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 March  15,200O 
 Magalie  Roman  Sales 
 Office  of  the  Secretary  Federal  Communication  Commission 


 445  Twelfth  St.,  SW,  TW-  A325 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 Dear  Secretary, 
 As  a  person  who  is  blind  and  a  manager  of  an  organization  of  advocates  for 
 people  with  disabilities  in  Maine  I  support  the  Federal  Communication 
 Commission’s  proposed  rules  for  descriptive  video  MM  Docket  NO.  99-  339. 


 Stick  to  your  guns  and  do  not  cave  in  to  pressure  from  the  entertainment 
 industry  and  others  who  argue  that  DVS  (which  has  been  around  for  fifteen 
 years)  can’t  be  cost  effectively  incorporated  into  television  and  movies.  Thank  you. 


 “ASSISTING  MAINE  CITIZENS  WITH  DISABILITIES  TO  EXPLORE  AVAJLABLE  OPTIONS  SO  THEY  CAN  ACHIEVE  THEIR  OWN  INDEPENDENT  LIVING  GOALS.” 
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