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<div> </div>TO: All Professionals Involved in the Development Process </font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" color="#000000">The purpose of this confidential survey is to better understand the needs of and obstacles faced by the development community when it comes to incorporating accessibility into the development lifecycle.
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<div><font color="#000000" face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">The end goal is that all deliverables (commercial electronic and information technology hardware or software, websites, in-house applications, documents, etc) are useable by persons with disabilities.</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000" face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">This survey is being conducted by <a style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103615298488&s=55090&e=0015ikAT28BiWq-QrrDacdVROcfc8nd_d25OKoNC8uqLyGsIzmBrQF5VKNqY3692qpsyE5iIQ7Ymdu6f2w3GaYdq-hoVwCOHjY-SZKcCxvkQiW3bcNX8nNUrgZ77Brf7C2799mZ7zUNlVdkkJq63NjlUA41V5HUXY-t" linktype="link" target="_blank"><strong>ATIA</strong></a> and the <a style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103615298488&s=55090&e=0015ikAT28BiWrxkfmU6viz_1rfFA78SSLr6Td_VhFa9X_tpKpkCnQs4ernaoIRwTnqqqlzAMf6yrQvGk3yIkdNzBXNvcBpL9YfQJg_IFApMR4MfdExdBC4oQHY-wHXj-DmRoktpBKPq-eEEjS1fGMFSu37oW_w2bv2" linktype="link" target="_blank"><strong>Accessibility Interoperability Alliance</strong></a> Division of ATIA. ATIA is working to find ways to support developers through a partnership with the Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy. The objective of the survey is to identify obstacles and solutions to address the needs identified. Results of this research will be reported at an aggregate level, and names of organizations, if provided, will not be identified when reporting findings.</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000" face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Approximately one in six Americans - nearly 50 million people - is living with disabilities. Worldwide that number is estimated to be 15-20% of every country's population: There are at least 650 million people with disabilities worldwide. <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">[UN Nations Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 2007]</font></font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000" face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">We ask that you respond to this survey and pass it along to other colleagues within your organization who play a role in the development process so that we can identify the clear priorities and the best ways to support your efforts to build accessibility processes. Also, please feel free to pass this along to anyone outside your organization who could also provide valuable input on this topic.</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000" face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">This survey should take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete and will provide valuable insight to advance the goal of access for all. <strong>Please respond by end of day Sunday, August 29th</strong>.</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000"> </font></div><font color="#000000">If you have problems with this link and want to download a Word version of the survey to email to us:</font>
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<div><br /><font color="#000000" face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Thank you for taking the time to fill this out. If you have any questions about this survey, please contact:
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