[blindkid] blindkid Digest, Vol 79, Issue 11

Mon Nov 15 14:56:40 UTC 2010

Where can I purchase the bracelet?

Mary Lou Lewis
Administrative Secretary
Community Services Dept.
361.668.7250/361.668.0943 (Fax)

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From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of debwinter at att.net
Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2010 9:20 PM
To: blindkid at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [blindkid] blindkid Digest, Vol 79, Issue 11

Congratulations on receiving the award for the Braille alphabet bracelet.  I have one and I wear it everywhere and show everyone because it is beautiful and shows people how important braille is to my daughter and also to me.  She is finally understanding and learning how to read braille (at 12 years old) and is very excited about it and so am I.

Thanks,
Deb & Denise

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Subject: blindkid Digest, Vol 79, Issue 11
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Date: Saturday, November 13, 2010, 11:00 AM

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Today's Topics:

   1. Perkins Braillers on Ebay (Robert Jaquiss)
   2. For Sale: Copies of Touch The Sun (Robert Jaquiss)
   3. Re: Braille Alphabet Bracelet wins national People's
      DesignAward (Albert J Rizzi)

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Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2010 00:20:42 -0600
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Hello:

     I appologize for cross posting this, but I thought the following would be useful.

     I just looked and Ebay has a number of Perkins Braillers up for auction. There is even an electric Perkins which you don't see on Ebay very often. Some of these machines are as-is and others are listed as "fully refurbished" units. Over the years, I have bought a few used braillers for my local Lions club. I absolutely always plan on spending about $125 each to get them refurbished. Also watch the location of items you bid on since one of these braillers comes from the UK. Hope this is useful.

Regards,

Robert

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Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2010 00:24:48 -0600
From: "Robert Jaquiss" <rjaquiss at earthlink.net>
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Subject: [blindkid] For Sale: Copies of Touch The Sun
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Hello:

     VIEW International Foundation has a very few copies of Touch The Sun by Noreen Grice available for sale. The price is $30 with shipping via Free Matter. Priority shipping is $9.00. If interested, please contact VIEW as shown below. When these copies are gone there will be no more!

Regards,

Robert Jaquiss, Executive Director
VIEW International Foundation
230 Peach Tree Drive
West Monroe, Louisiana 71291-8653
Phone: (318) 396-1853
Email: rjaquiss at earthlink.net
Web site: http://www.viewinternational.org

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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2010 09:19:04 -0500
From: "Albert J Rizzi" <albert at myblindspot.org>
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    \(for parents of blind children\)'" <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blindkid] Braille Alphabet Bracelet wins national
    People's    DesignAward
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Leslie, 

I want to buy your bracelet for the women in my life, where would I go to do
that dear heart?

Albert J. Rizzi, M.Ed.
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-----Original Message-----
From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Leslie Ligon
Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2010 1:29 PM
To: blindkid at nfbnet.org
Subject: [blindkid] Braille Alphabet Bracelet wins national People's
DesignAward

  The Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum presented its 
fifth People's Design Award to the Braille Alphabet Bracelet Thursday, 
Oct. 14, at its 11th annual National Design Awards gala in New York. 
White House Deputy Social Secretary Ebs Burnoughand fashion designer 
Cynthia Rowley announced the winning design and presented the award to 
Leslie Ligon, designer of At First Sight Braille Jewelry.

After thousands of votes were cast during the course of the People's 
Design Award competition, the Braille Alphabet Bracelet---a bracelet 
featuring the entire alphabet in Braille on the front and print in the 
back---emerged as the public's favorite design.

Ligon, the mother of a blind son, created the line of functional Braille 
jewelry to increase awareness of Braille literacy. According to the 
American Foundation for the Blind, as few as 10 percent of people who 
are legally blind learn to read and write Braille. Several studies 
indicate that at least 90 percent of the blind that hold jobs are 
Braille literate. Braille literacy enables the vision impaired to read 
and write for themselves and is often seen as a gateway to independence. 
A percentage of the company's net profits are donated to Braille 
literacy organizations, including National Braille Press and BrailleInk.
"I'm delighted that the public has chosen to honor the Braille Alphabet 
Bracelet, which looks good, communicates without a glance and feels 
great too!" said Bill Moggridge, director of the museum.
Marianne Cusato, designer of the Katrina Cottage, was selected as the 
first People's Design Award winner in 2006. Toms Shoes, a company that 
gives away a pair of shoes to a child in need for every pair sold, 
received the award in 2007, and the Zo-n Hearing Aid took home the award 
in 2008. In 2009, the winner was the Trek Lime Bicycle, a coasting bike 
designed for the casual rider.

To watch her acceptance speech go to this link. 
http://www.youtube.com/v/2vZCGixgElA?fs=1&hl=en_US&hd=1 
<http://www.youtube.com/v/2vZCGixgElA?fs=1&hl=en_US&hd=1>

Eirc Ligon (Leslie's husband)

-- 
Sincere best,

Leslie

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