<div dir="ltr">This is great!  Can we distribute this letter?<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 3:32 PM, Edward Bell <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ebell@latech.edu" target="_blank">ebell@latech.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">FYI,<br>
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See the attached letter from the U.S. Department of Education that calls for increased attention to the need for better instruction in braille.<br>
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Edward C. Bell, Ph.D., CRC, NOMC<br>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Harris, Jill" <<a href="mailto:Jill.Harris@ed.gov" target="_blank">Jill.Harris@ed.gov</a>><br>
To: <<a href="mailto:ebell@latech.edu" target="_blank">ebell@latech.edu</a>><br>
Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 12:30 PM<br>
Subject: Braille Letter has Cleared!<br>
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Professor Bell,<br>
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Thank you for your help with this letter to the field.  It cleared today and I wanted you to be the first to have it.  I look forward to working with you again.<br>
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Jill Harris, ESQ.<br>
Office of Planning and Policy<br>
OSERS<br>
US Department of Education<br>
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