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<font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=7 color="#EA0000"><b>Braille
Readers Are Leaders<br>
</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=5 color="#EA0000">First
Annual Contest for Adults<br>
November 1, 2009 – January 4, 2010<br><br>
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</font><font size=4 color="#800080">We know that the majority of
gainfully employed blind adults use Braille daily, demonstrating that
Braille readers are leaders! To promote the use of Braille in
recreational reading among blind adults as a means to maintain and
improve their skills, the National Federation of the Blind is pleased to
announce the addition of the Braille Readers Are Leaders contest for
adults. Braille reading individuals 18 years of age or older who are no
longer enrolled in compulsory educational programming in the USA and
Canada are eligible to compete in the contest. Adults with various
levels of experience reading Braille are welcome to join in the
fun. Contestants will compete for cash prizes, national
recognition, and bragging rights. To add to the fun, participants
have the opportunity to form teams to compete for a special award!
Registration begins October 1, 2009; so form your teams, get some
interesting reading material, and warm up your fingers! For
detailed information please visit
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www.nfb.org/bral<br>
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</font><font size=4 color="#E20000"><b><u>Contest Registration and
Deadlines<br>
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</font><font size=4 color="#E20000">Please register online at
<a href="http://www.nfb.org/bral" eudora="autourl"><b>www.nfb.org/bral<br>
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</font><font size=4 color="#E20000">All who register by December 1 get a
T-shirt<br>
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</font><font size=4 color="#E20000">Braille pages must be read between
November 1, 2009, and January 4, 2010 All contest materials must be
received no later than Friday, January 22, 2010<br>
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</font><font size=4 color="#EA0000">To request a paper registration form
please contact us<br>
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Braille Readers Are
Leaders
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Phone:</b> 410.659.9314 x2312<br>
<b>Fax:</b> 410.659.5129<br>
<b>E-mail: BrailleReadersAreLeaders@nfb.org<br>
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<br>
</font><font face="Comic Sans MS" size=2 color="#408080">Natalie L.
Shaheen, MEd<br>
</font><font size=2><i>Education Program Specialist<br>
</i>Jernigan Institute<br>
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND<br>
1800 Johnson St.<br>
Baltimore, MD 21230<br>
Phone: (410) 659-9314 x2293<br>
Email: <a href="mailto:nshaheen@nfb.org">nshaheen@nfb.org</a><br>
Fax: (410) 659-5129<br>
Visit: <a href="http://www.nfb.org/">www.nfb.org</a> <br>
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