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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Karen,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Can you share if you get some good statistics, research, etc., on this.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Brush Script MT";color:#548DD4">Peggy Buchmiller</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#548DD4"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Director, Resource Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Columbia Basin College<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">509-542-4444<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Karen Sorensen<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 29, 2013 1:21 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Athen] Accessibility and Success/Completion rates<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Hi -<br>
Does anyone have any resources, research or statistics on how accessibility helps with success rates or completion rates?
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Thanks in advance!<br>
Best,<br>
Karen<br>
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<span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">Karen M. Sorensen<br>
Accessibility Advocate for Online Courses</span><br>
<a href="http://www.pcc.edu/access" target="_blank">www.pcc.edu/access</a><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif""><br>
Portland Community College<br>
971-722-4720</span><br>
<i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">"The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect.”</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> 
 Tim Berners-Lee</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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