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<div dir="ltr">I find this news disappointing. Ugh.</div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 3, 2024 4:58:24 PM<br>
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<b>Cc:</b> Ward Naf <wnaf@whatcom.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [CATO] Level Access crosses the line; buys accessibility overlay company</font>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Wow, I would not have seen that coming.
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#1F497D">Ward Naf</span></b></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; color:#1F497D">IT Director</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; color:#1F497D"><a href="https://www.whatcom.edu/"><span style="color:#0563C1">Whatcom Community College</span></a></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Vicki Walton via CATO<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 3, 2024 11:20 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> cato@lists.ctc.edu<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Vicki Walton <vwalton@sbctc.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [CATO] [SPAM] Level Access crosses the line; buys accessibility overlay company</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Happy 2024 fellow CATO members,</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">I saw this article this weekend and thought I would share it with you.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="https://yatil.net/blog/level-access-userway">Level Access crosses the line; buys accessibility overlay company</a></span></b></p>
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