLjg3NzM4MTcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE4MDMzMC44NzczODE3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE4Mjc1ODIzJmVtYWlsaWQ9bWljaGVsbGUuY2xhcmtAd2RjLnVzZGEuZ292JnVzZXJpZD1taWNoZWxsZS5jbGFya0B3ZGMudXNkYS5nb3YmdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&109&&&http://www.justice.gov/privacy-file.htm"><span style='color:gray'>Department of Justice Privacy Policy </span></a> | <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTgwMzMwLjg3NzM4MTcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE4MDMzMC44NzczODE3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE4Mjc1ODIzJmVtYWlsaWQ9bWljaGVsbGUuY2xhcmtAd2RjLnVzZGEuZ292JnVzZXJpZD1taWNoZWxsZS5jbGFya0B3ZGMudXNkYS5nb3YmdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&110&&&https://subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com/hc/en-us/articles/200355775-GovDelivery-Privacy-Policy"><span style='color:gray'>GovDelivery Privacy Policy </span></a></span><span lang=EN style='font-size:8.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id=tagline><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=1 style='width:.75pt'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p><span lang=EN><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN><img border=0 width=1 height=1 style='width:.0104in;height:.0104in' id="_x0000_i1031" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/msv5/images/spacer.gif" alt="Web Bug from http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTgwMzMwLjg3NzM4MTcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE4MDMzMC44NzczODE3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmdHlwZT1vcGVuJnNlcmlhbD0xODI3NTgyMyZlbWFpbGlkPW1pY2hlbGxlLmNsYXJrQHdkYy51c2RhLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9bWljaGVsbGUuY2xhcmtAd2RjLnVzZGEuZ292JnRhcmdldGlkPSZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><br><br><br><br>This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>