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 MAPVI 
 Board  of  Directors: 


 4!  Massachusetts  Association  for  Parents  of  the  Visually  Impaired 


 Judy  Savageau  100  Assumption  Ave 
 Worcester  MA  01606  (508)  8567464 


 Judy  Westgate 
 22  Old  Marlboro  Road  Maynard  MA  01754 


 (978)  897-  3005 


 Susan  Rawtey 
 24  Champlain  Drive 
 Hudson  MA  01749 
 (978)  562-  2389 


 Teresa  Weaver 
 20  Durand  Road 
 Natick  MA  01760 
 (508)  655-  7071 


 Bonnie  Bernard 
 442  Center  Street  Bridgewaler  MA  02324 


 (508)  697-  5349 


 Dawn  Golub 
 11  Chatham  Road  Newton  MA  02461 


 (617)  965-  5774 


 Susan  Gray 
 25  Crabtree  Road 
 Quincy  MA  02171 
 (617)  328-  8939 


 Linda  Kellum  87  Bell  Rock  Street 
 Malden  MA  02148 
 (781)  324-  5673 


 Brandi  Sabourtn 
 30  Saratoga  Avenue  Chicopee  MA  01013 


 (413)  5925644 


 March  13,  2000 
 Dear  Ms.  Salas, 
 On  behalf  of  the  Massachusetts  Association  for  Parents  of  the  Visually 
 Impaired  and  the  children  that  we  serve,  I  am  writing  this  letter  of  support  for  the 
 proposed  descriptive  video  rules  under  MM  docket  number  99-  339.  As  an 
 organization,  MAPVI  is  always  striving  to  give  visually  impaired  children 
 throughout  Massachusetts  the  information  that  is  available  to  their  sighted  peers.  This 
 is  a  daunting  task  at  best!  We  have  recently  begun  a  lending  library  of  descriptive 
 videos  and  the  children  are  using  and  enjoying  the  videos.  This  is  one  small  way  to 
 make  information  available  to  our  children.  MAPVI  and  its  families  look  forward  to 
 the  day  when  we  can  bring  our  children  to  any  movie  theater  or  have  them  watch  any 
 television  program  and  have  description  enhancement  available  to  them. 
 We  strongly  support  all  efforts  to  continue  the  progress  that  has  been  made  in 
 making  the  media  accessible  to  our  children  and  all  visually  impaired  people.  As  a 
 statewide  organization,  we  do  much  to  provide  information  and  experiences  to 
 hundreds  of  families  and  children,  and  we  need  the  type  of  support  that  can  come 
 from  the  Federal  Communications  Commission.  We  hope  that  you  will  join  us  in  our 
 commitment  to  equal  access  for  blind  and  visually  impaired  children. 


 Sincerely, 
 Judy  Westgate 
 MAPVI  Treasurer 
 22  Old  Marlboro  Road  Maynard,  MA  01754 


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