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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hello:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am asking for help to create what I call a <b>Tactile Model Lending Library</b>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Imagine you are blind. Your books are either in braille or in recorded format. There are few if any tactile pictures in your braille books and none in a recorded book. Science, Social studies, archaeology anthropology and some stories are much harder to understand.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Now imagine that a teacher opens a box and lets you feel objects related to the book you are reading. The subjects and stories come alive!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In order to start the Tactile Model Lending Library, I am applying for the Holman prize. If I win a Holman Prize, I will create a library of 3d materials that people who are blind can borrow. I will also have files that can be printed on a 3d printer. Please play and like my YouTube video:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://youtu.be/TBsgKMKgguE">https://youtu.be/TBsgKMKgguE</a> Please use the <b>like</b> button on YouTube.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If I get enough likes, I will be in the final group.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Holman prize is named in honor of James Holman, the first blind person to circumnavigate the globe. Thank you for your help.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Robert Jaquiss<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>