<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">You know what they say: better late than never . . . <div class="">Christine</div><div class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div></blockquote><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><p class=""><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/easy-to-read/index.html" class="" style="font-size: 14pt; color: blue;"><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" class="">Easy to Read COVID-19 Safety resources</span></a> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="">are now available on the CDC website. </span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="">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" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">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<a href="https://cidi.gatech.edu/covid/braille" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">Braille</a>, American Sign Language (ASL), simplified text, and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://cidi.gatech.edu/covid/accessible" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">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" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" class="">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.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="">If the hyperlinks get corrupted during transmission of this message, here they are:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" class=""><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="">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" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/easy-to-read/index.html</a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="">COVID-19 ASL videos:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvrp9iOILTQatwnqm61jqFrsfUB4RKh6J" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvrp9iOILTQatwnqm61jqFrsfUB4RKh6J</a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="">CIDI:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://cidi.gatech.edu/covid" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://cidi.gatech.edu/covid</a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="">Braille Resources:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://cidi.gatech.edu/covid/braille" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://cidi.gatech.edu/covid/braille</a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="">Request documents embossed in Braille:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://cidi.gatech.edu/covid/braille/request" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://cidi.gatech.edu/covid/braille/request</a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="">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" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://cidi.gatech.edu/covid/accessible</a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></li></ul><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Special Kudos to Jennifer Meunier and Sarah Anderson here at CDC for making this happen!<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Regards,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><u class=""><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Mark D. Urban<br class="">Co-Chair, HHS Section 508 Operations Board<o:p class=""></o:p></span></u></b></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><u class=""><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">CDC/ATSDR Accessibility Program Manager<o:p class=""></o:p></span></u></b></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Office of the Chief Operating Officer (OCOO<b class=""><u class="">)<br class=""></u></b></span><a href="mailto:Murban@CDC.gov" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><b class="">Murban@CDC.gov</b></a><b class=""><u class=""><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>| 919-541-0562 office<o:p class=""></o:p></span></u></b></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><img border="0" id="Picture_x0020_1" alt="Office of the Chief Information Officer" style="" class="" apple-inline="yes" src="cid:image001.png@01D6EB24.DA286A00"></span></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>