[duxuser] National Braille Press Literacy campaign
- From: "Neal Kuniansky" <Neal@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 12:15:10 -0400
Please excuse this being a bit of topic but, because braille literacy
matters to all of us!
If you weren't there last night, you can still participate. There is an
online auction to support braille literacy and it is still going on.
As of yesterday there was still adaptive technology that had not been bid
on. There are also many other great experiences and items.
The auction only goes through June 28th, so go now!
To participate go to:
http://www.cmarket.com/catalog/landingPage.do?vhost=nbp
Last night in Boston there was a program dedicated to raising awareness and
funds for a very important cause near and dear to all of our hearts,
Braille Literacy. National Braille Press http://www.nbp.org
<http://www.nbp.org/> has undertaken the goal of getting every family with
a pre-school blind child in the US a braille book bag. This contains age
appropriate twin (print books with clear braille pages) vision books as well
as other braille skill building items, and information on available
services, etc. The goal is obvious, a child exposed to reading and braille
at a young age can become as efficient and comfortable with reading as any
of their sighted peers.
The funds raised will support the Press's children's literacy programs,
particularly <http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/readbooks/index.html?id=b5DfIPE2>
ReadBooks! Because Braille Matters. This landmark outreach program promotes
braille literacy by seeking out every family with a blind preschool-aged
child and providing print/braille books and advocacy materials that families
can read together. Reading begins at home, at the earliest age.
Ken Cullers, the blind astrophysicist that is Director of Research and
Development at SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) and who was
the basis for the Carl Sagan book CONTACT and movie of the same name with
Jodie Foster, was the key note speaker. Many print book publishers were in
attendance, as were many other organizations including Boston Celtics
ownership, NBA great Bob Cousey and current Player Walter McCarty. But
young braille reading adults stole the show with their presentations as well
as a short film feturing very accomplished blind adults with rich full lives
talking about what braille has meant to them.
The NBA is including braille readers in their READ TO ACHEIVE literacy
campaign and NBA players may well be visiting mainstream classrooms and
reading centers with braille readers as well as schools for the blind so
that young braille readers can participate. for more information on the
READ TO ACHIEVE PROGRAM go to http://www.nba.com/community/ . If you have
an NBA franchise in your community be proactive and contact them about where
and how they may be able to include braille readers in this great program.
But be courteous and respectful, all of these players and teams are donating
their most precious asset, their time! They are approached by so many
worthy causes and give of themselves.
Again thanks for your patience.
Sincerely,
Neal Kuniansky
Email: Neal@xxxxxxxxxx
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