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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><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>My name is Dana Trahan and I want to urge Secretary McMahon to reinstate the grant funding for IDEA Part D programs as well as the RSA 235E grants. This funding is critical to support increased Braille literacy for teachers of blind students and the blind youth of America. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Studies have shown that students who can read Braille go on to have better education outcomes and better employment outcomes later in life. Additionally, I’m also asking that you reinstate funding for the four deafblind technical assistance centers in Oregon, Washington, Wisconsin, and Massachusetts. Please allow today’s blind and deafblind students to have an opportunity to better themselves for a brighter future for all of us.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#464646'>All the best,<b><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#464646'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:#464646'>Dana Trahan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#464646'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#464646'>Legislative Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#464646'>National Federation of the Blind (NFB) of New Hampshire<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://nfbnh.org/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>https://nfbnh.org/</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#464646'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#464646'>603-580-5096 (Dana’s home/landline) <br>603-365-5242 (Dana’s mobile) <br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a href="mailto:danatrahan@comcast.net"><span style='color:#0563C1'>danatrahan@comcast.net</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>