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Subject: Give the gift of braille for World Braille Day
Date: January 4, 2017 at 11:13:21 AM EST
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Give the gift of braille for World Braille Day
Today, January 4th is World Braille Day, an annual day of awareness to focus
global attention on the importance of Braille Literacy. Braille always has
been and always will be more than just a tool for blind individuals who use
it. Braille represents competency, independence, and equality.
To mark this important event, HumanWare encourages everyone to register
someone you know who is visually impaired (or yourself) for a chance to win a
brand new BrailleNote Touch, first and only Google certified Braille Tablet
or a Brailliant BI 32 braille display.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER SOMEONE NOW
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The winners will be announced on February 1st, 2017.
Did you know...
World Braille Day is celebrated annually on January 4th in honor of Louis
Braille, the inventor of braille who was born on this day in 1809.
Approximately 285 million people worldwide live with low vision and blindness
Of these, 39 million people are blind and 246 million have moderate or severe
visual impairment
90% of blind people live in low-income countries
Yet 80% of visual impairment is avoidable - i.e. readily treatable and/or
preventable
Restorations of sight, and blindness prevention strategies are among the most
cost-effective interventions in health care
The number of people blind from infectious causes has greatly reduced in the
past 20 years
An estimated 19 million children are visually impaired
About 65 % of all people who are visually impaired are aged 50 and older,
while this age group comprises only 20% of the world’s population
Increasing elderly populations in many countries mean that more people will
be at risk of age-related visual impairment.
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