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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=kpsconsulting@starpower.net
href="mailto:kpsconsulting@starpower.net">Karen Peltz Strauss</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=coataccess@yahoogroups.com
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 07, 2009 10:25 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [coataccess] Markey Statement on Dedication of Helen Keller
Statue in U.S. Capitol</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><BR></DIV>Congressman Markey, the chief
sponsor of HR 3101, released the following statement at the dedication of the
Helen Keller statute in the U.S. Capitol.
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href="http://markey.house.gov/">http://markey.house.gov</A> </SPAN></FONT></B><O:P></O:P></DIV>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman Bold'">MARKEY:
HELEN KELLER STATUE DEDICATION HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR EQUAL ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY
FOR ALL<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></B></DIV>
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<DIV
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><I><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-STYLE: italic">Lawmaker is author of Twenty-First
Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><ST1:PERSONNAME
w:st="on">to</ST1:PERSONNAME><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>ensure new
technologies</SPAN></FONT></I><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><I><FONT size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-STYLE: italic">are</SPAN></FONT></I><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><I><FONT size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-STYLE: italic">usable by people with
disabilities<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></I></DIV>
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face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></B></DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><ST1:PLACE
w:st="on"><ST1:CITY w:st="on"><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">WASHINGTON</SPAN></FONT></B></ST1:CITY><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">,<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><ST1:STATE
w:st="on">D.C.</ST1:STATE></SPAN></B></ST1:PLACE><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>– Representative Edward J. Markey
(D-Mass.), a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee with
jurisdiction over communications policy,<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><ST1:PERSONNAME
w:st="on">to</ST1:PERSONNAME>day issued the following statement on the
dedication of a statute of Helen Keller in the U.S. Capi<ST1:PERSONNAME
w:st="on">to</ST1:PERSONNAME>l. Rep. Markey is the author of H.R. 3101, the
Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, a bill<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><ST1:PERSONNAME
w:st="on">to</ST1:PERSONNAME><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>ensure that all Americans are offered
equal access<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><ST1:PERSONNAME
w:st="on">to</ST1:PERSONNAME><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>technology regardless of disability.
As a girl, Helen Keller received instruction at the<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><ST1:PLACENAME
w:st="on">Perkins</ST1:PLACENAME><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><ST1:PLACETYPE
w:st="on">School</ST1:PLACETYPE><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>for the Blind in<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><ST1:STATE
w:st="on">Massachusetts</ST1:STATE>, which is now located in Rep. Markey’s
Congressional District in<ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:CITY
w:st="on">Water<ST1:PERSONNAME
w:st="on">to</ST1:PERSONNAME>wn</ST1:CITY>,<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><ST1:STATE
w:st="on">Mass.</ST1:STATE></ST1:PLACE><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN> <O:P></O:P></DIV>
<P
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><B><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">“With the addition of the Helen
Keller statue<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><ST1:PERSONNAME
w:st="on">to</ST1:PERSONNAME><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>these hallowed halls,
visi<ST1:PERSONNAME w:st="on">to</ST1:PERSONNAME>rs<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><ST1:PERSONNAME
w:st="on">to</ST1:PERSONNAME><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>the Capi<ST1:PERSONNAME
w:st="on">to</ST1:PERSONNAME>l will be reminded that resilience and
determination can overcome even the greatest of challenges,”<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></B>said Rep.
Markey<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">. “More than 40 years after her
passing, Helen Keller remains an inspiration<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><ST1:PERSONNAME
w:st="on">to</ST1:PERSONNAME><SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>us
all. There is no better home for her statue than the U.S Capi<ST1:PERSONNAME
w:st="on">to</ST1:PERSONNAME>l.”<O:P></O:P></SPAN></B></P>
<P
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">In June, Rep.
Markey introduced<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></SPAN>H.R.
3101, which would amend the Communications Act<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><ST1:PERSONNAME
w:st="on">to</ST1:PERSONNAME><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>ensure that new Internet-enabled
telephone and video services and equipment are accessible<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><ST1:PERSONNAME
w:st="on">to</ST1:PERSONNAME>, and usable by, people with disabilities.
The bill also closes existing gaps in telecommunications laws. From extending
hearing aid compatibility and Internet closed captioning<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><ST1:PERSONNAME
w:st="on">to</ST1:PERSONNAME><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>real-time text support for emergency
services, H.R. 3101 seeks<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><ST1:PERSONNAME
w:st="on">to</ST1:PERSONNAME>provide a smooth migration<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><ST1:PERSONNAME
w:st="on">to</ST1:PERSONNAME><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>the next-generation of Internet-based
and digital communication technologies for people with
disabilities.<O:P></O:P></FONT></P>
<P
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The guiding
principle of the Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility
Act is<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><ST1:PERSONNAME
w:st="on">to</ST1:PERSONNAME><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>bring existing federal laws requiring
communications and video programming accessibility up<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><ST1:PERSONNAME
w:st="on">to</ST1:PERSONNAME><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>date,<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><ST1:PERSONNAME
w:st="on">to</ST1:PERSONNAME><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>fill in any accessibility gaps,
and<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><ST1:PERSONNAME
w:st="on">to</ST1:PERSONNAME><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>ensure the full inclusion of people
with disabilities in all aspects of daily living through accessible,
affordable and usable communication and video programming
technologies. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><B><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">“While the last decade has produced
an unprecedented technological revolution, the wizardry of the wires and the
sophistication of software programs do little for those who cannot affordably
access or effectively use them</SPAN></FONT></B>,”<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">said Rep. Markey.</SPAN></B><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>“<B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">The Twenty-first Century Communications and Video
Accessibility Act will ensure that all Americans are offered equal access<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><ST1:PERSONNAME
w:st="on">to</ST1:PERSONNAME><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>these exciting and innovative new
technologies</SPAN></B>.”<O:P></O:P></P>
<DIV
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Steven M.
Rothstein, president of The Perkins School for the Blind, said: “<B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">All of us at Perkins are thrilled that the Helen
Keller statue will stand in our nation’s Capitol. Her image will be a vivid
reminder of what her abilities and perseverance have meant<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><ST1:PERSONNAME
w:st="on">to</ST1:PERSONNAME><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>all people</SPAN></B>.<FONT
color=blue><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" color=blue size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" color=blue size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue">“</SPAN></FONT><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">We are proud<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><ST1:PERSONNAME
w:st="on">to</ST1:PERSONNAME><SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>be
part of Congressman Markey’s district as he has led the way<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><ST1:PERSONNAME
w:st="on">to</ST1:PERSONNAME>ward accessibility for individuals with
disabilities. His leadership on the communications and video accessibility
bill ensures that Helen Keller’s enduring message of possibility will be heard
for generations<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><ST1:PERSONNAME
w:st="on">to</ST1:PERSONNAME><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>come</SPAN></B>,” concluded President
Rothstein.<FONT color=blue><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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