Re: [IRLGuideDogs] Braille stamp to mark guide dogs' anniversary
- From: "Dominique Farrell" <dominiquef@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <irlguidedogs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 15:30:20 +0100
Thanks Tim for that very interesting piece of info.
RTE1 TV News today featured a clip from the Training Centre along withRoy
Keane signing Guidelines for his fans. I'm sure they will re-run it again
on the 6pm & 9pm News. It was a good feature.
Dominique & Holly.
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From: "Tim Culhane" <tim.culhane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <irlguidedogs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 2:28 PM
Subject: [IRLGuideDogs] Braille stamp to mark guide dogs' anniversary
From breaking news section of ireland.com:
Braille stamp to mark guide dogs' anniversary
Ireland's first braille postage stamp has been produced to mark the 30th
anniversary of Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind.
The stamp incorporates several special design features to facilitate
visually impaired and blind customers, including, braille embossing on the
48c denomination.
Speaking at the launch in Cork, Minister for Communications Noel Dempsey
said he was proud to launch the stamp commemorating the charity.
"Socially, the role played by Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind in ensuring
that the visually impaired are empowered to participate in and contribute to
Irish
society is truly commendable," he said.
"I know that the success of the organisation is down to the time,
determination and selfless commitment of the many volunteers associated with
the charity,"
he added.
The stamp's colours were chosen to provide maximum contrast between the red
guide dog silhouette in the foreground and the pale yellow background. The
typography
and font size as well as the unusually wide gap between the images and the
text have been designed for maximum visibility.
Designed by Steve Simpson, the stamp and special first day cover are
available from main Post Offices, GPO Dublin, GPO Cork, by phone at 01 705
7400 and
online at
www.irishstamps.ie
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Critical Path Ireland,
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Dublin 2.
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