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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><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hey NFB Family and Friends,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you to Christine Grassman, from our Potomac Chapter for providing the below information.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/easy-to-read/index.html"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#0563C1'>Easy to Read COVID-19 Safety resources</span></a> <span style='font-size:14.0pt'>are now available on the CDC website. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>These resources are available thanks to the COVID-19 Accessible Materials and Culturally Relevant Messages for Individuals with Disabilities Project, led by Georgia Tech’s Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation (<a href="https://cidi.gatech.edu/covid">CIDI</a>). This is a CDC Foundation-funded communications initiative to which CDC is an advisor. The project aims to deliver essential COVID-19 information in<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="https://cidi.gatech.edu/covid/braille">Braille</a>, American Sign Language (ASL), simplified text, and<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="https://cidi.gatech.edu/covid/accessible">other alternative formats</a><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>to people with disabilities, their families, and caregivers. <span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvrp9iOILTQatwnqm61jqFrsfUB4RKh6J"><span style='color:#0563C1'>ASL (American Sign Language) videos</span></a><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>continue to be available on the CDC YouTube channel and more are being produced in the coming weeks, so check back periodically.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>If the hyperlinks get corrupted during transmission of this message, here they are:</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Easy to Read COVID-19 Safety resources:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/easy-to-read/index.html">https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/easy-to-read/index.html</a></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>COVID-19 ASL videos:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvrp9iOILTQatwnqm61jqFrsfUB4RKh6J">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvrp9iOILTQatwnqm61jqFrsfUB4RKh6J</a></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>CIDI:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="https://cidi.gatech.edu/covid">https://cidi.gatech.edu/covid</a></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Braille Resources:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="https://cidi.gatech.edu/covid/braille">https://cidi.gatech.edu/covid/braille</a></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Request documents embossed in Braille:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="https://cidi.gatech.edu/covid/braille/request">https://cidi.gatech.edu/covid/braille/request</a></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Other alternative formats (e.g., for people who access the Internet with screen readers or other assistive technology):<a href="https://cidi.gatech.edu/covid/accessible">https://cidi.gatech.edu/covid/accessible</a></span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Special Kudos to Jennifer Meunier and Sarah Anderson here at CDC for making this happen!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='color:#1F497D'>Mark D. Urban<br>Co-Chair, HHS Section 508 Operations Board</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='color:#1F497D'>CDC/ATSDR Accessibility Program Manager</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Office of the Chief Operating Officer (OCOO<b><u>)<br></u></b></span><a href="mailto:Murban@CDC.gov"><b>Murban@CDC.gov</b></a><span class=apple-converted-space><b><u><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span></u></b></span><b><u><span style='color:#1F497D'>| 919-541-0562 office</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#222222'><br>Peace,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:#222222'>Jacki Bruce<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:#222222'>Corresponding Secretary, National Federation of the Blind of Virginia<br><a href="mailto:jackibruce6@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>mailto:jackibruce6@gmail.com</span></a></span><span style='color:black'><br></span><span style='color:#222222'><a href="tel:(757)291-1789" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>tel:(757)291-1789</span></a></span><span style='color:black'><br></span><span style='color:#222222'><a href="http://www.nfb.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>www.nfb.org</span></a></span><span style='color:black'><br></span><span style='color:#222222'><a href="http://www.nfbv.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>www.nfbv.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:#222222'>Follow us on Twitter @NFBVirginia<br>Find us on Facebook @NationalFederationoftheBlindofVirginia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:#222222'>Live the life you want.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#222222'>The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>