Return-Path: <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j8UGV5G27699; Fri, 30 Sep 2005 12:31:05 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 12:31:05 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <da.2e3523cf.306ec178@aol.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Lendoak@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:4823] Status re/ rewrites for Katrina victims X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: 9.0 for Windows sub 5039 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Status: O Content-Length: 1391 Lines: 31 Dear Volunteers, CDC, and Ceci and I, send a warm "thank you" for volunteering your skills to rewrite emergency messages in plain language for agencies helping Katrina victims. There were 20 of you, including two from Canada. Current status: Rewrites of a dozen pieces were requested by CDC. Six volunteers were involved in rewriting. They turned these around in a few hours to a few days; often including simple visuals. Some of these were in the hands of hurricane victims just days afterward. So your efforts made an immediate difference. A quick search of web sites of other agencies revealed that many hurricane/flood instructions need improvements if people are to understand them. Additional requests: Louise Villejo of MD Anderson Cancer Center at Houston has kindly alerted 16 Texas agencies of your offers to help in the Katrina/Rita emergency. There is one request from an agency in the Mayor's office at Houston for a simplified Spanish instruction. If you can simplify Spanish and perhaps add visuals for this emergency Guide (http://www.houstontx.gov/oem/Spanish.pdf), please let us know, or you may contact Benito Juarez at Benito.Juarez@cityofhouston.net. We will continue to coordinate these emergency requests until Oct. 14. Meanwhile, we'll keep you informed of any requests we receive. Thank you. best wishes, Ceci and Len Doak
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