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<p class="MsoNormal">I Apologize for the delay in forwarding this important announcement from David, but I was at our convention and just now saw the message.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Shaffer, David J. [mailto:DShaffer@wmata.com] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, July 5, 2019 12:59 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Tracy Soforenko' <tracy.soforenko@gmail.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> John Halverson <jwh100@outlook.com>; Annette Carr <amcarr1@verizon.net>; Evelyn <evelyn.valdez212@gmail.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: <External>RE: Travel training for summer shutdown<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello John, Evelyn and Annette,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As I mentioned to Tracy, we are considering offering additional travel training sessions around the stations closed for the Yellow/Blue line shutdown. We have three O&M Specialist available under contract with Columbia Lighthouse for the
Blind. We can provide some group classes or we can expedite individual travel training around the shutdown.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I would appreciate you sending out an notice to your members about this program and ask anyone who is interested in such sessions to call us at 202-962-2703 or email to
<a href="mailto:traveltraining@wmata.com">traveltraining@wmata.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If people have concerns or issues that we can address to make the summer easier for our Blind and low vision customers, please have people contact me directly.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Also, we will be announcing an RFP for an audio navigation system in our rail and bus system in the next month. Please let me know if you would like me to speak on this at any of your meetings.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">DAVID J. SHAFFER<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Tracy Soforenko <<a href="mailto:tracy.soforenko@gmail.com">tracy.soforenko@gmail.com</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, July 5, 2019 12:27 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Shaffer, David J. <<a href="mailto:DShaffer@wmata.com">DShaffer@wmata.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> John Halverson <<a href="mailto:jwh100@outlook.com">jwh100@outlook.com</a>>; Annette Carr <<a href="mailto:amcarr1@verizon.net">amcarr1@verizon.net</a>>; Evelyn <<a href="mailto:evelyn.valdez212@gmail.com">evelyn.valdez212@gmail.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> <External>RE: Travel training for summer shutdown<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi David,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sounds like a good idea. The challenge will be scheduling. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Annette Carr runs our Fairfax Chapter.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Evelyn Valdez runs our Greater Alexandria Chapter.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">John Halverson runs our Arlington/Falls Church (Potomac) Chapter.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">All are carbon copied on this message.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Also, we will be announcing our RFP for an audio navigation beacon wayfinding systems
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please reach out to them.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tracy Soforenko<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">President, National Federation of the Blind of Virginia<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">202 285-4595<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">National Federation of the Blind. Live the Life You Want<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Shaffer, David J. <<a href="mailto:DShaffer@wmata.com">DShaffer@wmata.com</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, July 05, 2019 10:39 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Tracy.soforenko@gmail.com' <<a href="mailto:Tracy.soforenko@gmail.com">Tracy.soforenko@gmail.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Travel training for summer shutdown<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Tracy,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In response to customer complaints and the articles in the <i>
Post</i>, we are conducting outreach to see if blind riders would benefit from some group travel training sessions at the stations that are closed for the platform repair project in NVA.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Could you assist by providing me the email addresses of the Presidents of the various NFB chapters in NVA? If you happened to have any ACB contacts or other thoughts about who we should contact, I would greatly appreciate it.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">DAVID J. SHAFFER<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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