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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Hello, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>If you are a practicing TBS/TVI, and if you will be attending the NFB National convention in Orlando this year, please read the attached letter. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>In brief, the National Federation of the Blind is working with Pearson Education Inc. to develop an accessible math editor for kids who are blind/VI. They will be doing user studies during the NFB convention and are also interested in the perspectives of teachers. The attached letter explains a bit more and asks you to complete a survey to determine your fit for the study. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I am working with this group, so if you have questions about the study, please feel free to let me know. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Thank you for your consideration. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Edward C. Bell, Ph.D., CRC, NOMC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Director, Professional Development and Research<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Institute on Blindness<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Louisiana Tech University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>210 Woodard Hall <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>PO Box 3158<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Ruston LA 71272<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Office: 318.257.4554 Fax: 318.257.2259 (Fax) Skype: edwardbell2010<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:dotted windowtext 3.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="mailto:ebell@latech.edu">ebell@latech.edu</a> <a href="http://www.pdrib.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.pdrib.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>**************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>"I am somehow less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops." <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>-- Stephen Jay Gould<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> McSorley, Jan [mailto:jan.mcsorley@pearson.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 9, 2016 4:54 PM<br><b>To:</b> Yingling, Valerie <Vyingling@nfb.org>; Van Gerven, Clara <cvangerven@nfb.org>; Dr. Edward Bell <ebell@latech.edu><br><b>Cc:</b> Shari Butler <shari.butler@pearson.com>; Jayne Schurick <jschurick@knowbility.org><br><b>Subject:</b> The Long-Awaited TVI Recruiting Letter with Survey<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Hi Everyone,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>With Shari's help, I have finally been able to get the TVI survey and letter ready to send out. Please let me know if you have any questions. Valerie, the formatting on this letter may do the same thing the other letters did. I do not know why the margins are changing between our systems. For now, I guess that will remain one of many Microsoft Mysteries. <grin> Please feel free to change the formatting if you need to do so.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Dr. Bell - we also welcome you sending this out to your contacts since you said you have several connections with TVIs.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Also - FYI, the Nemeth curriculum team we have hired has requested that we recruit 6 TVIs, so I have increased the number in the letter from 3 to 6.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Best to you,<br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=350 style='width:262.5pt'><tr><td width=350 style='width:262.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#007FA3'>Jan McSorley<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#007FA3'>VP, Accessibility<br>Pearson School Assessments<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>400 Center Ridge Drive, Suite E<br>Austin, TX 78753<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>M - (512) 673-9569<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Twitter: @Jan_McSorley<br>Skype: jan.mcsorley<br><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/janmcsorley" target="_blank">www.linkedin.com/in/janmcsorley</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Learn more at <a href="http://pearson.com" target="_blank">pearson.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=100 height=30 style='width:1.0416in;height:.3125in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://neoextras.pearson.com/__sabina/PearsonLogo_Horizontal_Blk_RGB-50h.png" alt=Pearson><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>We put a man on the moon in the 1960's ... surely we can make information technology fully accessible to people with disabilities. 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